"petitioning" in Chinese (Simplified)

• 请愿
• 正式请求

Definition

正式向权威提出请求或申诉，通常是书面形式，要求得到某事或实现改变。

Usage Notes (Chinese (Simplified))

多为正式用语，常见于集体行动，如 'petitioning the government'。常见搭配有 'petitioning for change'。与‘乞求’不同，它强调有组织、有礼貌的正式请求，通常有签名。

Examples

They are petitioning the school for better lunches.

他们正在为更好的午餐向学校**请愿**。

The workers are petitioning for higher salaries.

工人们正在为提高工资而**请愿**。

We are petitioning the city council to fix the park.

我们正在向市议会**请愿**修缮公园。

Fans have been petitioning the studio for a sequel for years.

粉丝们多年来一直在向工作室**请愿**拍续集。

He started petitioning his landlord for repairs after another leak.

又一次漏水后，他开始向房东**请愿**进行修理。

Students are petitioning to have more vegetarian options on the menu.

学生们正在**请愿**要求菜单有更多素食选项。