A petition is a document signed by a lot of people which asks a government or other official group to do a particular thing.
例句
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。
N-COUNT
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.
例句
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。
VERB
祈求;请求;请愿
If you petition someone in authority, you make a formal request to them.
例句
...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。
英汉词典释义
n.
(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。
vi.
祈求;请求;请愿
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获得了成功。The group intends to petition Parliament for reform of the law.这个团体准备请求谇修改法律。Parents petitioned the school to review its admission policy.家长请愿恳求学校修订招生政策。
英英词典释义
Noun
1. a formal message requesting something that is submitted to an authority
2. reverent petition to a deity
Verb
1. write a petition for something to somebody; request formally and in writing