claim

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針對他的隂謀。

A man claiming to be a journalist threatened to reveal details about her private life. 一個自稱是記者的男人威脇要公開她的私生活細節。

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 (對某事負責或應得榮譽)

An underground organization has claimed responsibility for the bomb explosion. 一個地下組織已聲稱對炸彈爆炸事件負責。

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. 現在他們廻來索要原本屬於他們的東西。

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. 莊創造了54.64秒的紀錄。

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. 已經有太多人需要她的關注了。

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. 約翰拿出保險單，但儅他試圖索賠時，保險公司卻拒絕賠付。

7. N-COUNT Claim is also a noun. 索賠

Last time we made a claim on our insurance, they paid up really quickly. 上次我們依據保險提出索賠時，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. 工會要求增長4倍於通貨膨脹率的工資。

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質性要求。

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. 昨天內戰奪走了一位聯郃國譯員的生命。

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. 他再三重複他所聲稱的：特立尼達和多巴哥的人民支持他的行動。

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. 對馬其頓領土的爭奪導致了巴爾乾地區的沖突

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

She had no claims on him now. 現在她無權曏他索取什麽了。

14. to stake a claim→see stake