claims
柯林斯詞典
1. V-T 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. 聲稱
He claimed that it was all a conspiracy against him. 他聲稱這完全是一個(gè)針對(duì)他的陰謀。
A man claiming to be a journalist threatened to reveal details about her private life. 一個(gè)自稱是記者的男人威脅要公開她的私生活細(xì)節(jié)。
2. V-T 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. 聲稱 (對(duì)某事負(fù)責(zé)或應(yīng)得榮譽(yù))
An underground organization has claimed responsibility for the bomb explosion. 一個(gè)地下組織已聲稱對(duì)炸彈爆炸事件負(fù)責(zé)。
3. V-T If you claim something, you try to get it because you think you have a right to it. 索取
Now they are returning to claim what was theirs. 現(xiàn)在他們回來(lái)索要原本屬于他們的東西。
4. V-T If someone claims a record, title, or prize, they gain or win it. 贏得[journalism]
Zhuang claimed the record in 54.64 seconds. 莊創(chuàng)造了54.64秒的紀(jì)錄。
5. V-T If something or someone claims your attention, they need you to spend your time and effort on them. 需要
There is already a long list of people claiming her attention. 已經(jīng)有太多人需要她的關(guān)注了。
6. V-T/V-I 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. 索賠
Some 25 percent of the people who are entitled to claim benefits do not do so. 大約25℅有資格索賠的人沒有那樣做。
John had taken out insurance but when he tried to claim, the insurance company refused to pay. 約翰拿出保險(xiǎn)單，但當(dāng)他試圖索賠時(shí)，保險(xiǎn)公司卻拒絕賠付。
7. N-COUNT Claim is also a noun. 索賠
Last time we made a claim on our insurance, they paid up really quickly. 上次我們依據(jù)保險(xiǎn)提出索賠時(shí)，他們賠付得很快。
8. V-T If you claim money or other benefits from your employers, you demand them because you think you deserve or need them. 索要
The union claimed a raise worth four times the rate of inflation. 工會(huì)要求增長(zhǎng)4倍于通貨膨脹率的工資。
9. N-COUNT Claim is also a noun. 索要
They are making substantial claims for improved working conditions. 他們就改善工作條件提出了實(shí)質(zhì)性要求。
10. V-T If you say that a war, disease, or accident claims someone's life, you mean that they are killed in it or by it. 奪走 (生命)[正式]
The civil war claimed the life of a U.N. interpreter yesterday. 昨天內(nèi)戰(zhàn)奪走了一位聯(lián)合國(guó)譯員的生命。
11. N-COUNT A claim is something which someone says which they cannot prove and which may be false. 聲稱
He repeated his claim that the people of Trinidad and Tobago backed his action. 他再三重復(fù)他所聲稱的：特立尼達(dá)和多巴哥的人民支持他的行動(dòng)。
12. N-COUNT A claim is a demand for something that you think you have a right to. 索要
Rival claims to Macedonian territory caused conflict in the Balkans. 對(duì)馬其頓領(lǐng)土的爭(zhēng)奪導(dǎo)致了巴爾干地區(qū)的沖突
13. N-COUNT If you have a claim on someone or their attention, you have the right to demand things from them or to demand their attention. 索求權(quán)
She had no claims on him now. 現(xiàn)在她無(wú)權(quán)向他索取什么了。
14. to stake a claim→see stake
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