petition

petitionpetitionD.J.:[piˈtiʃən]K.K.:[pəˈtɪʃən]n.1.■(许多人签名的向当权者提出某种要求的)请愿书Everyone signed the petition to the County Council for a new school in our village.大家在致县委会的请愿书上签了名, 要求在我们村里办一所新学校。

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petition[pi'tiʃən]n.1.■请愿；申请；请求2.■请愿书3.■祈求；祈祷；祷文4.■请求(或恳请)的东西5.■【法律】申请书；陈情书；诉状vt.1.■向…请愿；请求；要求：They petitioned the government to reduce taxes.他们向政府要求减税。2.■祈求；恳求：The students in the village petitioned the authority for a new playground.村里的学生恳求当局修建一个新操场。vi.1.■请愿；要求；请求：The people petitioned to be allowed to return to their home village.这些人请愿，要求允许他们返回到自己的家乡。近义词appeal

petitionpetition[piˈtiʃən]n.1.■请愿, 呈请2.■请愿书; 诉状3.■祈祷; 恳求4.■所呈请或恳求的东西;【律】上诉状file a petition against ...申请取消[停止]...file a petition for ...申请获得[实行]...hand in [send in] one's petition to (=lodge one's petition to)向...申请present a petition to向...提出请愿书put up a petition to (heaven)向(天)祈祷deny [refuse, reject] a petition拒绝接受请愿(书)forward a petition转递请愿书grant sb.'s petition批准某人的请求the right of petition请愿权a petition for divorce离婚申请书a petition in bankruptcy【律】破产申请书The townspeople sent a petition to the government asking for electric light for the town.市民向政府递交请愿书, 要求为该市安装电灯。

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词性变化petition[piˈtiʃən]vt.1.■向...请愿, 祈求petition sb. for sth.为某事向某人请愿petition sb. to do sth.祈求某人做某事Several organizations petitioned the government for the release of the political prisoners.好几个组织上书政府, 请求释放政治犯。petition[piˈtiʃən]vi.1.■请愿, 祈求petition for sth.请求得到某物petition for pardon [mercy]请求赦免[宽恕]petition in writing for permission to ...上书请求允许...They petitioned for an early end to the fighting.他们上书请求早日结束战争。

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继承用法petitionary[pɪˈtɪʃənərɪ]adj.petitioner[pɪˈtɪʃənə(r)]n.1.■请愿人2.■离婚诉讼的原告