1. vt. & vi.乞讨，乞求　 ask (sb) for money, food (etc.)
2. vt. & vi.请求，恳求　 ask earnestly or with deep feeling

　～ a dime　讨一角钱硬币
　～ a favour　恳求帮助
　～ a meal　讨一顿饭
　～ clothes　乞讨衣服
　～ forgiveness　恳求宽恕
　～ leave　请求准假
　～ mercy　恳求宽恕
　～ one's bread　乞食
　～ pardon　对不起，请再说一遍
　～ appealingly　令人心动地恳求
　～ earnestly　诚挚地请求
　～ humbly　低声下气地乞求
　～ importunately　急切地恳求
　～ impudently　厚颜无耻地乞求
　～ kindly　善意恳求
　～ piteously　可怜地乞讨
　～ politely　彬彬有礼地恳求
　～ professionally　以乞讨为生
　～ repeatedly　再三请求
　～ shamelessly　无耻地乞求
　～ solicitously　善意恳求
　～ urgently　急切地恳求
　～ off　（使）获得赦免，（使）得到原谅，请假
　～ off for an hour　请一小时假
　～ off from doing sth　对不能做某事请求原谅
　～ off from taking part in a discussion　要求不参加讨论
　～ sb off　为某人说情，辞退某人
　～ for　乞讨，乞求，恳求
　～ for a living　靠乞讨维持生活
　～ for a peace　求和
　～ for alms　乞求施舍
　～ for food　请求施予食物
　～ for mercy　乞求宽恕
　～ for money　请求施予钱财
　～ for peace　乞求和平
　～ for quarter　请求饶命
　～ for shelter　请求避难
　～ for the moon　痴心妄想
　～ for water　讨水
　～ from　向（某人）乞求，乞讨
　～ from one's neighbours　向邻居乞讨
　～ from passers-by　向过路人乞讨
　～ of　请求，恳求

　His old mother was forced to beg.　他的老母亲被迫乞讨。
　John was too lazy to work and too proud to beg.　约翰懒惰成性，不愿工作，又心高气傲，不肯乞讨。
　He begged along the street.　他沿街乞讨。
　Braving the biting wind, she went out to beg from door to door.　她不顾寒风刺骨，出去挨门乞讨。
　Rather than get money in such a dishonest way, he would beg in the street.　他宁愿在街上乞讨，也不肯用这种不正当手段捞钱。
　The old man was so poor that he had to beg in the street.　那位老人迫于贫困，只好沿街乞讨。
　He begged and begged until I said yes.　他一再恳求，直到我同意。
　Be quiet, I beg you.　请你安静一点。
　I begged his assistance.　我请求他帮助。
　She begged her mother's forgiveness.　她乞求母亲的宽恕。
　They begged a lift in our car.　他们请求搭我们的车。
　He begged a meal.　他乞讨一顿饭。
　He begged his bread professionally.　他以讨饭为生。
　He was so poor that he had to beg his bread.　他非常穷，不得不乞食。
　A man of many trades begs his bread on Sundays.　行行都干，难免要饭。
　He begged money in the streets.　他沿街讨钱。
　He begged to be excused.　他请求原谅。
　He begged to be allowed to go home.　他恳求让他回家。
　I beg to be excused from the party.　我请求同意我不参加宴会。
　The child begged to go with mother.　那孩子恳求和他妈妈一起去。
　I beg to differ.　对不起，本人有不同意见。
　I beg to suggest a different plan.　本人仅提出另一项不同计划。
　I beg to inform you that your father is seriously ill.　请允许我通告您，您父亲病重。
　I beg to inform you that I have arrived at school safe and sound.　我已平安抵校，谨此奉告。
　I begged that he would stay.　我恳求他不要走。
　The children begged that they might come with us.　孩子们恳求与我们同来。
　He begged that I might help him.　他请求我帮助他。
　He begs that he may not be interrupted.　他要求别人不要打断他。
　I beg that they may not trouble us so much.　我恳求他们不要找我们那么多麻烦。
　I beg that you will honor me with your further orders.　我请求你继续向我订货。
　I beg that neither of you will say anything more.　我求求你们两人谁也别再说什么了。
　I beg that he leave.　我恳求他离开。
　I begged that he assist me.　我请求他帮助我。
　I beg that he lend me a hand in carrying out this mission.　我请求他助我一臂之力，以完成这一任务。
　The boy begged, "I want to go to school, father!"　这孩子哀求道：“爸爸，我要去上学！”
　He held on to one of the men and begged: "Take me along, too."　他缠着一位战士恳求说：“把我也带去。” 　I begged them to speak a word for him.　我恳求他们为他说句话。
　They begged us not to punish him.　他们恳求我们不要处罚他。
　She begged me not to do that again.　她恳求我不要再做那种事了。
　She begged him to listen to her.　她请求他听她的诉说。
　I beg you to kindly reconsider my request.　我恳求你费心重新考虑一下我的请求。
　I beg you to do me a favour.　我求你帮个忙。
　I begged him to stay longer.　我恳求他多留一会儿。
　Every day he begs me to take several books home with me.　他每天都请求我捎几本书回家。
　They begged him to rest, but he insisted on staying up to nurse the child.　他们恳求他休息，但他坚持不睡来护理小孩。
　Mary begged her mother not to work too hard.　玛丽求她母亲不要干得太劳累。
　The mother begged the boys not to make so much noise.　母亲请求孩子们不要那么吵闹。
　She begged Donald to help her find Henchard.　她请求唐纳德帮她找到亨查德。
　The economists repeatedly begged the government to introduce market economy mechanism into that country.　经济学家们再三请求政府把市场经济机制引入该国。
　I beg leave to disagree.　请允许我表示异议。
　I beg leave to address the Council.　我请求允许向议会发表演说。
　I agree to your objective, but I beg leave to ask how you are going to accomplish it.　你的目的我是赞同的，不过，请问你打算怎样达到你的目的呢?
　Every day they went to the road nearby and stood there begging.　他们每天到附近的大路上去，站在那里要饭。

