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claim n.要求；要求权；主张；断言；声称；要求物vt.要求；请求；主张；声称；断言 (1) 这件事需要我们认真注意。(2) 出了车祸后，你向保险公司要求赔偿了吗？(3) 政府甚至不考虑他的赔款要求。(4) 他自称王位是属于他的。 A claim is when you express your right to something that belongs to you, like your medical records or the deed to your home. When you make a claim or claim something, you're demanding it or saying it’s true. People claim dependents and deductions on their taxes. In court, you could claim you deserve money from an employer who cheated you. You could claim you can juggle chainsaws. With any kind of claim, you're going to have to prove it.

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英 [kleɪm] 美 [kleɪm] (1) The matter claimed our serious attention.(2) Did you claim on the insurance after your car accident?(3) The government would not even consider his claim for money.(4) He set up a claim to the throne. When you express your right to something, you're making a claim to it, like telling your sister, "This bowl of cereal is mine." 1[VERB 动词]声称；断言 If you say that someone claims that something is true, you mean they say that it is true but you are not sure whether or not they are telling the truth.   [V that]  [V to-inf]  [V with quote]  [V n]He claimed that it was all a conspiracy against him...他声称这一切都是一场针对他的阴谋。A man claiming to be a journalist threatened to reveal details about her private life...一个自称是记者的人威胁要公开有关她的私生活的细节。'I had never received one single complaint against me,' claimed the humiliated doctor...“从来没有人投诉过我，”感到受辱的那名医生宣称。He claims a 70 to 80 per cent success rate.他声称成功率有七到八成。2[N-COUNT 可数名词]声称；断言 A claim is something which someone says which they cannot prove and which may be false.   [usu with supp]He repeated his claim that the people of Trinidad and Tobago backed his action...他再次声称，特立尼达和多巴哥的人民支持他的行动。He rejected claims that he had affairs with six women.他拒不承认他和6个女人有染的说法。3[VERB 动词]声称(负有责任或享有功劳) If you say that someone claims responsibility or credit for something, you mean they say that they are responsible for it, but you are not sure whether or not they are telling the truth.   [V n]An underground organisation has claimed responsibility for the bomb explosion...一个地下组织已经声称对这起炸弹爆炸事件负责。He was too modest to claim the credit.他太谦逊，不愿意邀功。4[VERB 动词]索取，索要(有权拥有的东西) If you claim something, you try to get it because you think you have a right to it.   [V n]Now they are returning to claim what was theirs.如今他们回来索取本属于他们的东西。5[N-COUNT 可数名词]主张；要求 A claim is a demand for something that you think you have a right to.   [oft N to n]Rival claims to Macedonian territory caused conflict in the Balkans.多方主张拥有对马其顿的领土主权，结果在巴尔干地区引发了冲突。6[VERB 动词]取得，获得，赢得(纪录、冠军或奖励) If someone claims a record, title, or prize, they gain or win it.   [V n]  [JOURNALISM 新闻]Zhuang claimed the record in 54.64 seconds...庄创下了54.64秒的纪录。Steffi Graf claimed a fourth Wimbledon title in 1992.施特菲·格拉芙于1992年第4次赢得温布尔登桂冠。7[N-COUNT 可数名词]权利；要求权 If you have a claim on someone or their attention, you have the right to demand things from them or to demand their attention.   [N on n]She'd no claims on him now...现在他不欠她什么了。He was surrounded by people, all with claims on his attention.他被人们团团围住，个个都要他把注意力放在自己身上。