claim
- v.宣称;声称;获得;要求(拥有);引起（注意）;索取;认领;断言;索要;夺走，夺去（生命）
- n.(尤指向公司、政府等)索款，索赔;宣称;声明;(尤指对财产、土地等要求拥有的)所有权;断言
复数： claims 过去式： claimed 现在分词： claiming 过去分词： claimed 第三人称单数： claims
claimverb
表示真实性 say sth is true
宣称；声称；断言
to say that sth is true although it has not been proved and other people may not believe it
He claims (that) he was not given a fair hearing.
他声称他未得到公正的申述机会。
I don't claim to be an expert.
我不敢自称为专家。
Scientists are claiming a major breakthrough in the fight against cancer.
科学家们宣称攻克癌症已有重大的突破。
It was claimed that some doctors were working 80 hours a week.
据说有些医生每周工作80小时。
要求合法权利 demand legal right
要求（拥有）；索取；认领
to demand or ask for sth because you believe it is your legal right to own or to have it
A lot of lost property is never claimed.
许多失物从未被认领。
He claimed political asylum.
他要求政治避难。
金钱 money
索要；索取
to ask for money from the government or a company because you have a right to it
He's not entitled to claim unemployment benefit.
他无权要求领取失业救济金。
She claimed damages from the company for the injury she had suffered.
她因受伤向公司要求获得损害赔偿金。
You could have claimed the cost of the hotel room from your insurance.
你本可以从你的保险中索取旅馆住房费。
You can claim on your insurance for that coat you left on the train.
你可按你的保险索赔你遗忘在火车上的大衣。
注意；思考 attention/thought
引起（注意）
to get or take sb's attention
A most unwelcome event claimed his attention.
一件最讨厌的事情需要他去考虑。
获得；赢得 gain/win
获得；赢得；取得
to gain, win or achieve sth
She has finally claimed a place on the team.
她终于成了那支队的队员。
导致死亡 cause death
夺走，夺去（生命）
to cause sb's death
The car crash claimed three lives.
那次撞车事故导致三人死亡。
索回；要回
to ask or demand to have sth returned because you have a right to it
You can claim back the tax on your purchases.
你可以要求退回购物时缴纳的税款。
noun
表示真实 saying sth is true
声明；宣称；断言
a statement that sth is true although it has not been proved and other people may not agree with or believe it
The singer has denied the magazine's claim that she is leaving the band.
这名歌手已否认那家杂志有关她要离开乐队的说法。
合法权利 legal right
（尤指对财产、土地等要求拥有的）所有权
a right that sb believes they have to sth, especially property, land, etc.
They had no claim on the land.
他们无权索要那块土地。
She has more claim to the book's success than anybody (= she deserves to be praised for it) .
她为这本书的成功立了头功。
钱款 for money
（尤指向公司、政府等）索款，索赔
a request for a sum of money that you believe you have a right to, especially from a company, the government, etc.
You can make a claim on your insurance policy.
你可按保险单索赔。
to put in a claim for an allowance
提出领取津贴的要求
a claim for £2 000
要求2 000英镑的索赔
Make sure your claims for expenses are submitted by the end of the month.
你的费用一定要在月底以前办理报销。
a three per cent pay claim
提高工资3%的要求
Complete a claim form (= an official document which you must use in order to request money from an organization) .
填写索赔表格。
one thing that makes a person or place important or interesting
他的出名主要是因为他曾经是首相的中学同学。
His main claim to fame is that he went to school with the Prime Minister.
to have the right to demand time, attention, etc. from sb
to state that you have a right to own sth
used when you are saying that you cannot do sth
我自认为不懂现代艺术。
I make no claim to understand modern art.
These are all words for a statement that sth is true, although it has not been proved.以上各词均表示未经证实的说法。
a statement that sth is true, although it has not been proved指声明、宣称、断言
( rather formal ) a public statement that is made without giving proof, accusing sb of doing sth that is wrong or illegal指无证据的说法、指控
( rather formal ) a statement of sth that you strongly believe to be true, although it has not been proved指明确肯定、断言
When the point in doubt is a matter of opinion, not fact, use assertion . |
When you are talking about a matter of fact you can use either word; an assertion may be slightly stronger than a claim and it is a more formal word. |
( formal ) a belief or opinion that you express, especially in an argument尤指争论中的看法、观点
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VERB 声称;断言
If you say that someone claims that something is true, you mean they say that it is true but you are not sure whether or not they are telling the truth.He claimed that it was all a conspiracy against him...
