Petition

(n.)

1. formal written request, esp. one signed by many people appealing to sby in authority

请愿书

e.g. a petition against closing the swimming-pool signed by hundreds of local residents

数百名当地居民联合签名反对关闭游泳池的请愿书

e.g. get up a petition about sth

就某事征集签名请愿

2. (law) formal application made to a court

（向法院呈交的）诉状

3. (fml) earnest request, esp. to God; prayer

祈求；（尤指向上帝的）祈祷

(v.)

1. petition sb (for sth): make a formal request to sb (for sth)

（为某事）向某人祈求或请愿

e.g. petition the government for a change in the immigration laws

向政府请愿要求修改移民法

e.g. petition Parliament to allow shops to open on Sunday

向国会请愿要求准许星期日营业

2. petition for sth: ask earnestly or humbly for sth

请求或恳求某事

e.g. petition for divorce, i.e. ask a court of law to grant a divorce

请求批准离婚

e.g. petition for a retrial in the light of new evidence

根据新证据请求重审

引申：

Petitioner

(n.)

person who petitions, esp. in a court of law

请愿人；（尤指）原告，上诉人

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