| 单词 | claim |
| 释义 | claim —claimable, adj. —claimless, adj. /klaym/, v.t. 1. to demand by or as by virtue of a right; demand as a right or as due: to claim an estate by inheritance. 2. to assert and demand the recognition of (a right, title, possession, etc.); assert one's right to: to claim payment for services. 3. to assert or maintain as a fact: She claimed that he was telling the truth. 4. to require as due or fitting: to claim respect. v.i. 5. to make or file a claim: to claim for additional compensation. n. 6. a demand for something as due; an assertion of a right or an alleged right: He made unreasonable claims on the doctor's time. 7. an assertion of something as a fact: He made no claims to originality. 8. a right to claim or demand; a just title to something: His claim to the heavyweight title is disputed. 9. something that is claimed, esp. a piece of public land for which formal request is made for mining or other purposes. 10. a request or demand for payment in accordance with an insurance policy, a workers' compensation law, etc.: We filed a claim for compensation from the company. 11. lay claim to, to declare oneself entitled to: I have never laid claim to being an expert in tax laws. [1250-1300; (v.) ME claimen < AF, OF claimer < L clamare to cry out; (n.) ME < AF, OF cla(i)me, n. deriv. of the v.] Syn. 1. See demand. 6. request, requisition, call. |
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