今天我们要学的词是plea. [pliː]

Plea 做为名词，是请求，恳求的意思。

The family of the missing child made a public plea for information.
失踪孩子的家人向公众做出请求，希望有人能够提供信息。

A dying 7-year-old boy will receive an unapproved drug to save his life after his family’s desperate plea.
经过家人不顾一切的恳求，一个在死亡线上挣扎的七岁男孩终于得以服用一种尚未被批准上市的药物，借此挽救他的生命。