petition的意思|示意
n. 请愿书,请愿,请求,上诉状
vi. 祈求,请求,请愿
vt. (向法庭)申诉
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petition的用法详解
Petition是英文单词,属于动词,意为恳求、提出请求或上书,常被用于构成 petition for / against sth.和 petition to do sth.等句型。
一、petition for / against sth.
表示“为/反对某物提出请求”,如:
She has petitioned for a pay rise. 她提出要求加薪。
They petitioned against the change. 他们反对这项变更。
二、petition to do sth.
表示“要求做某事”,如:
They petitioned the government to increase spending on education. 他们要求政府增加教育支出。
He petitioned to have his sentence reduced. 他要求减刑。
三、petition sb.
表示“向某人请求”,如:
The citizens petitioned the president for help. 居民们向总统恳求求助。
The victims petitioned the court for compensation. 受害者向法庭提出赔偿请求。
以上只是petition的几种常见用法,有时可以按照实际需求结合语境进行创新用法。但无论如何,petition的使用总是要求请求、提出请求的意思。
petition相关短语
1、 file a petition 提交请愿书
petition相关例句
All the attempts to petition the Congress had failed...
所有向国会请愿的努力均告失败。
柯林斯高阶英语词典
They have added their names to a petition to tackle airbrushed images of glamorous celebrities.
他们已经联名提交了诉状,要求处理这些已经经过修饰的光鲜夺目的名人的形象.
期刊摘选
The petition was ordered to lie on the table.
该请愿书奉命暂搁一边,以后讨论.
期刊摘选
Jill volunteered to organize a petition.
吉尔自告奋勇组织请愿。
...couples petitioning for divorce...
申请离婚的夫妇
柯林斯高阶英语词典
The townspeople sent a petition to the government asking for electric light for the town.
市民向政府递交请愿书,要求为该市安装电灯.
《现代英汉综合大词典》
They turned in a petition with 80 000 signatures.
他们递交了一份有8万人签名的请愿书。
Thousands of citizens subscribed the petition.
几千名公民在请愿书上签名.
《现代英汉综合大词典》