8[VERB 动词]需要，要求(花时间或精力) If something or someone claims your attention, they need you to spend your time and effort on them.   [V n]There is already a long list of people claiming her attention.需要她关注的人已经很多了。9[VERB 动词]索要，索取，申领(钱) If you claim money from the government, an insurance company, or another organization, you officially apply to them for it, because you think you are entitled to it according to their rules.   [V n]  [V]  [V for n]  [oft N for n]Some 25 per cent of the people who are entitled to claim State benefits do not do so...有权申领政府补贴的人当中，约有25%没有提出申请。John had taken out redundancy insurance but when he tried to claim, he was refused payment...约翰办理过失业保险，可是当他去索赔时却遭拒付。They intend to claim for damages against the three doctors.他们打算向那3位医生索要损害赔偿。Claim is also a noun....the office which has been dealing with their claim for benefit...受理他们申领补助的办事处Last time we made a claim on our insurance they paid up really quickly.上次我们申领保险赔付的时候，他们给付得非常爽快。10[VERB 动词](向雇主)索要，索取，讨要(钱、福利) If you claim money or other benefits from your employers, you demand them because you think you deserve or need them.   [V n]The union claimed a pay rise worth four times the rate of inflation.工会要求按照通货膨胀率的4倍提高工资。Claim is also a noun.They are making substantial claims for improved working conditions...他们强烈要求改善工作环境。Electricity workers have voted for industrial action in pursuit of a pay claim.电工们已经投票决定采取劳工行动以增加工资。11[VERB 动词](战争、疾病、事故)夺去(生命)，导致(死亡) If you say that a war, disease, or accident claims someone's life, you mean that they are killed in it or by it.   [V n]  [FORMAL 正式]The civil war claimed the life of a U.N. interpreter yesterday...昨天，内战夺去了一位联合国译员的生命。Heart disease is the biggest killer, claiming 180,000 lives a year.心脏病是头号杀手，每年夺去18万条生命。12See also:no claims；  13[PHRASE 短语]成名之举；成名之作 Someone's claim to fame is  something quite important or interesting that they have done or that is connected with them.   [claim inflects]Barbara Follett's greatest claim to fame is that she taught Labour MPs how to look good on television.芭芭拉·福利特最出名的事就是她教工党议员如何在电视上拥有良好形象。14[PHRASE 短语]声称拥有 If you lay claim to something you do not have, you say that it belongs to you.   [V inflects]  [FORMAL 正式]Five Asian countries lay claim to the islands.5个亚洲国家声称对那些岛屿拥有主权。15 to stake a claim→see: stake；

英语单词	claim
英美音标	英 [kleɪm] 美 [kleɪm]
中文释义	n.要求；要求权；主张；断言；声称；要求物 vt.要求；请求；主张；声称；断言
英语例句	(1) The matter claimed our serious attention. (2) Did you claim on the insurance after your car accident? (3) The government would not even consider his claim for money. (4) He set up a claim to the throne.
中文例句	(1) 这件事需要我们认真注意。 (2) 出了车祸后，你向保险公司要求赔偿了吗？ (3) 政府甚至不考虑他的赔款要求。 (4) 他自称王位是属于他的。
vocabulary简明	When you express your right to something, you're making a claim to it, like telling your sister, "This bowl of cereal is mine."
vocabulary扩展	A claim is when you express your right to something that belongs to you, like your medical records or the deed to your home. When you make a claim or claim something, you're demanding it or saying it’s true. People claim dependents and deductions on their taxes. In court, you could claim you deserve money from an employer who cheated you. You could claim you can juggle chainsaws. With any kind of claim, you're going to have to prove it.
