Petition
[ pi'tiʃən ]
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n. 请愿书，;请愿，请求;上诉状;
vi. 祈求，请求;请愿;
vt. （向法庭）申诉;
📝 例句
They petitioned the Government for the release of the political prisoners.
他们向政府请愿要求释放政治犯。
She has filed a petition for divorce.
她已向法院申请离婚。
A thousand people signed the petition.
一千人在请愿书上签了名。
The number of signers of the petition for a new school snowballed.
要求增设新学校而签名的人象滚雪球似的越来越多。
They presented a petition to the governor.
他们向总督递交了一份请愿书.
🌱 联想助记
【记】※ 谐音“派替身”:派替身去请愿
※ pet-宠物,I-我,tion-谐音“神”:为了得到宠物我向神递交了请愿书
※ pet-宠儿,it-IT业,ion-离子:高考时宠儿们纷纷向家长请求报考IT业或等离子电视制造业
✅ 同义词
🔴 反义词
🔤 词根
-pet-表示“寻求”
📖 牛津释义
petition
n
~ (to sb)
1 formal written request, esp one signed by many people appealing to sb in authority 请愿书
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
get up a petition about sth 就某事徵集签名请愿.
2 (law 律) formal application made to a court （向法院呈交的）诉状.
3 (fml 文) earnest request, esp to God; prayer 祈求; （尤指向上帝的）祈祷. petition, v
1 [Dn.pr, Dn.t]
~ sb (for sth) make a formal request to sb (for sth) （为某事）向某人祈求或请愿
petition the government for a change in the immigration laws 向政府请愿要求修改移民法
petition Parliament to allow shops to open on Sunday 向国会请愿要求准许商店星期日营业.
2 [Ipr] ~ for sth ask earnestly or humbly for sth 请求或恳求某事
(law 律) petition for divorce, ie ask a court of law to grant a divorce 请求批准离婚
petition for a retrial in the light of new evidence 根据新证据请求重审. petitioner/-FEnE(r); -FEnL/ n person who petitions, esp in a court of law 请愿人; （尤指）原告, 上诉人.
🎯 考研助记
批提升（谐音）：批准提升，要交 申请书 pet(追求)+i(我)+tion(名缀):追在我后面- 请愿 网友：马胜敏 补充：宠物(pet)举着火把(i)向神(tion)请愿
🔁 扩展释义
*[pi'tiʃәn]n. 请愿, 诉状, 陈情书, 申请, 祈求, 祷文vt. 正式请求, 恳求, 请愿vi. 正式请求, 恳求, 请愿【经】 请求, 申诉相关词组: petition sb to do sth petition for sth petition to be allowed to do sth petition sb for sth
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The towers are further apart at the top than at the base, but this is no mistake.
两座塔楼的楼顶之间的距离比楼底之间的距离要大一些，但是这并不是错误。
It took great imagination as well as patience for Annie to teach me to speak.
教我说话需要极大的想像力和耐心。
The wagging dance of the honey bee, therefore, did show the direction of a feeding place.
如果喂食地点背离太阳，摇摆舞的直线部分就朝下。因此，蜜蜂的摇摆舞的确表示喂食点的方向。