| 单词 | petition |
| 释义 | petition n ~ (to sb) 1 formal written request, esp one signed by many people appealing to sb in authority 请愿书 a petition against closing the swimming-pool signed by hundreds of local residents 数百名当地居民联合签名反对关闭游泳池的请愿书 get up a petition about sth 就某事徵集签名请愿. 2 (law 律) formal application made to a court （向法院呈交的）诉状. 3 (fml 文) earnest request, esp to God; prayer 祈求; （尤指向上帝的）祈祷. petition, v 1 [Dn.pr, Dn.t] ~ sb (for sth) make a formal request to sb (for sth) （为某事）向某人祈求或请愿 petition the government for a change in the immigration laws 向政府请愿要求修改移民法 petition Parliament to allow shops to open on Sunday 向国会请愿要求准许商店星期日营业. 2 [Ipr] ~ for sth ask earnestly or humbly for sth 请求或恳求某事 (law 律) petition for divorce, ie ask a court of law to grant a divorce 请求批准离婚 petition for a retrial in the light of new evidence 根据新证据请求重审. petitioner/-FEnE(r); -FEnL/ n person who petitions, esp in a court of law 请愿人; （尤指）原告, 上诉人. |
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