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pe-ti-tion /pa'tijn/ noun, verb
a noun 1 ~ (against/for sth) a written document signed by a large number of people
that asks sb in a position of authority to do or change sth 请愿书：a petition against experiments on animak反对用动物做实g的请愿
45 <> The workers are getting up (= starting) a petition /or sa/ety standards.工人正发起请愿，要求提
髙安全标准。2
(/aw 律）an official document asking a court to take a particular course -of
action 申诉书；申请
45 3
(formal) a formal prayer to God or request to sb in authority祈祷；祈求
■ verb 1 ~ for/against sth | ~ sb (for sth) to make a formal request to sb in authority, especially by sending them
a petition 祈求；请求；‘愿：[V] iocaZ residents have successfully petitioned against the
siting of a prison i‘n their area.当地居民反对在区内兴建监狱的请愿成功
了。◊ 1VN]' The group
intends to petition Partiament /or re/orm o/the knv.这个团体准备请求议会修改法律。
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[VN to inf] Parents petitioned the school to review
its admission poZify.家长请愿恳求学校修订招生政策。
2 ~ (sb) (for
sth) to formally ask for sth in court、（向,法 庭）请
$，申
i: [V] to petition /or divorce 申请离婚
[also VN, VN to inf]
pe*ti-tion-er /p8'tiXan0(r)/ now/7 1 a person who organ- izes or signs a petition 请愿者 2 (/aw 律）a person who asks a court to take
a particular course of action 诉愿
人；上诉人 3 (/bmifl/) a person who makes a formal request to sb in authority 息求者「请求者
petit mal /,peti 'mael/
noun [u] a form of epilepsy that is not very serious, in which sb becomes
unconscious only for very short periods 癫痫小发作 pe-tits pois /.peti 'pwa:/ noun [pi.] (from French) young peas tharare picked
before they are full size (未成熟
时采摘的）青豌豆
'pet name noun a name you use for sb instead of their real name, as a sign of affection 昵称；爱称 pet-rel /'petrel/ noun a black and white bird that can fly over the sea a long way from land 圆尾鹱；海燕
Petri dish /'petri dij;
'piitri/ noun a shallow covered dish used for
growing.bacteria，etc. in 皮氏培养皿（■作
细菌等培养用的有盖玻璃碟）一picture O LABORATORY petri-fied /'petrifaid/ 〇〇；/'. 1 ~ (of sth)
| ~ (that ..•) extremely
frightened 非常害怕；恐慌的
FfiT! terrified： a pemyi'ed expressfon 惶恐■的表情◊ 7’fn petr^ed
o/snafces•我#别怕.命。◊ They were petr诉ed m’th jfear (=so frightened tiiat they were unable to
move or think).他们都吓呆了v。2 [only before noun] petrified trees,
insects, etc. have died and been changed into stone over a very long period of
time 石化的：…a petrified/orest 石化林
pet-rify /'petrifai/ verb (petri-fies, petri fy-ing, petri-fied, petri*fied) *1 [VN] to make sb feel extremely frightened 使吓呆；使惊呆’B1!?! terrify 2 [V, VN] to change or to make sth change into a substance like stone (使■.) ■石化 petro- /'petrau; NAmE 'petrou/ combining form (in nouns, adjectives and adverbs构七名.词、形容‘和副词j
1
connected with rocks 岩石.的：petrology 岩石'学
2
connected with petrol/gas 石油的；汽油的：petro- chemicd石油化学产品
petro.chem.ica画 /iPetraiykemikl;
/VMwf ,petrou-/ now/? any
chemical substance obtained from petroleum
oil or natural gas 石油化学产品the
petrochemfcaZ industry石油化学工业
petro-dol-lar /'petr0udDl0(r); NAmE 'petroudailar/ noun a unit of money that is used for calculating the money earned by countries
that produce and sell oil 石油美元
(计算石油生产及销售国收入的单位）
pet-r〇l /'petrel/ (6r£) (NAmE gas-oline, gas) noun [U] a liquid obtained from petroleum,
