petition

释义

n. 请愿, 诉状, 陈情书, 申请, 祈求, 祷文\nv. 正式请求, 恳求, 请愿 file a petition 提交请愿书

例句

Local residents have drawn up a petition to protest the hospital closure.

当地居民已草拟了一份请愿书，抗议关闭医院。

{"GEO":["AmE"],"GLOSS":["an attempt to get a lot of people to sign a petition"],"COLLOINEXA":["petition drive"]}

发动民众签名的〕请愿运动