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

• The defendant's lawyer petitioned for a new trial.
  被告律师请求重新开庭审理。
• 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。
• She petitioned for divorce on account of the breakdown of their marriage.
  她以婚姻关系破裂为由申请离婚。
• They petitioned the mayor to take immediate measures.
  他们陈情市长立即采取措施。
• He petitioned for a retrial in camera.
  他请求重新不公开审理此案。
• They petitioned for pardon.
  他们请愿要求赦免。
• 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。
• In every stage of these oppressions we have petitioned for redress in the most humble terms: our repeated petition have been answered only by repeated injury.
  在遭受这些压迫的每一阶段，我们都曾以最谦卑的言辞吁请予以纠正。而我们一次又一次的情愿，却只是被报以一次又一次的伤害。
• Thrillingly, you petitioned the President and Trustees and won: Now guys can make both bathrooms on every dorm floor equally disgusting.
  令人振奋的是，你们为此向校长和校董们请愿并且获胜，如今大家可以把每一间宿舍的两个卫生间都弄得一样让人恶心了。
• The condemned man petitioned me governor for clemency.
  被判刑的人上书州长请求慈悲。