读音

/ˈbɛɡər/

释义

• 名词 (n): 贫穷的人，乞丐。例如: “The beggar on the street corner asked for spare change.”
• 动词 (v): 恳求，乞讨。例如: “He begged for food from the passerby.”

短语

• “Beg for something” 意味着请求或恳求得到某物。
• “To beg the question” 是一个固定表达，意为“先入为主地假设了问题的答案”。

例句

• 名词: “The kind-hearted lady often gave food to the local beggars.”
• 动词: “He was so desperate that he began to beg for money.”

同义词

• Pauper
• Panhandler
• mendicant
• homeless person
• solicitor (in the context of begging)