Word · Frequency #4356
petitioning
请愿；正式书面请求
petitioning is the present participle of petition.
核心释义
to formally ask a person in authority for something, especially by writing and signing a document
- 1.
向主权或政治权威提出请求。
To make a petition to (a sovereign or political authority).
- 2.
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
向主权或政治权威提出请求。；为某事向某人写请愿书；正式书面请求；正式请求；恳求；请愿
用法In use
The residents petitioned the city council for a new park.
用法提示：“petitioned”是动词过去式，表示正式请求。
They are petitioning the government to lower taxes.
用法提示：“petitioning”是现在分词，表示正在进行的正式请求。
We should petition the school board for more funding.
用法提示：“petition”是动词原形，表示提出正式请求。
petition sb/sth
后接请愿的对象，通常是政府、议会、法院等权威机构，不点明请求的具体内容。
Hundreds of people petitioned the city council.
数百人向市议会请愿。
petition sb for sth
for 引出向对方正式请求的具体事物。
They petitioned the government for lower taxes.
相关词与表达Connections
搭配Collocations
- petition for
- 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。
- petition against
- 反对…请愿
- Residents petitioned against the construction of the factory.居民们请愿反对工厂的建设。
- petition the government
- 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。
- petition the court
- 向法院请愿
- The lawyer petitioned the court for a retrial.律师向法院请求重审。
- petition to do something
学习提示Learner notes
记忆技巧Memory Tip
想象你的宠物（pet）用爪子递上一份请愿书（petition）
语境与语域Context & Register
正式；多用于法律、政治或社会请愿场合。
发音与拼写Pronunciation & Spelling
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.
用法优先级Usage priority
Collins 词频等级为 2，建议结合例句记忆，而不是只背中文释义。
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