used as fuel in car engines, etc.汽油：to fill a car up with petrol 油箱装满汽4 ◊ to run out 〇/petrol用光汽油◊ the petroZ
tank 〇/a car 汽车的油箱◊ cm increase
in petroZ prices 汽油价&的上'涨◊
Zeadedt/unieadedpetroi 备铅
/ 无铅汽油一compare diesel(I)
,petrol 'blue a deep
greenish blue in colour 深蓝
绿色的：petro〖-b〖ue eyes藏蓝色的双眸►,p’etrol
'blue noun [U]
'petrol bomb noun [Br£] = Molotov cocktail pet-rol*eum /pa'trauliam;
NAmE -'trou-/ noun [U] mineral
oil that is found under the ground or the sea and is used to produce
petrol/gas, paraffin, diesel oil,
etc.石油；原油
pe.troleum 'jelly {NAmE also pet-rol-atum /.petra-
leitam/) noun,\\J] a soft clear substance obtained
from petroleum, used to heal injuries on the skin or to make machine parts move
together more smoothly 凡士林；
矿脂 SCI Vaseline
pet-rology /p0'trDlad3i; NAmE -'trail-/ noun [U] the scientific
study of how rocks are made and what they are made of岸石学
'petrol station (6ir£) (A//Amf 'gas
station) (also filling
station, 'service station /V/Am£，now/? a place at the side of a road where you take your car to
buy petrol/gas，oil, etc.汽车加油站
petti-coat /'petikeut; NAmE -kout/ noun [old-fashioned) a piece of women’s underwear like
a thin dress or skirt, worn under a dress or skirt 衬裙 HTO slip petti-fog-ging /'petrfbgiq; NAmE -fa:g-; -fa:g-/ adj. [only
before noun] {old-fashioned) paying too much attention to
unimportant details; concerned with unimportant things吹毛求疵;挑易！j的；琐碎的0021 petty pet-ting /'petirj/ noun [U] the activity of kissing and
touching sb，especially in a sexual way 亲吻抚摸；调 情：heayy petring (= sexual activity which avoids penetration) 热烈
的爱抚
'petting
zoo noun {
petty /'peti/ adj. (usually disapproving) 1 [usually
before ]smali an& unimportant小的；琐碎的次要的
minor ： petty sq:uabbZes 小口角◊ petty crime/ the/t (.= that is not very
serious).轻备罪行
/ 偷窃
o.a petty crimfnal/tWe/ 轻罪犯小由贼◊ a petty bureaucrat/official (= who does not have much power or authority，although they might
pretend t；o) /J、官僚； 小官戾 2 caring .too much about small and unimportant matters, especially when this
is unkind to other people 小气幹；狭隨的 SMALL-MINDED: HOW COUld. y〇U
be so petty?你念么那么货气呢？
_ pettiness /7〇w/?
[U]. .petty 'bourgeois now/?, 〇〇!/. = petit
bourgeois the .petty .bourgeoisie noun king.] =
petite bourgeoisie
.petty 'cash noun [u] a small amount of money kept in an office
for small payments :(办公室的）小额备用现金
.petty 'officer noun (abbr.
petu-lant /'petjulent; NAmE 'petja-/ 〇〇!/. bad-tempered and
unreasonable, especially because you cannot do or have what you want闹脾气的；爱耍子的；賭气的；
任性的►petu•丨ant.ly fldv..petu.丨ance
/，ans/ now/! [U] pe-tu-nia /pe'tjuinia; NAmE -'tu:-/ noun a garden plant with white, pink, purple or red flowers 矮牵牛，，.. pew /pju:/ now/7
a long wooden seat in a church 教堂长
椅一picture 〇 chair H»!71 ；take a 'pew! (BrE, informal, humorous) used to tell sb to sit down i
pew-ter /'pju:ta(r)/ noun [U] a grey metal made by mixing tin with lead, used especially in the past for making
cups, dishes, etc.; objects made from pewter:白 锱；锡锱；白镏制品
pey-ote /pei'auti; NAmE -'ou-/ noun 1 (also mes-cal) [C, U] a small, blue-green cactus
that contains a powerful drug that affects people’s minds 佩奧特掌（蓝绿色小仙
人掌，具致幻作用）' 2 [U] the drug that comes from this plant佩奧特碱（从佩奧特掌中提取的致幻剂）
PG /,pi: 'd3i：/ abbr. {Br£) parental
guidance. A film that has the label ‘PG’ is not suitable for children to watch
without an adult. *PG类影片，家长引导（建议家长对
儿童加以引导