1 [T] claim (that);claim (to be sth) to say that sth is true, without having any proof 声称:
Colin claims the book belongs to him.科林声称这本书是他的。The woman claims to be the oldest person in Britain.这个女人自称是英国最长寿的人。
2 [I,T] claim (for sth) to ask for sth from the government, a company, etc because you think it is your legal right to have it, or it belongs to you (向政府、公司等)索求,认领:
The police are keeping the animal until somebody claims it.这头动物暂由警方看管,直至有人认领为止。Don't forget to claim for your travel expenses when you get back.回来的时候别忘了申报旅费。 (figurative 比喻)No one has claimed responsibility for the bomb attack.还没有人声称对这起炸弹袭击事件负责。
3 [T] to cause death 引致死亡:
The earthquake claimed thousands of lives.这场地震夺去了成千上万条生命。
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/kleɪm ||; klem/noun[C]
1a claim (that) a statement that sth is true, which does not have any proof 声言:
I do not believe the Government's claim that they can reduce unemployment by the end of the year.我不相信政府声称到年底可以把失业人数减少的说法。
2a claim (to sth) the right to have sth 拥有权;所有权:
You will have to prove your claim to the property in a court of law.你要在法庭上拿出证明支持你的业权。
3a claim (for sth) a demand for money that you think you have a right to, especially from the government, a company, etc 要求,索取(尤指从政府、公司等):
to make an insurance claim申领保险赔偿After the accident he decided to put in a claim for compensation.意外发生后他决定索取赔偿。
claim1/klem; kleIm/v 1 [T] to say that something is true, even though it might not be 声称﹐宣称〔某事为真〕: +(that) Evans claimed that someone tried to murder him. 埃文斯声称有人想谋杀他。claim to do/be sth There's a man at the door claiming to be your son. 门口有个人自称是你儿子。George claims to remember exactly what the gunman looked like. 乔治称他确切记得那个枪手的模样。2 [I,T] to ask for something because you have a right to have it or because it belongs to you 索取﹔认领: Elderly people can claim £10 a week heating allowance. 老年人可以申领每星期 10 英镑的暖气补贴。No one's claimed this wallet that was left behind. 没有人来认领这个遗落的钱包。3 [T] written if a war, accident etc claims lives, people die because of it【书面】〔战争﹑事故等〕夺走〔人的生命〕: Officials say the violence has claimed 21 lives. 官员说这场暴力事件夺去了 21 个人的生命。
claim2n [C] 1 a statement that something is true, even though it might not be 声称﹐指称: +that Garcia denied claims that he was involved in drug smuggling. 加西亚否认了他涉入毒品走私的说法。2 an official request for money that you think you have a right to〔根据权利而提出的〕要求﹔索赔要求: insurance claims 保险索赔+for She put in a claim for travel expenses. 她提出报销旅行费用。3 a right to have or do something〔对某物的〕所有权﹔〔做某事的〕权利: +to/on Surely they have a claim to their father's land? 他们当然有权得到他们父亲的土地吧?4 claim to fame a place's or person's claim to fame is the most important or interesting fact about them 出名的原因: His claim to fame is once having played basketball with Michael Jordan. 他之所以有点名气﹐是因为他曾和迈克尔∙乔丹打过篮球。
claimclaimclaims2noun1saying that something is true: Nobody believed his claim that he had found the money on the street.2something that you ask for because you think you have a right to it: The workers are making a claim for better pay.claimclaimclaimsclaimedclaiming1verb (claims, claiming, claimed)1to say that something is true: He claims that he did the work without help.2to ask for something because it is yours: If nobody claims the camera you found, you can have it.