petitioned

英 [pəˈtɪʃnd]

美 [pəˈtɪʃnd]

v. 祈求; 请求; 请愿; (向法庭)请求，申请
petition的过去分词和过去式

柯林斯词典

N-COUNT 请愿书
Apetitionis a document signed by a lot of people which asks a government or other official group to do a particular thing.
1. We recently presented the government with a petition signed by 4,500 people.
  最近我们向政府递交了有4,500人签名的请愿书。
N-COUNT 上诉；（对法庭的）请求
Apetitionis a formal request made to a court of law for some legal action to be taken.
1. His lawyers filed a petition for all charges to be dropped...
  他的律师提请撤销所有指控。
2. The court rejected their petition.
  法庭驳回了他们的上诉。
VERB 祈求；请求；请愿
If youpetitionsomeone in authority, you make a formal request to them.
1. ...couples petitioning for divorce...
  申请离婚的夫妇
2. All the attempts to petition the Congress had failed...
  所有向国会请愿的努力均告失败。
3. Twenty-five of his supporters petitioned him to restore the monarchy...
  他的拥护者中有25个人请求他复辟。
4. She's petitioning to regain custody of the child.
  她请求重获孩子的监护权。

They petitioned city hall to provide more social housing.
他们向市政厅提交请愿书，要求提供更多的社会住房。
She petitioned for divorce on account of the breakdown of their marriage.
她以婚姻关系破裂为由申请离婚。
Last year Bettencourt-Meyers petitioned courts to investigate reported$ 1.4 billion worth of cash and gifts that her mother allegedly gave Banier.
去年，她的女儿将她告上了法庭，因为她送给男朋友价值14亿美元的现金和礼物。
I had to beg her pardon. The condemned man petitioned the government for clemency.
被判刑的囚犯请求政府宽恕他。
Local residents have successfully petitioned against the siting of a prison in their area.
当地居民反对在区内兴建监狱的请愿获得了成功。
Environmental groups that petitioned to protect polar bears, arguing that warming threatened their habitat, said they would go court to ensure a timely decision.
呼吁保护北极熊的环保组织争辩说，气候变暖威胁了它们的生境，他们要到法院去，要求确保得到一个及时的保护决定。
He petitioned for a retrial in camera.
他请求重新不公开审理此案。
The defendant's lawyer petitioned for a new trial.
被告律师请求重新开庭审理。
They petitioned for pardon.
他们请愿要求赦免。
They petitioned the mayor to take immediate measures.
他们陈情市长立即采取措施。