英语词汇“begged”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

beg¹ v., begged, beg•ging.

to ask for something as a gift or as a favor:[~ + object]to beg alms; to beg forgiveness.
to ask someone for money or charity;
live by doing this:[no object]children and old women begging in the streets.
to ask (someone) to give or do something;
implore: [~ + object + for + object]He begged me for help.[~ + object + to + verb]I begged him to drive slowly.[~ + of + object]I beg of you, stop this drinking!
[~ + object] to avoid;
evade: a report that begs the whole problem.
to take the liberty of (saying or doing something);
to allow oneself:[~ + to + verb]He begged to differ with you on that topic.
beg off, to request permission not to do (something assigned): [~ + off + object]I begged off that assignment.[~ + verb-ing]I begged off serving on that committee.

Idioms

Idioms beg the question, to assume the truth of the point in dispute:If you try to prove that the death penalty reduces crime by saying that crime is reduced by having the death penalty, you are begging the question.

Idioms go begging, [no object] to remain open or available:That job went begging for lack of qualified applicants.

beg¹ v., begged, beg•ging.
v.t.

to ask for as a gift, as charity, or as a favor:to beg alms; to beg forgiveness.
to ask (someone) to give or do something;
implore:He begged me for mercy. Sit down, I beg you.
to take for granted without basis or justification:a statement that begs the very point we're disputing.
to fail or refuse to come to grips with;
avoid;
evade:a report that consistently begs the whole problem.

v.i.

to ask alms or charity;
live by asking alms.
to ask humbly or earnestly:begging for help; begging to differ.
(of a dog) to sit up, as trained, in a posture of entreaty.
beg off, to request or obtain release from an obligation, promise, etc.:He had promised to drive us to the recital but begged off at the last minute.
beg the question, to assume the truth of the very point raised in a question.
go begging, to remain open or available, as a position that is unfilled or an unsold item:The job went begging for lack of qualified applicants.

bef. 900; Middle English beggen, by assimilation from Old English *bedican, syncopated variant of bedecian to beg; compare Gothic bidagwa beggar. See bead

2.See corresponding entry in Unabridged entreat, pray, beseech, petition. Beg and request are used in certain conventional formulas, in the sense of ask. Beg, once a part of many formal expressions used in letter writing, debate, etc., is now used chiefly in such courteous formulas as I beg your pardon; The Committee begs to report, etc. Request, more impersonal and now more formal, is used in giving courteous orders (You are requested to report) and in commercial formulas like to request payment.

beg² n.

World Historybey.

1680–90; Turkic; see bey

beg.,

begin.
beginning.

beg /bɛɡ/ vb (begs, begging, begged)

when intr, often followed by for: to solicit (for money, food, etc), esp in the street
to ask (someone) for (something or leave to do something) formally, humbly, or earnestly: I beg forgiveness, I beg to differ
(intransitive) (of a dog) to sit up with forepaws raised expectantly
beg the question ⇒ to evade the issue
to assume the thing under examination as proved
to suggest that a question needs to be asked: the firm's success begs the question: why aren't more companies doing the same?
go begging, go a-begging ⇒ to be unwanted or unused

See also beg offEtymology: 13th Century: probably from Old English bedecian; related to Gothic bidagwa beggar
USAGE
The use of beg the question to mean that a question needs to be asked is considered by some people to be incorrect

单词	begged
释义	WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024 beg¹ /bɛg/USA pronunciation v., begged, beg•ging. to ask for something as a gift or as a favor:[~ + object]to beg alms; to beg forgiveness. to ask someone for money or charity; live by doing this:[no object]children and old women begging in the streets. to ask (someone) to give or do something; implore: [~ + object + for + object]He begged me for help.[~ + object + to + verb]I begged him to drive slowly.[~ + of + object]I beg of you, stop this drinking! [~ + object] to avoid; evade: a report that begs the whole problem. to take the liberty of (saying or doing something); to allow oneself:[~ + to + verb]He begged to differ with you on that topic. beg off, to request permission not to do (something assigned): [~ + off + object]I begged off that assignment.[~ + verb-ing]I begged off serving on that committee. Idioms Idioms beg the question, to assume the truth of the point in dispute:If you try to prove that the death penalty reduces crime by saying that crime is reduced by having the death penalty, you are begging the question. Idioms go begging, [no object] to remain open or available:That job went begging for lack of qualified applicants. WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024 beg¹ (beg),USA pronunciation v., begged, beg•ging. v.t. to ask for as a gift, as charity, or as a favor:to beg alms; to beg forgiveness. to ask (someone) to give or do something; implore:He begged me for mercy. Sit down, I beg you. to take for granted without basis or justification:a statement that begs the very point we're disputing. to fail or refuse to come to grips with; avoid; evade:a report that consistently begs the whole problem. v.i. to ask alms or charity; live by asking alms. to ask humbly or earnestly:begging for help; begging to differ. (of a dog) to sit up, as trained, in a posture of entreaty. beg off, to request or obtain release from an obligation, promise, etc.:He had promised to drive us to the recital but begged off at the last minute. beg the question, to assume the truth of the very point raised in a question. go begging, to remain open or available, as a position that is unfilled or an unsold item:The job went begging for lack of qualified applicants. bef. 900; Middle English beggen, by assimilation from Old English *bedican, syncopated variant of bedecian to beg; compare Gothic bidagwa beggar. See bead 2.See corresponding entry in Unabridged entreat, pray, beseech, petition. Beg and request are used in certain conventional formulas, in the sense of ask. Beg, once a part of many formal expressions used in letter writing, debate, etc., is now used chiefly in such courteous formulas as I beg your pardon; The Committee begs to report, etc. Request, more impersonal and now more formal, is used in giving courteous orders (You are requested to report) and in commercial formulas like to request payment. beg² (bāg, beg),USA pronunciation n. World Historybey. 1680–90; Turkic; see bey beg., begin. beginning. Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: beg /bɛɡ/ vb (begs, begging, begged) when intr, often followed by for: to solicit (for money, food, etc), esp in the street to ask (someone) for (something or leave to do something) formally, humbly, or earnestly: I beg forgiveness, I beg to differ (intransitive) (of a dog) to sit up with forepaws raised expectantly beg the question ⇒ to evade the issue to assume the thing under examination as proved to suggest that a question needs to be asked: the firm's success begs the question: why aren't more companies doing the same? go begging, go a-begging ⇒ to be unwanted or unused See also beg offEtymology: 13th Century: probably from Old English bedecian; related to Gothic bidagwa beggar USAGE The use of beg the question to mean that a question needs to be asked is considered by some people to be incorrect
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