imploring
imploring — adjective
1. used to describe a person's look, expression, voice, or gesture that clearly sho
used to describe a person's look, expression, voice, or gesture that clearly shows a deep, emotional wish for someone else to agree to something or to stop doing something.
The little girl gave her mother an imploring look, hoping to stay up just a bit longer.
collocation: imploring look
Chitra could not ignore the imploring tone in her friend's voice when he asked for a second chance.
collocation: imploring tone
The dog sat by the door with an imploring expression, begging to be let outside.
Diego's imploring eyes made his father feel guilty for saying no.
- pleading
more common in everyday speech; imploring carries a slightly stronger sense of desperation
- beseeching
more formal and literary, suggesting deep humility
- entreating
formal; emphasizes the earnestness of the request more than the emotion
- indifferent
showing no interest or emotion
- dismissive
showing that someone or something is not worth attention
文法句型
imploring + noun (look, expression, eyes, voice, tone, gesture)
用法筆記
Nearly always appears directly before a noun related to communication or expression — the most common patterns are imploring look, imploring eyes, imploring voice, imploring tone, and imploring expression.
常見錯誤
imploring — verb
1. to ask a person with very strong emotion and urgency to do something, often beca
to ask a person with very strong emotion and urgency to do something, often because you feel desperate or believe that their refusal would cause great harm or sadness.
Deepa implored her brother not to tell their parents about the broken vase.
pattern: implore + someone + not to-infinitive
The old woman implored the nurse to call an ambulance for her husband.
pattern: implore + someone + to-infinitive
Samir implored the committee to reconsider their decision before it was too late.
Nadia implored her father for just one more chance to prove herself.
The refugee mother implored the border guard to let her family through.
- beg
more common and less formal; used in everyday speech
- plead with
similar formality but often implies a legal or judicial context
- entreat
formal and literary; suggests a humble, heartfelt request
- beseech
very formal or archaic; carries strong emotional weight
文法句型
implore + someone + to-infinitive
implore + someone + not to-infinitive
implore + someone + for + noun
用法筆記
More formal than beg or plead with. Frequently used in narratives about serious or life-changing situations. The person being begged is always the direct object — never use 'implore for someone' (that would mean begging on behalf of someone, not begging them).
常見錯誤
2. to ask for a particular thing in a desperate and sincere manner, such as mercy,
to ask for a particular thing in a desperate and sincere manner, such as mercy, forgiveness, help, or permission, without necessarily naming the person being asked.
The villagers implored help from the government after the floods destroyed their homes.
pattern: implore + noun + from + someone
Fatima implored forgiveness from her sister after the terrible argument.
The captured soldier implored mercy, but the enemy showed none.
Yuki implored permission to leave the school grounds during the lunch break.
文法句型
implore + noun (mercy, forgiveness, help, permission)
implore + noun + from + someone
用法筆記
Unlike verb sense 1 (BEG SOMEONE EARNESTLY), this sense focuses on the thing being requested rather than the person. The person can be added with 'from' (implore mercy from the judge). Typical direct objects are abstract nouns like mercy, forgiveness, help, compassion, and permission.