| 单词 | claim |
| 释义 | verb | noun claimclaim1 /kleɪm/ ●●● S1 W1 verb [transitive] 1to state that something is true, even though it has not been proven: claim (that) A later report claimed that rebels had taken control of the capital.claim to have done something He claimed to have discovered the ruins of a lost city.claim to be something Tran claims to be the leader of the gang.claim to do something The education program claims to reach two million people nationwide. The group claimed responsibility (=said officially that they were responsible) for the bombing.2to officially demand or receive money from an organization because you have a right to it: Congress intends to make welfare harder to claim. Steiner filed a lawsuit claiming damages against her former employer.3to state that you have a right to take or have something that legally belongs to you: Kashmir is claimed by both India and Pakistan. Lost items can be claimed between 10 a.m. and 4 p.m.4written if a war, accident, etc. claims lives, people die because of it: The 12-year-old civil war had claimed 1.5 million lives.5if something claims your attention or time, you have to notice it or consider it [Origin: 1300–1400 Old French clamer, from Latin clamare to cry out, shout]WORD CHOICE: claim, demand• Use claim when you are asking for money and think that there is an official reason why someone should give it to you: Poor families with children may be able to claim food stamps. You can claim certain deductions on your income tax return.• Use demand when you are asking for something strongly, but there is no official reason why someone should give it to you: He demanded a pay raise. People are demanding stricter gun control laws. verb | noun claimclaim2 ●●● S3 W2 noun [countable] 1TRUTH a statement that something is true, even though it has not been proved: Companies will be allowed to make health claims for certain food products.claim that There were claims that he had acted irresponsibly. They had made false claims about their weight-loss products. Wentworth makes no claim to literary greatness (=he does not pretend he is a good writer).dispute/deny/reject a claim A government spokesperson denied claims that the men were tortured.2MONEY a)an official request for money that you believe you have a right to: claim for claims for unemployment benefits Ms. Byrd is filing a claim for unpaid child support. You need to fill out a claim form first. b)the sum of money you request when you make a claim: They’ve paid out $30,000 in workers’ compensation claims.3somebody'S RIGHT TO something a right to have or get something such as land, a title, etc. that belongs to you: claim to their claim to their ancestral landshave a claim on/to Parents do not have a claim on their children’s wages. Both sides lay claim to (=say they have a right to own) the same land.have a claim on somebody’s love/attention/time etc. Working mothers have many claims on their time.4LAND a piece of land that contains valuable minerals: a mining claim5somebody’s/something’s claim to fame a place or person’s claim to fame is the reason he, she, or it is known about: In high school, my claim to fame was that I dated the entire basketball team. → see also jump a claim at jump1 (26), stake (out) a claim at stake2 (2) |
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