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。

Villagers petitioned the local authority to provide better bus services.

村民请愿要求地方当局提供更好的公共汽车服务。