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claim

英  [kleɪm]
    

[NOUN, VERB]

    NOUN. 名词

  • claims

    1. [C 可数名词] 索赔

    If you make a claim, you officially apply to the government, an insurance company, or other organization for money because you think you are entitled to it according to their rules.

    双语例句

    例：

    Last time we made a claim on our insurance, they paid up really quickly.

    上次我们依据保险提出索赔时，他们赔付得很快。

    2. [C 可数名词] 索要

    A claim is a demand for money or other benefits from your employers because you think you deserve or need them.

    双语例句

    例：

    They are making substantial claims for improved working conditions.

    他们就改善工作条件提出了强烈要求。

    3. [C 可数名词] 声称

    A claim is something which someone says which they cannot prove and which may be false.

    近义词

    allegation , assertion

    双语例句

    例：

    He repeated his claim that the people of Trinidad and Tobago backed his action.

    他再三声称：特立尼达和多巴哥的人民支持他的行动。

    例：

    He rejected claims that he had affairs with six women.

    他拒不承认他与六名女子有染的说法。

    4. [C 可数名词] 索要

    A claim is a demand for something that you think you have a right to.

    双语例句

    例：

    Rival claims to Macedonian territory caused conflict in the Balkans.

    对马其顿领土的争夺导致了巴尔干地区的冲突。

    5. [C 可数名词] 索求权

    If you have a claim on someone or their attention, you have the right to demand things from them or to demand their attention.

    双语例句

    例：

    She had no claims on him now.

    现在她无权向他索取什么了。

    VERB. 动词

  • claims , claiming , claimed

    1. [T 及物动词] 声称

    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.

    近义词

    maintain , assert , allege

    双语例句

    例：

    He claimed that it was all a conspiracy against him.

    他声称这完全是一个针对他的阴谋。

    例：

    A man claiming to be a journalist threatened to reveal details about her private life.

    一个自称是记者的男人威胁要公开她的私生活细节。

    例：

    He claims a 70 to 80 per cent success rate.

    他声称成功率为70至80。

    2. [T 及物动词] 声称（对某事负责或应得荣誉）

    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.

    双语例句

    例：

    An underground organization has claimed responsibility for the bomb explosion.

    一个地下组织已声称对炸弹爆炸事件负责。

    3. [T 及物动词] 索取

    If you claim something, you try to get it because you think you have a right to it.

    双语例句

    例：

    Now they are returning to claim what was theirs.

    现在他们回来索要原本属于他们的东西。

    4. [T 及物动词] 赢得

    If someone claims a record, title, or prize, they gain or win it.

    双语例句

    例：

    Zhuang claimed the record in 54.64 seconds.

    庄创造了54.64秒的纪录。

    5. [T 及物动词] 需要

    If something or someone claims your attention, they need you to spend your time and effort on them.

    双语例句

    例：

    There is already a long list of people claiming her attention.

    已经有太多人需要她的关注了。

    6. [I 不及物动词] 索赔

    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.

    双语例句

    例：

    Some 25 per cent of the people who are entitled to claim benefits do not do so.

    大约25℅有资格申请补助的人没有提出申请。

    例：

    John had taken out insurance but when he tried to claim, the insurance company refused to pay.

    约翰拿出保险单，但当他试图索赔时，保险公司却拒绝赔付。

    7. [T 及物动词] 索要

    If you claim money or other benefits from your employers, you demand them because you think you deserve or need them.

    双语例句

    例：

    The union claimed a rise worth four times the rate of inflation.

    工会要求增长4倍于通货膨胀率的工资。

    8. [T 及物动词] 夺走（生命）

    If you say that a war, disease, or accident claims someone's life, you mean that they are killed in it or by it.

    双语例句

    例：

    The civil war claimed the life of a UN interpreter yesterday.

    昨天内战夺走了一位联合国译员的生命。

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