petition

请愿书、陈情书、连署书

Over twenty thousand residents signed the petition against the new landfill.

超过两万名居民在反对新掩埋场的请愿书上连署。

请愿、陈情

The workers launched a petition for shorter working hours.

工人们发起请愿，要求缩短工时。

诉状、声请书法律

She filed a petition for divorce at the district court.

她向地方法院递交离婚诉状。

请愿、陈情、连署要求

Parents petitioned the city council to build a new playground.

家长向市议会陈情，要求兴建新的游乐场。

声请、呈请法律

The company petitioned the court for protection from its creditors.

该公司向法院声请保护，以免遭债权人追讨。