showing in an emotional way that you want something urgently

I sent pleading e-mails to the IT department asking for a new computer. 我给IT部门发了几封电子邮件，请求更换一台新电脑。

a pleading tone of voice 恳求的语气

urgent, emotional statements or requests for something

Suddenly his anger turned to pleading. 突然间，他的愤怒变成了恳求。

A kind of pleading came into her voice. 她的声音里带上了一丝恳求。

a formal written document stating the reasons for bringing a legal action against someone, or the reaction to those reasons given by the defence (= the accused person or their lawyers)

The case begins when the pleadings are filed with the court. 诉讼伊始，控辩双方向法庭提交状辞。

He wrote in court pleadings that the federal government is pushing a ridiculous interpretation of the law. 他在状辞中指出，联邦政府执意对相关法律作出荒谬的解读。