plead, appeal, beg, petition, entreat, pray

名詞 appeal:

1. earnest or urgent request
   同義詞：entreaty, prayer
2. attractiveness that interests or pleases or stimulates
   同義詞：appealingness, charm
3. (law) a legal proceeding in which the appellant resorts to a higher court for the purpose of obtaining a review of a lower court decision and a reversal of the lower court's judgment or the granting of a new trial
4. request for a sum of money
   同義詞：solicitation, collection, ingathering

動(dòng)詞 appeal:

1. take a court case to a higher court for review
2. request earnestly (something from somebody); ask for aid or protection
   同義詞：invoke
3. be attractive to
   同義詞：attract
4. challenge (a decision)
5. cite as an authority; resort to
   同義詞：invoke

1. Her eyes held a look of silent appeal.
   她眼中流露著無(wú)聲的求助神情。
2. The new fashion soon lost its appeal.
   那種新式樣不久就失去了吸引力。
3. Does jazz hold any appeal for you?
   你對(duì)爵士樂(lè)有興趣嗎？
4. She appealed to the high court against her sentence.
   她不服判決而向高等法院上訴。
5. His lawyer decided to take an appeal to a higher court.
   他的律師決定向高一級(jí)法院上訴。
6. He was appealing for funds to build a new school.
   他在懇求撥款修建一所新學(xué)校。

ap.peal

n.（名詞）
An earnest or urgent request, entreaty, or supplication.
呼吁，懇求：熱切或急切的要求、請(qǐng)求或懇求
A resort or application to a higher authority, as for sanction, corroboration, or a decision:
訴諸，求助于：為認(rèn)可、確認(rèn)或決定而向更高機(jī)構(gòu)求助：
例句：
an appeal to reason.
訴諸理性

Law
【法律】
The transfer of a case from a lower to a higher court for a new hearing.
上訴：把案件從低一級(jí)法院向高一級(jí)法院移交以進(jìn)行重新審理
A case so transferred.
移交審理的案件
A request for a new hearing.
更審：進(jìn)行重新審訊的要求
The power of attracting or of arousing interest:
吸引力，感染力：吸引或引起興趣的力量：
例句：
a city with appeal for tourists.
對(duì)游客有吸引力的城市

v.（動(dòng)詞）
ap.pealed,ap.peal.ing,ap.peals
v.intr.（不及物動(dòng)詞）
To make an earnest or urgent request, as for help.
懇求，求助：進(jìn)行熱切或急迫的請(qǐng)求，如請(qǐng)求幫助
To have recourse, as for corroboration; resort:
呼吁：為進(jìn)一步證實(shí)而求助；依靠：
例句：
I appeal to your sense of justice.
我呼吁你們拿出正義感

Law To make or apply for an appeal.
【法律】 上訴，申訴：進(jìn)行或申請(qǐng)上訴
To be attractive or interesting.
有感染力，有吸引力
v.tr.Law （及物動(dòng)詞）【法律】
To transfer or apply to transfer (a case) to a higher court for rehearing.
更審：將（案件）移交或申請(qǐng)移交上級(jí)法院進(jìn)行重審

來(lái)源：
Middle English apel
中古英語(yǔ) apel
from Old French
源自 古法語(yǔ)
from apeler [to appeal]
源自 apeler [懇請(qǐng)]
from Latin appell3re [to entreat] * see pel- 5
源自 拉丁語(yǔ) appell3re [請(qǐng)求] *參見(jiàn) pel- 5

【引伸】
appeal.abil.ity
n.（名詞）
appeal.able
adj.（形容詞）
appeal.er
n.（名詞）