petition

[pi'tiʃən]

n.请愿书, 祈求, 申请
vi.请愿, 祈求
vt.向 ... 请愿或祈求

例句与用法：

Many subscribers' names are in the petition.

请愿书上有很多签名者的名字。

They signed a petition in support of the workers' demands.

他们在请愿书上签名，支持工人的请求。

They rejected his petition for naturalization.

他们拒绝了他的入籍申请。

She petitioned her neighbor to turn down the radio.

她请求邻居把收音机关小点声。

She filed a petition for divorce.

她提出了离婚申请。

词形变化：

形容词: petitionary | 名词: petitioner | 动词过去式: petitioned | 动词过去分词: petitioned | 动词现在分词: petitioning | 动词第三人称单数: petitions |

详细释义：

n.[C]

1. 请愿; 请愿书[(+for/against)]

A thousand people signed the petition.

一千人在请愿书上签了名。

2. 请求, 申请; (向法院递交的)申请书[(+for)]

The neighbours submitted a petition asking the town to put up traffic lights near the school.

邻居们正式请求市里在学校附近设置红绿灯。

She has filed a petition for divorce.

她已向法院申请离婚。

3. 祈求, 祈祷

vt.

向……请愿; 请求; 祈求[(+for)][O2]

They petitioned the Government for the release of the political prisoners.

他们向政府请愿要求释放政治犯。

vi.

请愿; 请求[(+for)][+to-v]

They petitioned for pardon.

他们请愿要求赦免。