beg
beg — 動詞
1. to ask for something in a deeply anxious or emotional way
懇求；哀求
很急切地請求
to ask for something in a deeply anxious or emotional way
Yara begged the nurse to let her see her father.
Yara 懇求護士讓她去看父親。
beg somebody to do something
At the border, the hikers begged for water and dry socks.
在邊境，這群健行客苦苦哀求，希望有人給他們水和乾襪子。
beg for + noun
"Please don't sell the shop," Uncle Ray begged.
「求你別把店賣掉，」Uncle Ray 懇求道。
beg + direct speech
During the storm, villagers begged the mayor for a rescue boat.
暴風雨中，村民懇求鎮長派一艘救援船。
Even after the test ended, Leo begged for five more minutes.
就算考試結束了，Leo 還是哀求再多給五分鐘。
- beg for help
- beg for mercy
- beg somebody to stay
- beg permission
- beg and plead
- demand
suggests force or authority instead of humble urgency
文法句型
beg for something
beg somebody for something
beg somebody to do something
beg + direct speech
用法筆記
Only sense that commonly takes patterns like beg for something, beg somebody to do something, or direct speech. Distinguish from sense 2, where the speaker is asking for charity because of poverty.
常見錯誤
2. to seek food, money, or small help from strangers when you have nothing
乞討
因貧困向人要錢食物
to seek food, money, or small help from strangers when you have nothing
Outside the station, an old man begged for coins in the rain.
車站外，一名老人在雨中乞討零錢。
beg for + money
After losing his job, Ken begged money from strangers near the bridge.
失業後，Ken 在橋邊向陌生人乞討錢財。
beg money from somebody
Two children were begging at the market for bread and fruit.
兩個孩子在市場裡乞討麵包和水果。
All winter, Rosa begged on the train until a guard stopped her.
整個冬天，Rosa 都在火車上乞討，直到警衛制止她。
beg in a public place
At sunset, a barefoot boy begged outside the temple gate.
日落時，一個赤腳男孩在廟門外乞討。
- beg for money
- beg for food
- beg in the street
- beg from door to door
- beg outside stations
文法句型
beg for money
beg for food
beg money from somebody
beg in the street
用法筆記
Subject is usually a poor or homeless person, and the thing asked for is often money, food, or small daily help. Distinguish from sense 1, which covers urgent requests in many situations and is not limited to charity.
常見錯誤
3. of a dog, to sit up with its front paws raised while waiting for food
作揖
狗抬起前腳討吃的
of a dog, to sit up with its front paws raised while waiting for food
When Nora held up a biscuit, the puppy begged at once.
Nora 一拿起餅乾，小狗立刻作揖。
a dog begs for food
At the pet show, three small dogs begged for treats together.
寵物展上，三隻小狗一起作揖討零食。
Rufus begged beside the table until Grandma laughed.
Rufus 在桌邊作揖，逗得 Grandma 笑了。
After one clap, the brown poodle begged on its back legs.
拍一下手，那隻棕色貴賓狗就用後腳坐著作揖。
beg on its back legs
- beg for treats
- beg at the table
- beg for a biscuit
- beg on its back legs
- sit up
common everyday wording in dog training
- sit pretty
a training phrase for the same raised-paws position
文法句型
a dog begs
beg on its back legs
用法筆記
Usually used of trained dogs in home or show contexts. It often appears with words that describe treats, tables, or the dog's back legs.
4. said politely when you want to apologize or ask someone to repeat something
抱歉；請重說
客氣道歉或請人重說
said politely when you want to apologize or ask someone to repeat something
"Beg your pardon, Mrs. Lin, I stepped on your bag."
「抱歉，Mrs. Lin，我踩到你的包包了。」
spoken apology: beg your pardon
"Beg your pardon?" the clerk asked through the noisy glass.
隔著吵雜的玻璃，店員問道：「請重說一次？」
asking someone to repeat
From the back row, Omar said, "Beg pardon, could you repeat that?"
Omar 從後排說：「抱歉，可以再說一次嗎？」
short form: beg pardon
"I beg your pardon, Coach, the ball hit the wrong line."
「抱歉，Coach，球打到錯的線了。」
- beg your pardon
- beg pardon
- I beg your pardon
文法句型
beg your pardon
beg pardon
用法筆記
Fixed spoken formula, usually beg your pardon or beg pardon. Distinguish from sense 5: this sense is polite or apologetic, while sense 5 sounds offended.
常見錯誤
5. said sharply to show that another person's words seem rude or insulting
你說什麼
帶怒氣表示被冒犯
said sharply to show that another person's words seem rude or insulting
"I beg your pardon?" Aunt May said after the rude joke.
「你說什麼？」Aunt May 聽到那個無禮笑話後說。
offended reaction
"Beg your pardon?" the driver snapped when Max called him lazy.
Max 說司機懶惰時，司機回嗆：「你說什麼？」
spoken formula with anger
At the dinner table, Grandpa said, "I beg your pardon?" in a hard voice.
餐桌旁，Grandpa 用很硬的語氣說：「你說什麼？」
"I beg your pardon!" Ms. Chen replied when the boy mocked her accent.
男孩取笑她口音時，Ms. Chen 回道：「你說什麼！」
- I beg your pardon?
- beg your pardon?
- say it sharply
- what
much blunter and less polite
- excuse me
can also show offence, but often sounds less formal
- how dare you
far stronger and openly confrontational
文法句型
I beg your pardon?
beg your pardon?
用法筆記
Fixed spoken formula, often with strong stress on pardon. Distinguish from sense 4: this use challenges what was said, instead of apologizing or neutrally asking for repetition.
beg off
phrasal verbTo politely decline an invitation or commitment.
婉拒
Maya begged off the party because she was tired.
Brian begged off from helping with the move.
To politely ask for permission to do something.
請求允許做某事
Mia begged leave to speak during the meeting.
Did you beg leave to leave early?
be going begging
idiomSomething is available because no one else wants it.
無人想要而可取得
The last slice of cake is going begging.
If that ticket is going begging, I'll take it.
To ask someone to forgive you for something you said or did.
請求某人原諒
Diego begged his mother's pardon for breaking the vase.
Sara begged her friend's pardon after the argument.
beg the question
idiomTo make someone want to ask a question that hasn't been answered yet.
引發疑問
His statement begs the question of who will pay.
Doesn't that beg the question why we need more staff?
I beg your pardon
idiomUsed to apologize for something you said or did.
請原諒
I beg your pardon, I didn't see you there.
I beg your pardon for interrupting your conversation.
I beg to differ
idiomA polite way to say you disagree with something just said.
恕難同意
You think it's easy? I beg to differ.
I beg to differ with your opinion on the matter.