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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.

1. 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。

2. 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。

3. '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。

4. He claims a 70 to 80 per cent success rate.

   他声称成功率有七到八成。

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声称;断言

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

1. 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。

2. 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。

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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.

1. 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。

2. He was too modest to claim the credit.

   他太谦逊，不愿意邀功。

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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.

1. 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。

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主张;要求

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

1. 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。

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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.

1. Zhuang claimed the record in 54.64 seconds...

   庄创下了54.64秒的纪录。

2. 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。

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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.

1. She'd no claims on him now...

   现在他不欠她什么了。

2. 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。

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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.

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

   需要她关注的人已经很多了。

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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.

1. 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。

2. 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。

3. 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。

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(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.

1. 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。

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(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.

1. 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。

2. 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。

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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.

1. 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。

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声称拥有

If you lay claim to something you do not have, you say that it belongs to you.

1. 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。

1

表示真实性

say sth is true

2

宣称；声称；断言

to say that sth is true although it has not been proved and other people may not believe it

3

他声称他未得到公正的申述机会。

He claims (that) he was not given a fair hearing.

4

我不敢自称为专家。

I don't claim to be an expert.

5

科学家们宣称攻克癌症已有重大的突破。

Scientists are claiming a major breakthrough in the fight against cancer.

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据说有些医生每周工作80小时。

It was claimed that some doctors were working 80 hours a week.

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要求合法权利

demand legal right

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要求（拥有）；索取；认领

to demand or ask for sth because you believe it is your legal right to own or to have it

9

许多失物从未被认领。

A lot of lost property is never claimed.

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他要求政治避难。

He claimed political asylum.

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金钱

money

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索要；索取

to ask for money from the government or a company because you have a right to it

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他无权要求领取失业救济金。

He's not entitled to claim unemployment benefit.

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她因受伤向公司要求获得损害赔偿金。

She claimed damages from the company for the injury she had suffered.

15

你本可以从你的保险中索取旅馆住房费。

You could have claimed the cost of the hotel room from your insurance.

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你可按你的保险索赔你遗忘在火车上的大衣。

You can claim on your insurance for that coat you left on the train.

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注意；思考

attention/thought

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引起（注意）

to get or take sb's attention

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一件最讨厌的事情需要他去考虑。

A most unwelcome event claimed his attention.

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获得；赢得

gain/win

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获得；赢得；取得

to gain, win or achieve sth

22

她终于成了那支队的队员。

She has finally claimed a place on the team.

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导致死亡

cause death

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灾难、事故等

of a disaster, an accident, etc.

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夺走，夺去（生命）

to cause sb's death

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那次撞车事故导致三人死亡。

The car crash claimed three lives.

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索回；要回

to ask or demand to have sth returned because you have a right to it

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你可以要求退回购物时缴纳的税款。

You can claim back the tax on your purchases.

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表示真实

saying sth is true

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声明；宣称；断言

a statement that sth is true although it has not been proved and other people may not agree with or believe it

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这名歌手已否认那家杂志有关她要离开乐队的说法。

The singer has denied the magazine's claim that she is leaving the band.

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合法权利

legal right

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（尤指对财产、土地等要求拥有的）所有权

a right that sb believes they have to sth, especially property, land, etc.

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他们无权索要那块土地。

They had no claim on the land.

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她为这本书的成功立了头功。

She has more claim to the book's success than anybody (= she deserves to be praised for it) .

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钱款

for money

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（尤指向公司、政府等）索款，索赔

a request for a sum of money that you believe you have a right to, especially from a company, the government, etc.

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你可按保险单索赔。

You can make a claim on your insurance policy.

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提出领取津贴的要求

to put in a claim for an allowance

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要求2 000英镑的索赔

a claim for lb2 000

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你的费用一定要在月底以前办理报销。

Make sure your claims for expenses are submitted by the end of the month.

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提高工资3%的要求

a three per cent pay claim

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填写索赔表格。

Complete a claim form (= an official document which you must use in order to request money from an organization) .

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一举出名的事；成名的一件事

one thing that makes a person or place important or interesting

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他的出名主要是因为他曾经是首相的中学同学。

His main claim to fame is that he went to school with the Prime Minister.

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对某人有…的要求权

to have the right to demand time, attention, etc. from sb

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声称对…的拥有权；提出对…的所有权

to state that you have a right to own sth

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（表示不能做某事）自认为不

used when you are saying that you cannot do sth

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我自认为不懂现代艺术。

I make no claim to understand modern art.

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以上各词均表示未经证实的说法。

These are all words for a statement that sth is true, although it has not been proved.

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指声明、宣称、断言

a statement that sth is true, although it has not been proved

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指无证据的说法、指控

( rather formal ) a public statement that is made without giving proof, accusing sb of doing sth that is wrong or illegal

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指明确肯定、断言

( rather formal ) a statement of sth that you strongly believe to be true, although it has not been proved

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用claim还是assertion？

claim or assertion?

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如果对所谈问题存疑是因为看法不同，而非因与事实不符，用assertion：

When the point in doubt is a matter of opinion, not fact, use assertion .

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如果所谈问题是事实，用任何一词均可。assertion比claim语气稍强，且更正式。

When you are talking about a matter of fact you can use either word; an assertion may be slightly stronger than a claim and it is a more formal word.

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尤指争论中的看法、观点

( formal ) a belief or opinion that you express, especially in an argument

1

demand for something as rightful or due

例子:

1. they struck in support of their claim for a shorter work day

2

an informal right to something

例子:

1. his claim on her attentions
2. his title to fame

近义词: title

3

an established or recognized right

例子:

1. a strong legal claim to the property
2. he had no documents confirming his title to his father's estate
3. he staked his claim

近义词: title

4

an assertion of a right (as to money or property)

例子:

1. his claim asked for damages

5

an assertion that something is true or factual

例子:

1. his claim that he was innocent
2. evidence contradicted the government's claims

6

a demand especially in the phrase "the call of duty"

近义词: call

7

take as an undesirable consequence of some event or state of affairs

例子:

1. the accident claimed three lives
2. The hard work took its toll on her

近义词: take,exact

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assert or affirm strongly;state to be true or existing

例子:

1. He claimed that he killed the burglar

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lay claim to;as of an idea

例子:

1. She took credit for the whole idea

近义词: take

10

ask for legally or make a legal claim to, as of debts, for example

例子:

1. They claimed on the maximum allowable amount

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demand as being one's due or property;assert one's right or title to

例子:

1. He claimed his suitcases at the airline counter
2. Mr. Smith claims special tax exemptions because he is a foreign resident

近义词: lay claim,arrogate