起诉：向法院提起诉讼，寻求法律救济。
争取：努力争取得到某物或某种情况。
... sue for a divorce 提出诉讼要求离婚 sue for damages 起诉要求赔偿损失 sue for 请求;要求 ...
... sue for a divorce 提出诉讼要求离婚 sue for damages 起诉要求赔偿损失 sue for 请求;要求 ...
... sue for a woman's hand向女子求婚 sue out a pardon求得宽赦 sue for为...提出诉讼, 诉请..., 请求; 乞求 sue out【律】请求法院而得到 (赦免, 赔偿等) ...
They intend to sue for damages.
他们打算起诉，要求赔偿损失。
The rebels were forced to sue for peace.
反叛者被迫求和。
Some banks also have a hit list of people whom they threaten to sue for damages.
一些银行还有一个他们威胁要提起损坏起诉的人员名单。
"I want to sue my parents for the rights to my own body." "Would you repeat that please?"
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It is fear, not reason, that leads us to abandon the state of nature and sue for peace.
与理性不同，恐惧让我们放弃自然状态,转而去寻求和平。
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Satan finds it ignominious and shameful to lower himself to God, to bow and sue for grace with suppliant knee and deify His power, but this kind of submission is shameful not because it's simply always shameful so to debase oneself.
撒旦认为对上帝放低身段，屈膝承欢，并认可他的力量实在是可耻的，但是这种屈从之所以是耻辱,并非是因为通常身段被贬低时会感到耻辱。
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In December Antonios fired his chief executive, who says he intends to sue for wrongful termination.
This prompted Skyhook to sue for patent infringement and unfair business practices.
Members of the Palmer family welcomed Tuesday's verdict and announced plans to sue for compensation.