The custodial parent petitioned the court forpayment of the arrears

监护人向法院请求支付欠款

[with obj. and infinitive]the islanders petitioned the government to help them leave St Kilda.

圣基尔达岛岛民请求政府帮助他们撤离该岛。

We petitioned for an early end to the fighting.

我们请求早些结束战斗。

The defendant's lawyer petitioned for a new trial.

被告律师请求重新开庭审理。

They petitioned for an early end to the fighting .

他们上书请求早日结束战争。

But she can be petitioned... by a process surprisingly like prayer.

但是可以向她请求…方法其实跟祷告差不多。

But she can be petitioned. . . by a process surprisingly like prayer.

但是可以向她请求…方法其实跟祷告差不多。

And so I petitioned. I sent out impassioned pleas for support. But it didn't work.

于是我发起了请愿。我慷慨陈词，请求他人支持。但并没有用。

More than a thousand economists petitioned Hoover not to sign the Smoot-Hawley bill.

一千多个经济学家上书请求胡佛不要签署斯姆特-霍利法案。

More than a thousand economists petitioned Hoover not to sign the Smoot -Hawley bill.

一千多个经济学家上书请求胡佛不要签署斯姆特-霍利法案。