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。