 ♣ beg, steal or borrow
　无论如何弄到　obtain by any means
　I needed a special spanner and I couldn't beg, steal or borrow one anywhere.　我需要一把特殊的扳手，但我无论如何也找不到。
　This book is so well worth reading that it should be begged, stolen or borrowed rather than missed.　这本书真是值得一读，无论怎样去弄一本也不能不读。
 ♣ beg for　(v.+prep.)
　〔说明〕 beg for不用于被动结构。
1. 乞讨（食物、钱等） ask (sb) humbly for a gift of (sth such as money or food etc.)
　In those years they were forced to beg for a living.　那些年他们被迫出去讨饭。
　I had to beg for my food at the age of seven. 　7岁那年我不得不去讨饭。
　He went to his neighbour to beg for some milk to feed the motherless baby.　他找街坊邻居讨了一些牛奶来喂养那个没娘的孩子。
　The old woman went from house to house, begging for bread.　那位老太太挨家挨户地讨饭。
　He begged us for money.　他向我们讨钱。
　The tramp begged me for money.　那个流浪汉向我讨钱。
　The poor girl begged the passers-by for money.　这位可怜的女孩向过路人讨钱。
　May I beg you for a subscription?　能请您捐点钱吗?
　They went from house to house, begging the people for bread.　他们挨家挨户地向人们讨饭。
2. 恳求，乞求 make an urgent request for (action)
　After the song ended, all clapped and begged for another.　歌声停下来后，全体鼓掌，并请求再来一个。
　He will never beg for his life.　他绝不会乞求饶命的。
　He went to his relatives to beg for help.　他去向亲戚求援。
　The wounded soldier begged for mercy.　那伤兵乞求怜悯。
　All the bandits knelt down and begged for mercy.　匪徒们都纷纷跪下求饶。
　They begged for mercy for the sake of saving their own skin.　他们恳求饶命。
　Her eyes are begging for an answer.　她的眼睛在恳求回答。
　The wounded soldier begged his enemy for mercy.　那伤兵向敌人讨饶。
　He begged us for alms.　他向我们恳求施舍。
　The prisoner begged the judge for mercy.　犯人恳求法官宽恕。
 ♣ beg from　(v.+prep.)
　向…乞求，乞讨　ask humbly (for a gift) from (sb)
　The beggar begged from the rich but they refused.　那叫花子向富人们乞讨，但遭到了拒绝。
　May I beg a cigarette from you? 　给我一根香烟好吗?
　James lived on without begging alms from others.　詹姆斯没有向别人乞求周济照样过活。
　He begged a few pence from us.　他向我们讨几个便士。
　From whom did you beg this money?　你跟谁讨的这些钱?
 ♣ beg of　(v.+prep.)
　〈正〉恳求，请求　 ask (sb) politely
　〔说明〕 beg of不用于被动结构，常用于第一人称现在时。
　I beg of you to keep quiet.　我请求你们安静一点。
　I beg of you not to run any risk.　我请求你不要冒险。
　I begged of him to stay.　我求他呆下去。
　I beg of you to keep still.　我恳求你别动。
　I beg of you not to mention her name again.　我请求你别再提她的名字。
　I beg of you not to reveal the secret.　我请求你不要揭露那个秘密。
　He begged of me to help him.　他请求我帮助他。
　May I beg of you to offer some constructive suggestions about my thesis?　能请您就我的论文提一些有建设性的意见吗?
　I beg of you to kindly reconsider my request.　我恳求你费心重新考虑一下我的请求。
　May I beg some time of you?　我能占用你一点时间吗?
　He came to beg money of me.　他来向我讨钱。
　He urgently begged a favour of me.　他急切地恳求我帮他一个忙。
　Down, therefore, and beg mercy of the Duke.　快快跪下来，请公爵开恩吧。
 ♣ beg off　(v.+adv.)
　恳求免除（责任、责罚等）　(cause to) be excused (responsibility, punishment, etc.)
　Mother told Tom to sweep away the dead leaves in the yard, but he tried to beg off.　妈妈要汤姆打扫庭院里的落叶，可他却极力请求别叫他干这件事。
　Jane has just begged off, can you take her place in the team?　简刚才请求退场，你能在这个队里替她吗?
　He promised to come and help but later begged off.　他答应来帮忙的，但后来请求原谅他不能来。
　Half past four is an awkward time for me to attend a meeting, as I don't finish work until five, but I will try and beg off for half an hour.　要我四点半去开会很尴尬，因为我要五点才下班，但我打算想办法请半小时假。
　His mistake would have got him severely punished if they had not begged him off.　要是他们不替他说情，他犯了那样的错误要受到严厉处罚的。
　Considering his ill health, they begged him off.　他们考虑到他身体不好，请他别干了。
　Harry was running a fever, so we went to the office to beg him off from sentry duty that evening.　哈利在发烧，所以我们去办公室要求免去他当天晚上值班任务。
　I'll have to beg Jane off, she's sick again.　我得替简请假，她又病了。
　He begged a week off.　他请求给一周的假。
 ♣ go begging
1. 乞讨 ask for food or money as a beggar
　People who go begging for money or food are called beggars.　向别人讨饭要钱的人叫做乞丐。
　His starving mother was forced to go begging.　他忍饥挨饿的母亲被迫去讨饭。
2. 没人要或买 not be bought or wanted by anyone
　Here's some food going begging.　这是一些销路极坏的食品。
　Most of the apples on the market went begging.　市场上多数苹果都卖不出去。
　If these things are going begging, I'll take them.　如果这些东西没人要，我就要了吧。
　If that piece of cake is going begging, I'll have it.　如果那块蛋糕没有人要，那我就来吃。
　Few people turned up and much of the food that was provided went begging.　来的人很少，许多准备好的食物无人问津。
　Those shop-worn goods on the market go begging.　那些市场的滞销货没有人光顾。
　Because the distribution system was poor, many goods went begging although people wanted them.　由于流通系统不健全，许多人民短缺的商品无法销售出去。
　His proposals for reforms went begging.　没有人理会他提出的改革建议。
　The job went begging for lack of qualified applicants.　由于没有合格的申请人，这工作还没人去担任。
3. 可以买得到 be able to buy
　Those cakes are going begging if anyone would like them.　那些蛋糕如果有人喜欢就可以买得到。
 ♣ I beg your pardon
　参见pardon条。

