petitioned

英 [pəˈtɪʃnd]

美 [pəˈtɪʃnd]

v.  祈求; 请求; 请愿; (向法庭)请求，申请
petition的过去分词和过去式

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

• Several organizations petitioned the government for the release of the political prisoners.
  好几个组织上书政府，请求释放政治犯。
• Environmental groups that petitioned to protect polar bears, arguing that warming threatened their habitat, said they would go court to ensure a timely decision.
  呼吁保护北极熊的环保组织争辩说，气候变暖威胁了它们的生境，他们要到法院去，要求确保得到一个及时的保护决定。
• The mayors of two towns petitioned the President to stop sending their sons to Vietnam.
  两个城镇的市长向总统请愿，要求停止把他们的青年派往越南。
• In early January, Mr Yan, who has launched shareholder lawsuits against listed companies, petitioned the finance ministry to release details about expenditure in 2008 and the budget for this year.
  1月上旬，曾代表股东对一些上市公司提起诉讼的严义明，请求财政部公布2008年支出和今年预算的细节。
• We petitioned His Majesty for sanction.
  我们向陛下请求批准。
• The people petitioned to be allowed to return to their island.
  人民请求回到岛上去。
• They petitioned the government to reconsider its decision.
  他们请求政府重新考虑其决定。
• I had to beg her pardon. The condemned man petitioned the government for clemency.
  被判刑的囚犯请求政府宽恕他。
• 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获得了成功。
• Although settlers petitioned to be allowed to buy and own the land they were tilling, so that they could pay taxes instead of rent, the Dutch rulers refused.
  虽然新居民请求土地的买卖，而他们以税代替租金，但荷兰人拒绝了。