petition

词性和词义

1. 请愿书，申请书

2. 请愿，申请

3. 抗议书

1. 请愿，申请

2. 正式请求，恳求

3. 抗议

1. 请愿的，申请的

2. 抗议的

词语辨析

petition和application都可以指“申请”，但application更常用于申请工作、学校等正式场合，而petition则更常用于申请政府或组织采取某种行动。

词汇扩充

1. file a petition：提出申请

2. sign a petition：签署请愿书

3. online petition：网络请愿

4. petition drive：请愿运动

近义词

1. appeal：呼吁，恳求

2. request：请求，要求

3. entreaty：恳求

4. suit：起诉

反义词

1. grant：批准

2. accept：接受

柯林斯词典解释

名词

1. A petition is a written request signed by a lot of people, asking someone in authority to do something or change something.

2. A petition is a formal request for something, most commonly addressed to a government or legislature.

动词

1. If you petition someone in authority, you make a formal request to them.

2. If you petition an organization or group of people, you ask them to do something by making a formal written request.

牛津词典解释

名词

1. A petition is a formal written request, typically one signed by many people, appealing to authority in respect of a particular cause.

2. A petition is a formal written request to a court for judicial action in a suit.

动词

1. Petition means to present a formal request to (an authority) with respect to a particular cause.

2. Petition means to make or present a formal request to (an authority, especially a court or the emperor).

用法

1. They petitioned the council for a new building.

2. She started a petition to save the local library.

3. The organization is petitioning against the new law.

4. The students petitioned the university president for lower tuition fees.

例句

1. She started a petition to save the local library.她发起了一份请愿书，以挽救当地的图书馆。
2. They petitioned the council for a new building.他们向市政府申请修建一座新楼。
3. The organization is petitioning against the new law.该组织正在抗议这项新法律。
4. The students petitioned the university president for lower tuition fees.学生们向大学校长请愿降低学费。
5. They have launched a petition drive to ban plastic bags.他们发起了一场禁用塑料袋的请愿运动。
6. He filed a petition with the court to gain custody of his children.他向法庭提出申请，争取获得孩子的抚养权。
7. The citizens signed a petition demanding better public transportation.市民签署了一份要求改善公共交通的请愿书。
8. The mayor received a petition from the local residents.市长收到了当地居民的请愿书。
9. They petitioned the company for fair treatment of workers.他们向公司请愿，要求公平对待工人。
10. He decided to petition the court for a retrial.他决定向法庭申请复审。
11. They organized an online petition to protest against the new policy.他们组织了一场网络请愿，抗议新政策。
12. The students held a rally and presented a petition to the school board.学生们举行了一次集会，并向学校董事会提交了一份请愿书。
13. A group of activists submitted a petition asking for stricter environmental regulations.一群活动人士提交了一份请愿书，要求加强环境监管。
14. The workers petitioned their employer for better working conditions.工人们向雇主请愿，要求改善工作条件。
15. The organization collected thousands of signatures for their petition.该组织收集了数千个签名支持他们的请愿书。
16. The petition was addressed to the President, requesting a change in the immigration policy.这份请愿书是致总统的，要求改变移民政策。
17. She decided to petition the court for custody of her child.她决定向法庭申请获得对孩子的抚养权。
18. The students organized a petition drive to protest against the proposed tuition increase.学生们组织了一场请愿运动，抗议拟议中的学费上涨。
19. The organization launched an online petition to gather support for their cause.该组织发起了一场网络请愿，以争取支持他们的事业。
20. After months of protests, the government finally agreed to consider the petition.经过数月的抗议，政府最终同意考虑这份请愿书。
21. They signed a petition asking for a ban on single-use plastics.他们签署了一份请愿书，要求禁止使用一次性塑料制品。