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claim

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n.(根据权利提出)要求,要求权,主张,要求而得到的东西 vt.(根据权利)要求,认领,声称,主张,需要

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claim为短语/超纲词汇   词频:889

词形变化:

名词:claimer 动词过去式:claimed 过去分词:claimed 现在分词:claiming 第三人称单数:claims 形容词:claimable

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claim=to cry(大叫) 变化型 clam

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demand  due  interest  require  right  title  disclaim  surrender    

claim


/kleɪm; klem/
v
1 (a) [Tn] demand or request (sth) because it is or one believes it is one's right or one's property 要求或索要(某事物)(因是应得的权利或财物)
*claim diplomatic immunity, the protection of the law, etc 要求外交豁免、法律保护等
* After the Duke's death, his eldest son claimed the title. 公爵死後, 其长子要求继承爵位.
* She claims ownership (ie says she is the rightful owner) of the land. 她对这块土地的产权提出要求(称她是合法所有人).
* claim an item of lost property 认领丢失的财物
* (fig 比喻) Gardening claims (ie takes up) much of my time in the summer. 夏天, 园艺工作需要(占去)我大量时间.
(b) [I, Ipr, Tn] ~ (for sth) demand (money) under an insurance policy, as compensation, etc 凭保险单要求赔偿(款项); 索赔
*Have you claimed (the insurance) yet? 你索取(保险金)了吗?
* You can always claim on the insurance. 反正出了事可按保险索赔.
* claim for damages 要求损害赔偿金.
2 [Tn, Tf, Tt] state or declare (sth) as a fact (without being able to prove it); assert 声称; 宣称; 断言
*claim knowledge (ie to have knowledge) of sth 自称知道某事
* After the battle both sides claimed victory. 战斗结束後, 双方均宣称获胜.
* She claims (that) she is related to the Queen/claims to be related to the Queen. 她声称和女王有亲属关系.
3 [Tn] (of things) need (sth); deserve (指事物)需要, 值得
*important matters claiming one's attention值得注意的重要事情.
4 [Tn] (of a disaster, an accident, etc) cause the loss or death of (sb) (指灾难、事故等)使(某人)失踪或死亡
*The earthquake claimed thousands of lives/victims. 地震夺去数以千计的[人]罹难者的生命.
5 (phr v) claim sth back ask for sth to be returned 要回某物; 索回
*You can claim your money back if the goods are damaged. 货物有损坏, 可以要求退钱.

/kleɪm; klem/
n
1 [C]
(a) ~ (for sth) demand for a sum of money (as insurance, compensation, a wage increase, etc) 索款(作为保险金、赔偿、增薪等)
*put in/make a claim for damages, a pay rise, etc 提出损害赔偿、增薪等要求.
(b) sum of money demanded 索要的金额
*That's a very large claim! 索要的是一大笔钱!
2 [C, U] ~ (to sth); ~ (on sb/sth) right to sth 对某事物的权利
*His claim to ownership is invalid. 他的所有权是无效的.
* a claim to the throne 对获得王位的权利
* You have no claim on (ie no right to ask for) my sympathy. 你没有要我同情的权利.
* His only claim to fame (ie The only remarkable thing about him) is that he once met Stalin. 他唯一出风头的事是他与斯大林有一面之缘.
3 [C] statement of sth as a fact; assertion 称某事为事实的陈述; 声称; 断言
*Nobody believed his claim that he was innocent/to be innocent. 他说他清白, 谁也不相信.
4 [C] thing claimed, esp a piece of land 索要之物(尤指土地).
5 (idm 习语) lay claim to sth
(a) state that one has a right to sth 声称对某事物有权利
*lay claim to an inheritance, an estate, a property, etc 声称对遗产、产业、财产等有权利.
(b) (usu negative 通常作否定) state that one has knowledge, understanding, a skill, etc 自称有知识、智力、技能等
*I lay no claim to being an expert economist. 我决不自命为经济学专家. stake a/one's claim => stake.
1. But the claim made by a local authority to recover the cost of salvaging a sunken pie dish must surely be unique.
    但某地当局为打捞一只焙制馅饼的盘子提出索赔,倒是件新鲜的事儿。

2. For me and a classmate (and maybe for some who read this account), the experience made a common claim come alive.
    只是,对于我和我的一位同学(也许还有哪些看到这篇报道的人)而言, 这项活动使一个人皆知之的观点变得真真切切了。

3. This may seem a paradoxical claim to make at a time when mankind is so much preoccupied with weapons of destruction.
    在人类如此全力贯注于毁灭性武器的时代,这看来可能是一种自相矛盾的主张。

4. He can fairly claim to have more.
    他可以正当地要求多给些。

5. It is not uncommon to hear that a shipping company has made a claim for the cost of salvaging a sunken ship.
    航运公司为打捞沉船的费用提出要求,这并非奇闻。

6. I make no claim to be a paragon.
    我绝不认为自己是完人.

7. I supported my original claim with evidence : a brief but pertinent history of my work experience.
    我用证据支持我最初的声言:我工作经验的一个简短但相关的历史。

8. I have priority over you in my claim.
    我的请求比你优先。

9. It is not uncommon to hear that a shipping company has made a claim for the cost of salvaging a sunken ship.
    航运公司为打捞沉船而提出索赔,这是常有的事,

10. Fishermen and sailors sometimes claim to have seen monsters in the sea.
    渔夫和水手们有时声称自己看到过海里的妖怪。

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