柯林斯解释	1 [VERB 动词]声称；断言 If you say that someone claims that something is true, you mean they say that it is true but you are not sure whether or not they are telling the truth. [V that] [V to-inf] [V with quote] [V n] He claimed that it was all a conspiracy against him... 他声称这一切都是一场针对他的阴谋。 A man claiming to be a journalist threatened to reveal details about her private life... 一个自称是记者的人威胁要公开有关她的私生活的细节。 'I had never received one single complaint against me,' claimed the humiliated doctor... “从来没有人投诉过我，”感到受辱的那名医生宣称。 He claims a 70 to 80 per cent success rate. 他声称成功率有七到八成。 2 [N-COUNT 可数名词]声称；断言 A claim is something which someone says which they cannot prove and which may be false. [usu with supp] He repeated his claim that the people of Trinidad and Tobago backed his action... 他再次声称，特立尼达和多巴哥的人民支持他的行动。 He rejected claims that he had affairs with six women. 他拒不承认他和6个女人有染的说法。 3 [VERB 动词]声称(负有责任或享有功劳) If you say that someone claims responsibility or credit for something, you mean they say that they are responsible for it, but you are not sure whether or not they are telling the truth. [V n] An underground organisation has claimed responsibility for the bomb explosion... 一个地下组织已经声称对这起炸弹爆炸事件负责。 He was too modest to claim the credit. 他太谦逊，不愿意邀功。 4 [VERB 动词]索取，索要(有权拥有的东西) If you claim something, you try to get it because you think you have a right to it. [V n] Now they are returning to claim what was theirs. 如今他们回来索取本属于他们的东西。 5 [N-COUNT 可数名词]主张；要求 A claim is a demand for something that you think you have a right to. [oft N to n] Rival claims to Macedonian territory caused conflict in the Balkans. 多方主张拥有对马其顿的领土主权，结果在巴尔干地区引发了冲突。 6 [VERB 动词]取得，获得，赢得(纪录、冠军或奖励) If someone claims a record, title, or prize, they gain or win it. [V n] [JOURNALISM 新闻] Zhuang claimed the record in 54.64 seconds... 庄创下了54.64秒的纪录。 Steffi Graf claimed a fourth Wimbledon title in 1992. 施特菲·格拉芙于1992年第4次赢得温布尔登桂冠。 7 [N-COUNT 可数名词]权利；要求权 If you have a claim on someone or their attention, you have the right to demand things from them or to demand their attention. [N on n] She'd no claims on him now... 现在他不欠她什么了。 He was surrounded by people, all with claims on his attention. 他被人们团团围住，个个都要他把注意力放在自己身上。 8 [VERB 动词]需要，要求(花时间或精力) If something or someone claims your attention, they need you to spend your time and effort on them. [V n] There is already a long list of people claiming her attention. 需要她关注的人已经很多了。 9 [VERB 动词]索要，索取，申领(钱) If you claim money from the government, an insurance company, or another organization, you officially apply to them for it, because you think you are entitled to it according to their rules. [V n] [V] [V for n] [oft N for n] Some 25 per cent of the people who are entitled to claim State benefits do not do so... 有权申领政府补贴的人当中，约有25%没有提出申请。 John had taken out redundancy insurance but when he tried to claim, he was refused payment... 约翰办理过失业保险，可是当他去索赔时却遭拒付。 They intend to claim for damages against the three doctors. 他们打算向那3位医生索要损害赔偿。 Claim is also a noun. ...the office which has been dealing with their claim for benefit... 受理他们申领补助的办事处 Last time we made a claim on our insurance they paid up really quickly. 上次我们申领保险赔付的时候，他们给付得非常爽快。 10 [VERB 动词](向雇主)索要，索取，讨要(钱、福利) If you claim money or other benefits from your employers, you demand them because you think you deserve or need them. [V n] The union claimed a pay rise worth four times the rate of inflation. 工会要求按照通货膨胀率的4倍提高工资。 Claim is also a noun. They are making substantial claims for improved working conditions... 他们强烈要求改善工作环境。 Electricity workers have voted for industrial action in pursuit of a pay claim. 电工们已经投票决定采取劳工行动以增加工资。 11 [VERB 动词](战争、疾病、事故)夺去(生命)，导致(死亡) If you say that a war, disease, or accident claims someone's life, you mean that they are killed in it or by it. [V n] [FORMAL 正式] The civil war claimed the life of a U.N. interpreter yesterday... 昨天，内战夺去了一位联合国译员的生命。 Heart disease is the biggest killer, claiming 180,000 lives a year. 心脏病是头号杀手，每年夺去18万条生命。 12 See also:no claims ； 13 [PHRASE 短语]成名之举；成名之作 Someone's claim to fame is something quite important or interesting that they have done or that is connected with them. [claim inflects] Barbara Follett's greatest claim to fame is that she taught Labour MPs how to look good on television. 芭芭拉·福利特最出名的事就是她教工党议员如何在电视上拥有良好形象。 14 [PHRASE 短语]声称拥有 If you lay claim to something you do not have, you say that it belongs to you. [V inflects] [FORMAL 正式] Five Asian countries lay claim to the islands. 5个亚洲国家声称对那些岛屿拥有主权。 15 to stake a claim→see: stake ；

Claim [V N Verb 动词 Ed S Attention