petition
n. 请愿；请愿书；祈求；[法] 诉状
vi. 请愿；请求
vt. 请愿；请求；恳求
n.
请愿书，；请愿，请求；上诉状；
vi.
祈求，请求；请愿；
vt.
（向法庭）申诉；
变形
复数：petitions过去式：petitioned过去分词：petitioned现在分词：petitioning第三人称单数：petitions
双语释义
v.(动词)vt. & vi. 请求,请愿,祈求 make a petition or request to
英英释义
petition[ pi'tiʃən ]
n.
a formal message requesting something that is submitted to an authority
同义词：requestpostulation
reverent petition to a deity
同义词：prayerorison
v.write a petition for something to somebody; request formally and in writing
词汇搭配
用作动词 (v.)
～+名词
petition the government to reconsider请求政府重新考虑
petition the President向总统请愿
～+介词
petition for sth为某事向某人请愿
petition for mercy〔pardon〕请求赦免
petition for a new trial请求重新开庭审理
词组短语
file a petition提交请愿书
同近义词辨析
beg, plead, petition, appeal, pray, entreat这组词都有“请求，恳求”的意思，其区别是：
beg比plead通俗，不用于法律范畴，指低声下气地请求，有时含贬义，指某人喋喋不休地要求得到帮助。
plead指谦卑而又不失尊严地请求，侧重迫切感。
petition指正式而热切地请愿或祈求。
appeal常指以道义原则为基础或以法律为依据的请求。
pray指祈求，多用于宗教用语中。
entreat意义与beg的大致相同，但较文雅。
双语例句
用作名词(n.)
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。
She made a silent petition to God for help.
她默默地祈求上帝给予帮助。
She filed a petition for divorce.
她提出了离婚申请。
They rejected his petition for naturalization.
他们拒绝了他的入籍申请。
用作不及物动词(vi.)
I can petition for Junie's custody.
我可以申请做琼妮的监护人。
用作及物动词(vt.)
She petitioned her neighbor to turn down the radio.
她请求邻居把收音机关小点声。
They petition the government for the release of the political prisoner.
他们向政府请愿要求释放政治犯。
权威例句
Petitioner's Attire and Petition Signing by Peace Demonstrators: A Field Experiment1Petition to list the fisher ( Martes pennanti ) as an endangered species in its West Coast range
2,500 sign mothers’ petition seeking legalisation of medicinal cannabis.
Petition HP 01-3 Requesting a Ban of Chromated Copper Arsenate (CCA)-Treated Wood in Playground Equipment
Grey power, a living wage and dignity - BBC cleaners deliver mass petition
Notice of Receipt of Petition for Decision that Nonconforming 2003-2004 CFMOTO CF125T-2 Motorcycles Are Eligible for Importation
Notice of Filing of a Pesticide Petition for Amendment to a Regulation for Residues of Copper Sulfate Pentahydrate in or on Various ...
Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; 12-Month Finding on a Petition To List Solanum conocarpum (marron bacora) as Endangered
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petition (n.)
early 14c., "a supplication or prayer, especially to a deity," from Old French peticion "request, petition" (12c., Modern French pétition) and directly from Latin petitionem (nominative petitio) "a blow, thrust, attack, aim; a seeking, searching," in law "a claim, suit," noun of action from past participle stem of petere "to make for, go to; attack, assail; seek, strive after; ask for, beg, beseech, request; fetch; derive; demand, require," from PIE root *pet-, also *pete- "to rush; to fly" (cognates: Sanskrit pattram "wing, feather, leaf," patara- "flying, fleeting;" Hittite pittar "wing;" Greek piptein "to fall," potamos "rushing water," pteryx "wing;" Old English feðer "feather;" Latin penna "feather, wing;" Old Church Slavonic pero "feather;" Old Welsh eterin "bird"). Meaning "formal written request to a superior (earthly)" is attested from early 15c.
petition (v.)
c. 1600, from petition (n.). Related: Petitioned; petitioning.
1. Jill volunteered to organize a petition.
吉尔自告奋勇组织请愿。
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2. We're collecting signatures for a petition.
我们在为请愿书收集签名。
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3. They turned in a petition with 80 000 signatures.
他们递交了一份有8万人签名的请愿书。
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4. They collected 10 000 signatures for their petition.
他们在请愿书上征集了1万人的签名。
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5. Democrats say the petition will eviscerate state government.
民主党人说该请求将重创政府的元气。
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6. 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。
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7. Their battle cry will be: "Sign this petition before they sign away your country."
他们呐喊的是：“在他们卖国之前，在请愿书上签名。”
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8. People feel so strongly that we recently presented the government with a petition signed by 4,500 people.
人们感受如此强烈，以至我们最近向政府提交了一份由4500人签名的请愿书。
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9. Here at the Sea Life Centre we're taking action by asking as many people as possible to sign a petition.
在海洋生物中心，我们正在采取行动，请求尽可能多的人签署一份请愿书。
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10. All the attempts to petition Congress had failed.
所有向国会提出请求的努力都已失败了。
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11. His lawyers filed a petition for all charges to be dropped.
他的律师们提出申请要求撤销所有指控。
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12. The petition could be just a trial balloon to test the administration's reaction.
这次上诉可作为测试政府反应的一个试行方案。
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13. Public employees, teachers and liberals are circulating a petition for his recall.
公务员、教师和自由主义者们正在传签一份请求召回他的请愿书。
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14. This funeral stopped the further growth of one thing—the petition to the governor for Injun Joe's pardon.
这个葬礼阻止了一件事的进一步发展——向州长请愿，要求赦免印第安·乔。
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15. The petition advocates a state law banning smoking in most retail establishments and in government offices that are open to the public.
这份请愿书提倡制定一项州法律，禁止在大多数对公众开放的零售场所和政府办公室吸烟。
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16. This happened due to a petition by Dr. Satendra Singh founder of Infinite Ability.
这是由于无限能力创始人萨滕德拉·辛格博士的请愿书而发生的。
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17. The number of signers of the petition for a new school snowballed.
要求增设新学校而签名的人像滚雪球似的越来越多。
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18. It is a petition for peace.
这是对和平的情愿。
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19. Your efforts can simply begin as a petition.
你的努力简简单单，就是一种请愿。
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20. An appeal and a petition to the state Supreme Court.
向最高法庭的一个上诉加一个请愿。
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21. The local court received her petition for divorce.
地方法院受理了她的离婚申请。
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22. Here are the major petition sites that you can choose from.
下面是供您选择的主要请愿网站。
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23. But Mr Nazarbayev has turned down parliament's petition.
然而，纳扎尔巴耶夫拒绝了议会的呈请。
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24. Petition Spot and PayPal offer one cent for every signature.
请愿现场和PayPal为每一个签名提供一分钱。
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25. What options do you have to wage an effective petition effort?
你有什么选择来进行一场有效率的请愿努力呢？
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26. Among the latest high-profile figures to sign the petition are.
最近签署请愿书的知名人士包括。
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27. So - why should foreigners sign a petition - THIS petetion - in germany
那么，为什么在德国的外国人 也应该签署这项请愿呢？
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28. That same year, the F.D.A. finally responded to Dr. Jacobson’s petition.
同一年，食品和药物管理局最终对雅各布森博士的请求作出回应。
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29. That same year, the F. D. A. finally responded to Dr. Jacobson's petition.
同一年，食品和药物管理局最终对雅各布森博士的请求作出回应。
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30. That same year, the F. D. A. finally responded to Dr. Jacobson's petition.
同一年，食品和药物管理局最终对雅各布森博士的请求作出回应。
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