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petitionpe·ti·tion1 /pəˈtɪʃn / noun [countable] a written document, signed by many people, that asks a government, etc. to do something请愿书◆More than 50,000 area residents signed the petition protesting against the new waste dump.5 万多名地区居民在请愿书上签名，抗议建新的垃圾场。
petitionpe·ti·tion2 /pəˈtɪʃn / verb [intransitive, transitive] - petition sb (for sth) to make a formal request to someone in authority, especially by sending him / her a petition（向当局）请愿，请求，诉求◆Local residents have successfully petitioned against the building of a prison in their area.当地居民请愿反对在区内兴建监狱，最终得偿所愿。◆The group intends to petition Congress for reform of the law.这个团体打算请求国会修改法律。◆Residents petitioned the city to rename the street.居民们请求市政府对这条街重新命名。
- petition (sb) (for sth) to formally ask for something in a court of law（向法庭）申诉，申请◆to petition for divorce申请离婚
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