他声称这一切都是一场针对他的阴谋。
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N-COUNT 声称;断言
A claim is something which someone says which they cannot prove and which may be false.He repeated his claim that the people of Trinidad and Tobago backed his action...
他再次声称，特立尼达和多巴哥的人民支持他的行动。
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VERB 声称(负有责任或享有功劳)
If you say that someone claims responsibility or credit for something, you mean they say that they are responsible for it, but you are not sure whether or not they are telling the truth.An underground organisation has claimed responsibility for the bomb explosion...
一个地下组织已经声称对这起炸弹爆炸事件负责。
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VERB 索取，索要(有权拥有的东西)
If you claim something, you try to get it because you think you have a right to it.Now they are returning to claim what was theirs.
如今他们回来索取本属于他们的东西。
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N-COUNT 主张;要求
A claim is a demand for something that you think you have a right to.Rival claims to Macedonian territory caused conflict in the Balkans.
多方主张拥有对马其顿的领土主权，结果在巴尔干地区引发了冲突。
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VERB 取得，获得，赢得(纪录、冠军或奖励)
If someone claims a record, title, or prize, they gain or win it.Zhuang claimed the record in 54.64 seconds...
庄创下了54.64秒的纪录。
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N-COUNT 权利;要求权
If you have a claim on someone or their attention, you have the right to demand things from them or to demand their attention.She'd no claims on him now...
现在他不欠她什么了。
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VERB 需要，要求(花时间或精力)
If something or someone claims your attention, they need you to spend your time and effort on them.There is already a long list of people claiming her attention.
需要她关注的人已经很多了。
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VERB 索要，索取，申领(钱)
If you claim money from the government, an insurance company, or another organization, you officially apply to them for it, because you think you are entitled to it according to their rules.Some 25 per cent of the people who are entitled to claim State benefits do not do so...
有权申领政府补贴的人当中，约有25%没有提出申请。
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VERB (向雇主)索要，索取，讨要(钱、福利)
If you claim money or other benefits from your employers, you demand them because you think you deserve or need them.The union claimed a pay rise worth four times the rate of inflation.
工会要求按照通货膨胀率的4倍提高工资。
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VERB (战争、疾病、事故)夺去(生命)，导致(死亡)
If you say that a war, disease, or accident claims someone's life, you mean that they are killed in it or by it.The civil war claimed the life of a U.N. interpreter yesterday...
昨天，内战夺去了一位联合国译员的生命。
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PHRASE 成名之举；成名之作
Someone's claim to fame is something quite important or interesting that they have done or that is connected with them.Barbara Follett's greatest claim to fame is that she taught Labour MPs how to look good on television.
芭芭拉·福利特最出名的事就是她教工党议员如何在电视上拥有良好形象。
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PHRASE 声称拥有
If you lay claim to something you do not have, you say that it belongs to you.Five Asian countries lay claim to the islands.
5个亚洲国家声称对那些岛屿拥有主权。
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to stake a claim→ see:stake
noun
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- demand for something as rightful or due
- they struck in support of their claim for a shorter work day
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- an informal right to something
- his claim on her attentions
- his title to fame
- Synonym: title
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- an established or recognized right
- a strong legal claim to the property
- he had no documents confirming his title to his father's estate
- he staked his claim
- Synonym: title
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- an assertion of a right (as to money or property)
- his claim asked for damages
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- an assertion that something is true or factual
- his claim that he was innocent
- evidence contradicted the government's claims
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- a demand especially in the phrase "the call of duty"
- Synonym: call
verb
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- take as an undesirable consequence of some event or state of affairs
- the accident claimed three lives
- The hard work took its toll on her
- Synonym: take exact
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- assert or affirm strongly;state to be true or existing
- He claimed that he killed the burglar
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- lay claim to;as of an idea
- She took credit for the whole idea
- Synonym: take
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- ask for legally or make a legal claim to, as of debts, for example
- They claimed on the maximum allowable amount
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- demand as being one's due or property;assert one's right or title to
- He claimed his suitcases at the airline counter
- Mr. Smith claims special tax exemptions because he is a foreign resident
- Synonym: lay claim arrogate
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The situation remains confused as both sides claim success .
由于双方均宣称获胜，形势依然不明朗。
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Leading scientists claim breast-fed babies are intellectually brighter .
主流科学家宣称母乳喂养的婴儿更聪明。
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They claim to be the party of law and order .
他们声称自己是重视治安问题的政党。
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You can make a claim on your insurance policy .
你可按保险单索赔。
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I make no claim to understand modern art .
我自认为不懂现代艺术。
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You must submit your claim within a reasonable time .
你必须在适当的时间内提出要求。
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The government is claiming the high ground in the education debate .
