petition
英 /pəˈtɪʃən/ 美 /pəˈtɪʃən/
- n. 请愿书A formal written request, often supported by many people's signatures.
- v. 向…请愿；正式请求To formally ask an authority to do something.
Our neighbours signed a petition to save the playground.
邻居们在请愿书上签名，希望保住这座游乐场。
Residents submitted a petition asking the council to improve public transport in areas outside the city centre.
居民提交了请愿书，要求市政委员会改善市中心以外地区的公共交通。
搭配
sign a petition 在请愿书上签名submit a petition 提交请愿书petition for reform 请愿要求改革
辨析提示
动词常用petition somebody to do something。
词族
petitioner (n.)
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