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。

The mother petitioned a local court to annul the marriage, but was denied on the technical ground that she is not the "legal guardian" of the child.
为了取消这场婚姻，女孩的母亲到当地法庭申诉，却遭到了法庭所谓不是女孩“法定监护人”法律原因驳回。
We petitioned His Majesty for sanction.
我们向陛下请求批准。
The people petitioned to be allowed to return to their island.
人民请求回到岛上去。
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。
Thrillingly, you petitioned the President and Trustees and won: Now guys can make both bathrooms on every dorm floor equally disgusting.
令人振奋的是，你们为此向校长和校董们请愿并且获胜，如今大家可以把每一间宿舍的两个卫生间都弄得一样让人恶心了。
They petitioned the mayor to take immediate measures.
他们陈情市长立即采取措施。
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。
Several organizations petitioned the government for the release of the political prisoners.
好几个组织上书政府，请求释放政治犯。
The Congressman of the district must be petitioned.
必须向区国会议员申请。
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。