petitioning
v. 祈求,請求,請願( petition的現在分詞 ); (向法庭)請求,申請
A petition is a document signed by a lot of people which asks a government or other official group to do a particular thing.
We recently presented the government with a petition signed by 4,500 people.
最近我們向政府遞交了有4,500人簽名的請願書。
A petition is a formal request made to a court of law for some legal action to be taken.
His lawyers filed a petition for all charges to be dropped...
他的律師提請撤銷所有指控。
The court rejected their petition.
法庭駁回了他們的上訴。
If you petition someone in authority, you make a formal request to them.
...couples petitioning for divorce...
申請離婚的夫婦
All the attempts to petition the Congress had failed...
所有向國會請願的努力均告失敗。
She's petitioning to regain custody of the child.
她請求重獲孩子的監護權。
I reminded the committee that we were petitioning for the guarantee of a loan.
我提醒委員會,我們懇請要得到一筆貸款的保證.
Obviously no reason available for petitioning compulsory licensing.
明顯不具備請求強制許可的理由.
How sorrowfully their cries echo! It'seems that they are petitioning us asylum and protection.
人心的不足,使你失去一切,你的鳴叫,如此的悲哀,似乎告訴人們,愛護我們 吧,保護我們吧.