implore

/ɪmˈplɔː(r)/ (bre, ipa) · /ɪmˈplɔːr/ (ame, ipa) · /im-ˈplȯr/ (ame, mw)

implore — verb

  • implorepresent simple I / you / we / they
  • imploreshe / she / it
  • imploredpast simple
  • imploring-ing form

1. to beg another person to do or stop doing something, with strong feeling because

1.動詞及物C1
釋義

to beg another person to do or stop doing something, with strong feeling because you really need them to listen.

例句

Constanza implored the judge to give her brother a lighter sentence.

implore + somebody + to-infinitive

Kofi implored his daughter not to ride her bicycle in the storm.

implore + somebody + not to-infinitive

同義詞
  • beg

    everyday register; implore is more formal and literary

  • beseech

    even more formal and old-fashioned; mostly in literature

  • entreat

    formal, similar to implore but slightly softer

  • plead with

    very common in spoken English; emotional but less formal

反義詞
  • command

    ordering with authority, the opposite of begging

  • demand

    insisting on a right rather than asking emotionally

文法句型

implore + somebody + to-infinitive

implore + somebody + not to-infinitive

implore + somebody + that-clause

用法筆記

Subject is usually a person making a heartfelt appeal; object is the listener. Almost always followed by what you want the listener to do, expressed with a to-infinitive (or, in very formal writing, a that-clause).

常見錯誤

❌I implored for him to come back.
✅I implored him to come back.
💡the person you beg is a direct object, no preposition needed.
❌She implored to leave.
✅She implored her boss to let her leave.
💡you must name the person being begged.

2. to ask earnestly for something you badly need or want, such as mercy, forgivenes

2.動詞及物C2
釋義

to ask earnestly for something you badly need or want, such as mercy, forgiveness, or help, often in a very emotional way.

例句

The prisoner knelt before the queen and implored mercy.

implore + abstract noun (mercy, forgiveness, pardon)

Sahil implored his father's forgiveness after breaking the family heirloom.

common object: forgiveness

同義詞
  • beg for

    everyday equivalent; implore is more literary

  • plead for

    common in news writing; emotionally similar

  • petition for

    more formal and often legal or political

反義詞
  • refuse

    rejecting rather than asking for

  • decline

    polite refusal of what is offered

文法句型

implore + noun (mercy, forgiveness, help)

用法筆記

Distinguish from sense 1: here the object is the THING being asked for (mercy, forgiveness, help), not the person being asked. Almost always literary or formal-religious; rare in modern conversation.

常見錯誤

❌He implored to mercy.
✅He implored mercy.
💡no preposition between implore and the thing requested.