petition

noun

1. 请愿书
   a written document signed by a large number of people that asks sb in a position of authority to do or change sth
   1. a petition against experiments on animals
      反对用动物做实验的请愿书
   2. The workers are getting up (= starting) a petition for tighter safety standards.
      工人正发起请愿，要求提高安全标准。
2. 申诉书；申请书
   an official document asking a court to take a particular course of action
3. 祈祷；祈求
   a formal prayer to God or request to sb in authority

verb

1. 祈求；请求；请愿
   to make a formal request to sb in authority, especially by sending them a petition
   1. 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成功了。
   2. 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。
   3. Parents petitioned the school to review its admission policy.
      家长请愿恳求学校修订招生政策。
2. （向法庭）请求，申请
   to formally ask for sth in court
   1. to petition for divorce
      申请离婚

1. N-COUNT 请愿书
   A petition is a document signed by a lot of people which asks a government or other official group to do a particular thing.
   1. 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。
2. 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.
   1. His lawyers filed a petition for all charges to be dropped...
      他的律师提请撤销所有指控。
   2. The court rejected their petition.
      法庭驳回了他们的上诉。
3. VERB 祈求；请求；请愿
   If you petition someone in authority, you make a formal request to them.
   1. ...couples petitioning for divorce...
      申请离婚的夫妇
   2. All the attempts to petition the Congress had failed...
      所有向国会请愿的努力均告失败。
   3. Twenty-five of his supporters petitioned him to restore the monarchy...
      他的拥护者中有25个人请求他复辟。
   4. She's petitioning to regain custody of the child.
      她请求重获孩子的监护权。

1. Public employees, teachers and liberals are circulating a petition for his recall
   公务员、教师和自由派人士正在散发请愿书，要求将他召回。
2. Democrats say the petition will eviscerate state government.
   民主党人说这次请愿将会重创州政府。
3. His lawyers filed a petition for all charges to be dropped
   他的律师提请撤销所有指控。
4. The court rejected their petition.
   法庭驳回了他们的上诉。
5. All the attempts to petition the Congress had failed
   所有向国会请愿的努力均告失败。
6. She's petitioning to regain custody of the child.
   她请求重获孩子的监护权。
7. The group intended to present this petition to the parliament.
   这个团体打算把这份请愿书呈递给议会。
8. 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。
9. They had the support of another 2,200 women who signed a petition opposing reform.
   她们获得了另外2200名签署了一份请愿书来反对改革的女性的支持。
10. Preliminary constitutional consortia and the Congress Petition Movement in1910.
    预备立宪公会与1910年国会请愿运动。
11. My petition to go backwas rejected.
    我要回去的请求被拒绝了。
12. That the court would not hear this petition based on new evidence.
    庭上不会聆听基于新证据的陈述。
13. The lawyers, from 10 provinces and cities, drafted a petition demanding a public hearing.
    这些来自10个省市的律师起草了一份请愿书，要求进行公开庭审。
14. I signed a petition against the proposed closure of the local hospital today.
    今天我在反射关闭地方医院的请愿书上签了名。
15. A document presented to a court and containing a formal statement of a case, complaint, or petition.
    起诉书向法庭提供的包含正式的案件陈述，控告和请求的文件。
16. They present a petition with a million signature to parliament, asking for the law to is repeal.
    他们向议会递交了一份有一百万人签字的请愿书，要求废除这项法律。
17. If this is not successful, the nation can petition for, and be granted, a stay.
    如果这不是成功的，国家可以申请，并获批准，逗留。
18. The accused has the right to appeal to a higher court and the right of petition.
    被告人有上诉权和申诉权。
19. He suggested that a petition be drawn up.
    他建议起草一个请愿书。
20. He called on all the housewives in the area and asked them to sign the petition.
    他走访了这一地区的所有主妇，要求他们在请愿书上签名。
21. The man's petition was rejected by the court because it had interfered the privacy of the blood donors.
    法院以侵犯捐血者的隐私权为由驳回了该男子的诉讼请求。
22. If our petition is refused.
    如果我们的申请被拒绝。
23. And are you endorsing their petition?
    而你会背书许可他们的申请？
24. The violation was discovered before the bankruptcy petition was filed and continued after notification to the trustee.
    在填写破产申请之前已经发现其违法了，而在通知了受托人之后其违法行为仍在继续。
25. This may be done by acts of praise and thanksgiving, but petition is the principal act of prayer.
    这可能是这样做的行为的赞扬和感谢，但请愿是主要的行为祈祷。
26. Judge signed off on the petition.
    法官已经在诉状上面签字了。
27. My opponent has declared his intention to petition the election court.
    我的对手声明他打算向选举法院请愿。
28. I have a petition I want you to read.
    我有一份请愿书想让你读读。

  plead appeal beg implore petition【导航词义：恳求，请求】

  plead v. 恳求，祈求，央求

〔辨析〕指真诚、动情地请求。

  appeal v. 呼吁

〔辨析〕指严肃、公开地请求给予帮助、信息、钱款等。

  beg v. 乞求，哀求

〔辨析〕指焦急、迫切地恳求，含有低三下四的意味。

  implore v. 〈正式〉乞求，恳求

〔辨析〕指焦急或动情地乞求某事物，或恳求某人做或不做某事，有时用于文学作品中。

  petition v. 请愿，请求

〔辨析〕通常指向政府或组织请愿。

noun

1. a formal message requesting something that is submitted to an authority

   Synonym:    requestpostulation

2. reverent petition to a deity

   Synonym:    prayerorison

verb

1. write a petition for something to somebody