 ♣ beg sth, beg for sth
　beg　后可接介词，也可不接介词。例如：
　He begged (for) money.　他讨钱。这两种结构含义上有些差别，不加介词表示一个完成的动作，加介词只表示有这种目的。另外， beg your pardon是不可加介词的。
 ♣ beg for, beg of
　beg for　常接sth，表示“讨某物”; beg of接sb，表示“求某人”。
 ♣ beg from sb, beg of sb
　这两个短语都表示“向…乞讨”，在表示“乞讨钱〔物〕”时可通用，只是from强调“出处”; of强调“所有”。例如：

　“恳求”“乞求”非物质性的东西只用of.
 ♣ beg, entreat, implore
　这三个词都含有“请求”的意思，并都含有浓厚的感情色彩。其区别在于：beg比较常用，但主要表示“恳求”“一再要求”， entreat含有企图说服对方或用热烈的请求软化反对意见的意思， implore表示非常迫切，焦急或苦痛的“要求”，常有“乞怜”的意味。例如：
　Again and again I have entreated Mrs. Prayor to say what she thinks of him, but she still evades returning a direct answer.　我再三请求普瑞尔太太谈谈她对他的看法，但是她还是避开了正面回答我的问题。
　I implore you to go now.　我恳请你现在就走。
 ♣ beg, ask, demand, order, request, require
　参见ask条。

1. 她来请我帮忙。
　［误］ She came to beg a favour from me.
　［正］ She came to beg a favour of me.
　［析］ 当beg的宾语是非物质的东西时，应该说beg sth of sb，表示“向某人恳求某事”， favour是非物质的东西，所以用of.
2. 对不起，我的意见恰好和你的相反。
　［误］ I beg differing with you entirely.
　［正］ I beg to differ with you entirely.
　［析］ 在需要搭用非谓语动词时， beg要搭用动词不定式（短语），不搭用动名词（短语）。

1. 下列各句语气显得有礼貌，主要用于正式场合：
　May I beg to know your name?　请问贵姓?
　I beg leave to tell you.　谨此奉告。
　I beg to differ with you entirely.　对不起，我的意见恰好同你的相反。
　I beg to point out that your view is incorrect.　我恳切向你指出，你的看法是不对的。
2. 有语法学家认为beg sb to-v是双宾结构，即to-v是直接宾语，参见advise条。

　［同义词］ appeal for, ask, entreat, implore, petition, request, solicit
　［词源］　古法语begard（乞丐）