单词 | petition |
释义 | petition /pi'tijn; ps'ti/sn/ n [C] 1 prayer; earnest request; appeal (esp a written document signed by a large number of people). 祈礼; 恳求; 请愿; (尤指多人签名的) 请愿书; 陈情书。 2 formal application made to a court of law. (向法庭呈出的) 诉状。 vt, vi 1 [VP6A, 17, 11, 14] ~ sb (for sth/to do sth/that...), make a ~ to, eg the authorities: 向 (当局等) 请呆: ~ Parliament to redress grievances. 向国会请求解除疾苦。 2 [VP3A] ~ tor. ask earnestly or humbly: 祈求; 恳求; 请求: ~ for a retrial. 藕求再审。 ~er n one who ~s, esp the plaintiff in a divorce suit. 请求人; 请愿人; 原吿 (尤指离婚诉讼的原吿) 。 |
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