v.祈求,请求,请愿( petition的过去式和过去分词 );(向法庭)请求,申请;
例句:
She petitioned her neighbor to turn down the radio.
她请求邻居把收音机关小点声.
The people petitioned to be allowed to return to their island.
人民请求回到岛上去.
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.