claim
claim
verb
claim to fame
claimable
adjective
语源
verb
- [reporting verb]state or assert that something is the case, typically without providing evidence or proof
自称，声称，断言
[with clause]the Prime Minister claimed that he was concerned about Third World debt.
首相声称他很关心第三世界债务。
[with direct speech]‘I'm entitled to be conceited,’ he claimed.
“我有资格骄傲，”他自称道。
[with obj.]not every employee is eligible to claim unfair dismissal.
不是每个雇员都有资格声称遭到了不公平的解雇。
■[with obj.]assert that one has gained or achieved (something)
声称已获得（某物）
his supporters claimed victory in the presidential elections.
他的支持者们声称在总统选举中已获胜。
■[with obj.]formally request or demand; say that one owns or has earned (something)
要求；索取；认领
if no one claims the items, they will become Crown property.
如果无人认领这些物件，它们就将成为王室（国有）财产。
■[with obj.]make a demand for (money) under the terms of an insurance policy
（遵照保险单条款）索赔（钱财）
she could have claimed the cost through her insurance.
她本可以通过保险索赔。
[no obj.]the premiums are reduced by fifty per cent if you don't claim on the policy.
如果你不提出保险索赔，保险金将会减半。
■call for (someone's notice and thought)
需要，值得（注意，思考）
a most unwelcome event claimed his attention.
一件极不受欢迎的事情让他觉得需予以注意。
■cause the loss of (someone's life)
使丧失（生命）
- an assertion of the truth of something, typically one which is disputed or in doubt
（尤指对有争议或疑问的事）主张，断言
[with clause]he was dogged by the claim that he had CIA links.
他因有人声称他与中央情报局有联系而感到困扰。
history belies statesmen's claims to be in charge of events.
历史证明政治家自称能控制事态的进程是虚假的。
■(亦作 statement of claim)a statement of the novel features in a patent
专利新特征申明 - a demand or request for something considered one's due
要求（权利）
the court had denied their claims to asylum.
法庭否决了他们的避难要求。
■an application for compensation under the terms of an insurance policy
（遵照保险单条款的）索赔
■a right or title to something
（对某物的）权利，所有权，要求权
they have first claim on the assets of the trust.
他们对这笔信托财产有第一所有权。
■(亦作 mining claim)a piece of land allotted to or taken by someone in order to be mined
（分配、取得的）采矿地
claim to fame
- a reason for being regarded as unusual or noteworthy
与众不同之处，值得注意之处；成名的原因
the town's only claim to fame is that it is the birthplace of Elgar.
小镇所以成名的惟一原因是它是埃尔加的出生地。
claimable
adjective
语源
- Middle English: from Old French claime (noun), clamer (verb), from Latin clamare 'call out'
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