petitions

英 [pəˈtɪʃnz]

美 [pəˈtɪʃnz]

n. 请愿书; 申诉书; 申请书; 祈祷; 祈求
v. 祈求; 请求; 请愿; (向法庭)请求，申请
petition的第三人称单数和复数

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。

Parliament foolishly rejected the American petitions.
英国国会则不智地驳回了美国人的请愿。
The door of grace is always open for her petitions, and they never return empty-handed.
恩典之门总为她的恳求而开，恳求者也永不空手而归。
Our petitions have been slighted.
我们的请愿白费唇舌。
The NVC processes all approved immigrant visa petitions that require consular action.
国务院签证中心（NVC）处理所有需要领事馆办理的已被批准的移民申请。
That ye be not seduced to offer your petitions to strange gods, as saints, stocks and stones.
你不要被诱惑将奇异的神作为圣人和偶像来祈求。
Our petitions have been slighted. I'm not going to waste any more words on the subject.
我们的请愿白费唇舌。在这个问题上我不想多费唇舌了。
Next in the chart is the advertisement which drew the most individual complaints, not including petitions.
排行第二的广告是不包括请愿书在内、个人投诉最多的广告。
Grant our brothers and relatives their saving petitions and eternal life.
满全我们众弟兄亲属对救恩的期求，并赏赐他们永恒的生命。
Send it all& chain letters, jokes, and petitions.
把他们都发出去吧&不管是连锁信，笑话，还是诉状等。
It did not pass unremarked that three-quarters of the petitions were instituted by women.
3/4的请愿都是由女性发起的，这一点引起了大家的关注。