petition

中文意思

n. 請願書
Thousands of residents signed the petition to save the local park from being built over.
數千名居民簽署了這份請願書，希望能拯救當地的公園免於被改建。
n. 訴狀
The lawyer filed a divorce petition to the court on behalf of his client.
律師代表他的當事人向法院遞交了離婚訴狀。
v. 請願
Students decided to petition the university for better library opening hours during exam week.
學生們決定在考試週期間向大學請願，要求延長圖書館的開放時間。
v. 正式祈求
The villagers gathered at the temple to petition God for rain after months of drought.
經歷數個月的乾旱後，村民們聚集在廟裡正式祈求上天降雨。