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  • Conjugation : past  begged ; ing  begging
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Collins English-Chinese Dictionary

beg [bεg]
  1. 1. vi. [beggar+] 乞讨
  2. 2. vt. [+food, money] 讨
  3. 3. vt. [+favour] 请求
  4. 4. vt. [+forgiveness, mercy etc] 乞求
    to beg for sth
    乞求某物
    to beg sb to do sth
    恳求某人做某事
    I beg your pardon
    对不起
  5. 5. vt. (not hearing) 请再说一遍
    to beg the question (as to) whether
    令人质疑

Comprehensive English-Chinese Dictionary

beg [bεg] [beg]
  1. 1. vt. 乞讨，乞食；乞求（施舍、礼物等）
    He begged a dime.
    他乞讨一角银币。
    Young birds beg for food from older birds and each other.
    小鸟向大鸟讨食，也会彼此讨食。
    After getting fired she had to beg for money and food to feed her two kids.
    被解雇后，为了养活两个孩子她被迫做了乞丐。
  2. 2. vt. 请求，恳求（行善，帮忙）
    I begged him to stay, but he left without even saying goodbye.
    我乞求他留下来，但他却不辞而别。
    She stayed behind his door begging for his forgiveness all night.
    她整晚都待在他的门外，乞求他的原谅。
  3. 3. vi. 乞讨，行乞
    I beg that you draw your attention to the fact that the boy is underage.
    我恳请您注意一个事实，就是这个男孩儿还未成年。
  4. 4. vi. （谦卑地）要求，恳求，请求
    I beg that you draw your attention to the fact that the boy is underage.
    我恳请您注意一个事实，就是这个男孩儿还未成年。
  5. 5. vt. 躲避；回避
    For you to have to ask so many questions about marriage, begs the question of whether or not you should even get married at all.
    你要问这么多关于婚姻的问题，却回避了一个实质性问题，就是你到底应不应该结婚。

Collins English-English Dictionary

beg [bεg]
  1. 1. vb [when intr, often foll by for] to solicit (for money, food, etc), esp in the street
  2. 2. vb to ask (someone) for (something or leave to do something) formally, humbly, or earnestly
    I beg forgiveness
    I beg to differ
  3. 3. vi. [intr] (of a dog) to sit up with forepaws raised expectantly
  4. 4. vi. to leave unanswered or unresolved
    to beg a point
  5. 5. vi. See also beg off
  6. 6. vi. [Etymology] C13: probably from Old English bedecian; related to Gothic bidagwa beggar
  7. 7. vi. [Usage] The use of beg the question to mean that a question needs to be asked is considered by some people to be incorrect
beg [bεg]
  1. 1. n a variant of bey
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Examples

Young birds beg for food from older birds and each other.
小鸟向大鸟讨食，也会彼此讨食。 → beg
After getting fired she had to beg for money and food to feed her two kids.
被解雇后，为了养活两个孩子她被迫做了乞丐。 → beg
I beg that you draw your attention to the fact that the boy is underage.
我恳请您注意一个事实，就是这个男孩儿还未成年。 → beg
Jenny's dog is so funny, he has been trained to sit up and beg.
詹妮的狗太有趣儿了，经过训练，他能坐在地上抬起前脚做乞求的姿势了。
to beg for sth
乞求某物 → beg
to beg sb to do sth
恳求某人做某事 → beg
I beg your pardon
对不起 → beg
to beg the question (as to) whether
令人质疑 → beg
to ask {or} beg for forgiveness
请求{或}乞求原谅 → forgiveness
Some find jobs, but many are forced to beg.
一些人找到了工作，但许多人被迫去乞讨。 → many
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