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		petition美 [pə'tɪʃ(ə)n]  英 [pə'tɪʃ(ə)n]  - v.请求;申请;请愿;祈求
 - n.请愿书;祈求;申请书;申诉书
 - 网络诉状;呈请书
 
 复数:petitions  现在分词:petitioning  过去式:petitioned   n. request,appeal,entreaty,requisition,supplication v. lobby,beg,implore,plead,ask 1.  | ~ (against/for sth) 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  |  
  | a petition against experiments on animals 反对用动物做实验的请愿书  |   | 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  |  
 1.  | [i][t] 祈求;请求;请愿to make a formal request to sb in authority, especially by sending them a petition  |  
  | 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。  |   | 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。  |   | Parents petitioned the school to review its admission policy. 家长请愿恳求学校修订招生政策。  |  
 2.  | [i][t] ~ (sb) (for sth).~ sb/sth to do sth (向法庭)请求,申请to formally ask for sth in court  |  
  | to petition for divorce 申请离婚  |  
 v.  | 1. to give or address a petition to somebody, especially somebody in authority or a representative of an organization 2. to urge for or against a course of action by presenting a petition 3. to ask someone in authority to do something using a petition 4. to give a court an official document in which you ask it to take legal action 5. to ask God or someone such as a king for something 6. make a petition to,eg.the authorities 1. to give or address a petition to somebody, especially somebody in authority or a representative of an organization 2. to urge for or against a course of action by presenting a petition 3. to ask someone in authority to do something using a petition 4. to give a court an official document in which you ask it to take legal action 5. to ask God or someone such as a king for something 6. make a petition to,eg.the authorities  |  n.  | 1. a pleading in a civil action by which the plaintiff sets down the cause of action and invokes the court's jurisdiction 2. a written request signed by many people demanding a specific action from an authority or government 3. an appeal or request to a higher authority or being 4. something requested or appealed for 5. the act of making a petition 6. a written application for a legal action to be taken, particularly at the start of divorce proceedings 7. a document signed by many people that asks someone in authority to do something 8. an official document in which you ask a court to take legal action 9. a request made to God or to someone such as a king 1. a pleading in a civil action by which the plaintiff sets down the cause of action and invokes the court's jurisdiction 2. a written request signed by many people demanding a specific action from an authority or government 3. an appeal or request to a higher authority or being 4. something requested or appealed for 5. the act of making a petition 6. a written application for a legal action to be taken, particularly at the start of divorce proceedings 7. a document signed by many people that asks someone in authority to do something 8. an official document in which you ask a court to take legal action 9. a request made to God or to someone such as a king  |  
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