| 单词 | laying claim |
| 释义 | laying claim (once / 50295 pages) n WORD FAMILY laying claim: laying claims+/lay claim: laying claim, lays claim USAGE EXAMPLESShe began moving pots and pans around, theatrically, as though she were laying claim to them anew, restaking her territory, now that she was back. Khaled Hosseini, A Thousand Splendid Suns(2007) Iraq’s government is also working to deflect political forces such as Iran and Turkey from laying claim to Sunni territory. Wall Street Journal(Nov 02, 2016) Laying claim to one of these exclusive cars doesn’t come easy. Wall Street Journal(Sep 27, 2016) n the act of taking possession of or power over something Syn|Hyper assumption acquisition the act of contracting or assuming or acquiring possession of something |
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