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petitioning

/pəˈtɪʃənɪŋ/ /piˈtɪʃənɪŋ/

Meanings
verb

请愿，恳请。

To make a request to, commonly in written form.

Examples :

"The villagers petitioned the council to demolish the dangerous building."
村民们向议会请愿，要求拆除那栋危楼。
politics government law action demand writing communication right

Related Words

Illustration petitioned

petitioned verb

/pəˈtɪʃənd/ /piˈtɪʃənd/

请愿，上书

"The villagers petitioned the council to demolish the dangerous building."

村民们向议会请愿，要求拆除那栋危楼。

Illustration building

building noun

/ˈbɪl.dɪŋ/

建造，建设。

"The building of the bridge will be completed in a couple of weeks."

这座桥的建造工程将在几周内完工。

Illustration petition

petition noun

/pəˈtɪ.ʃən/

请愿书， 诉状

"The students submitted a petition to the principal, asking for more recess time. "

学生们向校长递交了一份请愿书，要求增加课间休息时间。

Illustration villagers

villagers noun

/ˈvɪlɪdʒərz/ /ˈvɪlɪdʒɚz/

村民，乡民

"The villagers helped rebuild the school after the storm. "

风暴过后，村民们一起帮忙重建学校。

Illustration demolish

demolish verb

/dəˈmɒl.ɪʃ/

摧毁，拆毁。

"They demolished the old mill and put up four townhouses."

他们拆毁了旧磨坊，盖起了四栋联排别墅。

Illustration supplies

supplies noun

/səˈplaɪz/

供给，供应品

"supply and demand"

供给与需求

Illustration commonly

commonly adverb

/ˈkɒmənli/ /ˈkɑmənli/

通常，一般，普遍地

"People commonly eat breakfast before going to school. "

人们通常在上学前吃早餐。

Illustration request

request noun

/ɹɪˈkwɛst/

请求，要求.

"My request for a longer lunch break at work was denied. "

我请求在工作时能有更长午休时间的请求被拒绝了。

Illustration council

council noun

/ˈkaʊn.səl/

理事会，委员会.

"The student council organized a fundraising event for the school library. "

学生会组织了一场为学校图书馆募捐的活动。

Illustration successful

successful adjective

/səkˈsɛsfl̩/

成功，顺利，有成效。

"a successful use of medicine;  a successful experiment;  a successful enterprise"

对症下药，药到病除；实验非常顺利，获得了预期的结果；这家企业经营有方，获得了巨大的成功。

Illustration dangerous

dangerous adjective

/ˈdeɪnd͡ʒ(ə)ɹəs/ /ˈdeɪnd͡ʒəɹəs/

危险的， hazardous 的

"Railway crossings without gates are highly dangerous."

没有栏杆的铁路道口非常危险。

Illustration written

written verb

/ˈɹɪtn̩/

书写，写作

"The pupil wrote his name on the paper."

学生在纸上写下了他的名字。