n.[C]

1. 請願；請願書[（+for/against）]
   A thousand people signed the petition.

   一千人在請願書上簽了名。

2. 請求，申請；（向法院遞交的）申請書[（+for）]
   The neighbours submitted a petition asking the town to put up traffic lights near the school.

   鄰居們正式請求市裡在學校附近設置紅綠燈。

   She has filed a petition for divorce.

   她已向法院申請離婚。

3. 祈求，祈禱

vt.

1. 向……請願；請求；祈求[（+for）][O2]
   They petitioned the Government for the release of the political prisoners.

   他們向政府請願要求釋放政治犯。

vi.

1. 請願；請求[（+for）][+to-v]
   They petitioned for pardon.

   他們請願要求赦免。

n.

1. a formal written request, typically signed by many people, appealing to authority in respect of a cause.
   ▸an appeal or request.
2. Law  an application to a court for a writ, judicial action in a suit, etc.

v.