beg /beɡ/ vt.& vi.请求，乞求（跟名词/代词、不定式，或带不定式的复合结构）：They begged a lift in our car.他们请求搭我们的车。I beg to suggest a different plan.本人谨提出另一个不同的计划。He begged me to excuse him for interrupting me. 他请求我宽恕他打扰了我。He would rather starve to death than shamelessly beg for his life.他宁愿饿死也不无耻求饶。beg off 请求免于做某事：It was no surprise to me that she’d begged off again.她再一次请求不做此事对我来说一点也不感到意外。
beggar /ˈbeɡə/ I. n. ［c］乞丐，叫化子；(口语)家伙：Beggars cannot be choosers.乞丐对所乞的东西无权选择。What a fine beggar! 多可爱的小家伙! ‖II. vt. 1．使沦为乞丐；使贫穷：successive wars that beggar a nation 使整个国家沦于贫困的连年战祸 You’ll beggar your family if you spend so much money on drink.如你花那么多的钱喝酒，你的家境将陷于贫困。
