A petition is a document signed by a lot of people which asks a government or other official group to do a particular thing.
例句
We recently presented the government with a petition signed by 4,500 people.最近我們向政府遞交了有4,500人簽名的請愿書。
N-COUNT
上訴；（對法庭的）請求
A petition is a formal request made to a court of law for some legal action to be taken.
例句
His lawyers filed a petition for all charges to be dropped...他的律師提請撤銷所有指控。The court rejected their petition.法庭駁回了他們的上訴。
VERB
祈求；請求；請愿
If you petition someone in authority, you make a formal request to them.
例句
...couples petitioning for divorce...申請離婚的夫婦All the attempts to petition the Congress had failed...所有向國會請愿的努力均告失敗。
英漢詞典釋義
n.
(許多人簽名的向當權者提出某種要求的)請愿書
Everyone signed the petition to the County Council for a new school in our village.大家在致縣委會的請愿書上簽了名, 要求在我們村里辦一所新學校。
vi.
祈求；請求；請愿
Local residents have successfully petitioned against the siting of a prison in their area.當地居民反對在區內興建監獄的請愿獲得了成功。The group intends to petition Parliament for reform of the law.這個團體準備請求誶修改法律。Parents petitioned the school to review its admission policy.家長請愿懇求學校修訂招生政策。
英英詞典釋義
Noun
1. a formal message requesting something that is submitted to an authority
2. reverent petition to a deity
Verb
1. write a petition for something to somebody; request formally and in writing