政府在教育辩论中处于有利地位。
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This product claims to firm your body in six weeks .
这个产品据称能在六周内使身体强壮。
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They claim to have a 40 % worldwide market share .
他们声称占有全球40%的市场。
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She claimed her problems were down to the media .
她声称她的问题是媒体造成的。
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I find it interesting that she claims not to know him .
她声称不认识他，我觉得真是耐人寻味。
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She has finally claimed a place on the team .
她终于成了那支队的队员。
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Can you claim for the loss on your insurance ?
你能向你投保的公司要求赔偿这一损失吗？
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With five previous claims , he 's now a bad insurance risk .
由于已有了五次索赔要求，他现在是一位风险很大的被保险人。
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A lot of lost property is never claimed .
许多失物从未被认领。
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You could have claimed the cost of the hotel room from your insurance .
你本可以从你的保险中索取旅馆住房费。
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I 'll leave you to verify whether these claims are true .
我让你来查核这些说法是否属实。
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He claims he was not given a fair hearing .
他声称他未得到公正的申述机会。
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The figures clearly show that her claims are false .
这些数字清楚地表明，她的说法是错误的。
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You can claim back the tax on your purchases .
你可以要求退回购物时缴纳的税款。
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One reason doctors take temperatures is to cover themselves against negligence claims .
医生测量体温的一个原因是免得被指玩忽职守而遭受索赔。
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They had no claim on the land .
他们无权索要那块土地。
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This court case could open a Pandora 's box of similar claims .
这宗诉讼案会为类似的索赔开启潘多拉魔盒。
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They claim that some computer games encourage violent behaviour in young children .
他们声称有些电脑游戏助长儿童的暴力行为。
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It was claimed that some doctors were working 80 hours a week .
据说有些医生每周工作80小时。
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There 's not a scrap of evidence to support his claim .
没有丝毫证据支持他的说法。
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She has more claim to the book 's success than anybody .
她为这本书的成功立了头功。
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Both countries feel they have territorial claims to the islands .
两个国家都认为对这些岛屿拥有主权。
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Scientists are claiming a major breakthrough in the fight against cancer .
科学家们宣称攻克癌症已有重大的突破。
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They claimed they were political refugees and not economic migrants .
他们宣称自己是政治难民，不是经济移民。
指公开而郑重地宣布某事，通常用于正式场合。
The government has declared a state of emergency.
该政府已宣布进入紧急状态。
The US administration declared war on Japan in 1941.
美国政府于1941年对日本宣战。
通常用于正式宣布消息、决定、计划等。
The government announced the discovery of another large oilfield at the bottom of the sea.
政府宣布在海底发现了另一个大油田。
Jack and Susan announced that they would get married the next Saturday.
杰克和苏珊宣布他们下周六结婚。
指声称拥有某物、某事属实、对某事负责。
He claimed that he owned the house.
他声称拥有这栋房子。
She claimed to have seen me crying.
她声称看见我哭了。
The group claimed responsibility for the event.
该组织声称对这一事件负责。
指官方宣布重大政治事件，如国家独立、国王等的即位。
The President proclaimed the independence of the Republic of South Sudan.
总统宣布南苏丹独立。
The young princess was later proclaimed queen.
年轻的公主后来被宣布为女王。
通常用被动语态，指通过报刊或其他媒介向公众公布信息。
New traffic rules will be published next month.
下个月将颁布新的交通法规。
The latest employment figures will be published tomorrow morning.
最新的就业数据将于明早公布。
指强烈要求某事物，尤用于认为自己有权这么做时。
The workers demanded a break between 9:50 and 10:10.
工人们要求9点50分到10点10分之间为休息时间。
He demanded a clear answer from the board.
他要求董事会给出一个明确答复。
She demanded to know who was in charge of this action.
她要求知道谁负责这次行动。
指要求某人提供帮助、建议、信息等。
You are asking too much!
你要求过分了！
He was so busy that he had to ask for help.
他太忙了，不得不请求帮助。
The chairman asked for an explanation.
主席要求给出解释。
指因有权得到某事物而公开提出要求。
Most of those who claimed asylum were refugees.
那些申请政治避难者大多数都是难民。
The bank claimed payment from Susan.
银行要求苏珊付款。
They claimed losses from the express company.
他们就这次损失向那家快递公司提出赔偿要求。
指出于责任或常理而要求某人做某事，含期待之意。
The officer expected the policemen to wear police uniforms.
军官要求警察都穿警服。
This young couple expects a lot of their child.
这对年轻的夫妇对他们的孩子期望很高。
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