[N-COUNT 可数名词]请愿书 A petition is a document signed by a lot of people which asks a government or other official group to do a particular thing.
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We recently presented the government with a petition signed by 4,500 people.
最近我们向政府递交了有4,500人签名的请愿书。
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[N-COUNT 可数名词]上诉;(对法庭的)请求 A petition is a formal request made to a court of law for some legal action to be taken.
[LEGAL 法律]
His lawyers filed a petition for all charges to be dropped...
他的律师提请撤销所有指控。
The court rejected their petition.
法庭驳回了他们的上诉。
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[VERB 动词]祈求;请求;请愿 If you petition someone in authority, you make a formal request to them.
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[FORMAL or LEGAL 正式或法律]
...couples petitioning for divorce...
申请离婚的夫妇
All the attempts to petition the Congress had failed...
所有向国会请愿的努力均告失败。
Twenty-five of his supporters petitioned him to restore the monarchy...
他的拥护者中有25个人请求他复辟。
She's petitioning to regain custody of the child.
她请求重获孩子的监护权。
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pe·ti·tion/pəˈtɪʃn; NAmEpəˈtɪʃn/
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petitionpetitionspetitionedpetitioningnoun1petition(against/for sth) a written document signed by a large number of people that asks sb in a position of authority to do or change sth 请愿书◆a petition against experiments on animals反对用动物做实验的请愿书◆The workers are getting up (= starting)a petition for tighter safety standards. 工人正发起请愿,要求提高安全标准。2( law 律) an official document asking a court to take a particular course of action 申诉书;申请书3( formal) a formal prayer to God or request to sb in authority 祈祷;祈求verb1[intransitive , transitive ]to make a formal request to sb in authority, especially by sending them a petition祈求;请求;请愿petitionfor/against sth ◆Local residents have successfully petitioned against the siting of a prison in their area.当地居民反对在区内兴建监狱的请愿成功了。petitionsb/sth (for sth) ◆The group intends to petition Parliament for reform of the law.这个团体准备请求议会修改法律。petitionsb/sth to do sth ◆Parents petitioned the school to review its admission policy.家长请愿恳求学校修订招生政策。2[intransitive , transitive ]petition(sb) (for sth) |petitionsb/sth to do sth to formally ask for sth in court (向法庭)请求,申请◆to petition for divorce申请离婚pe·ti·tion/pəˈtɪʃn; NAmEpəˈtɪʃn/
1a written request signed by a lot of people, asking someone in authority to do something or change somethingpetition for/against a petition against the new road They wanted me to sign a petition against experiments on animals. Local residents have drawn up a petition to protest the hospital closure.petition drive American English (=an attempt to get a lot of people to sign a petition)2law an official letter to a law court, asking for a legal case to be consideredpetition for She is threatening to file a petition for divorce.3formal a formal prayer or request to someone in authority or to GodCOLLOCATIONSverbssign a petition· Five hundred villagers have signed the petition.draw up a petition (=prepare one)· They are drawing up a petition which will be presented to the Archbishop.organize a petition· Local residents organized a petition against the closure of the library.present/deliver a petition· A group of pensioners went to London to present the petition.a petition calling for something/demanding something· A petition calling for an inquiry was signed by 15,118 people.a petition opposing something· 458 local people signed a petition opposing the move.petition + NOUNa petition drive American English (=an attempt to get a lot of people to sign a petition)· More than 20,000 signatures were gathered by the petition drive.
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petitionpetition2 verb [intransitive, transitive]
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1to ask the government or an organization to do something by sending them a petitionpetition somebody to do something Villagers petitioned the local authority to provide better bus services.petition against/for Residents are petitioning against the new road.2law or formal to make a formal request to someone in authority, to a court of law, or to Godpetition for More and more couples are petitioning for divorce.
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