petition for
collocation为…请愿
They petitioned for a new school in the area.
他们请愿在该地区建一所新学校。
请愿；正式书面请求
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请愿；正式书面请求
to formally ask a person in authority for something, especially by writing and signing a document
The residents petitioned the city council for a new park.
居民们请愿市议会修建一个新的公园。
向主权或政治权威提出请求。
To make a petition to (a sovereign or political authority).
为某事向某人写请愿书；正式书面请求
write a petition for something to somebody; request formally and in writing
petition
Base
原形
petitions
3rd person
第三人称单数
petitioning
-ing
现在分词
petitioned
Past
过去式
petitioned
Past participle
过去分词
They petition the government for change.
他们向政府请愿要求改变。
She petitioned the court last week.
她上周向法庭请愿了。
We have petitioned the committee several times.
我们已经向委员会请愿了好几次。
规则动词
They are petitioning the government to lower taxes.
他们正在请愿政府降低税收。
We should petition the school board for more funding.
我们应该向学校董事会请愿争取更多资金。
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为…请愿
They petitioned for a new school in the area.
他们请愿在该地区建一所新学校。
反对…请愿
Residents petitioned against the construction of the factory.
居民们请愿反对工厂的建设。
向政府请愿
Activists petitioned the government to take action on climate change.
活动人士向政府请愿，要求就气候变化采取行动。
向法院请愿
The lawyer petitioned the court for a retrial.
律师向法院请求重审。
请求做某事
They petitioned to have the decision overturned.
他们请求推翻这一决定。
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想象你的宠物（pet）用爪子递上一份请愿书（petition）
正式；多用于法律、政治或社会请愿场合。
Words like 'competition' and 'repetition' truly rhyme with 'petition' (all end with /tɪʃən/). 'Definition', 'position', 'tradition', and 'condition' share the /ɪʃən/ ending but have different preceding consonants, so they do not rhyme exactly.
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