petitions

英 [pəˈtɪʃnz]

美 [pəˈtɪʃnz]

n.  请愿书; 申诉书; 申请书; 祈祷; 祈求
v.  祈求; 请求; 请愿; (向法庭)请求，申请
petition的第三人称单数和复数

柯林斯词典

• N-COUNT 请愿书
  Apetitionis 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。
• N-COUNT 上诉；（对法庭的）请求
  Apetitionis 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。
• VERB 祈求；请求；请愿
  If youpetitionsomeone 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。

双语例句

• Our petitions have been slighted.
  我们的请愿白费唇舌。
• For more information on immigrant petitions, see the "Family" link to the right.
  更多移民申请的信息，请看右面“家属”链接。
• ( 13) To handle petitions and complaints.
  （十三）处理请愿，申诉事项。
• The increased number of cases in recent decades largely reflects petitions that target multiple source countries;
  近十年来，数量骤增的反倾销案件主要表现为针对多个来源国提起的申诉。
• Our petitions have been slighted. She was white to the lips.
  我们的请愿白费唇舌。小福子连嘴唇全白了。
• Our petitions have been slighted. I'm not going to waste any more words on the subject.
  我们的请愿白费唇舌。在这个问题上我不想多费唇舌了。
• Companies often request special treatment for a limited number of suppliers as part of bankruptcy petitions.
  作为破产申请的一部分，公司往往请求对一些供应商给予特殊对待。
• Receiving anti-dumping and countervailing petitions;
  接收反倾销和反补贴的申请书；
• Our repeated Petitions have been answered only by repeated injury.
  然而，我们屡次的吁请，结果所得到的答复却只是屡次的侮辱。
• First of all I urge that petitions, prayers, intercessions and thanksgiving be made for everyone.
  首先我劝导众人，要为一切人恳求、祈祷、转求和谢恩。