VERB 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.
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。
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。
'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。
He claims a 70 to 80 per cent success rate. 他声称成功率有七到八成。
N-COUNT 声称;断言 A claim is something which someone says which they cannot prove and which may be false.
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。
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。
VERB 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.
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。
He was too modest to claim the credit. 他太谦逊,不愿意邀功。
VERB 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.
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。
N-COUNT 主张;要求 A claim is a demand for something that you think you have a right to.
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。
VERB 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.
Zhuang claimed the record in 54.64 seconds... 庄创下了54.64秒的纪录。
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。
N-COUNT 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.
She'd no claims on him now... 现在他不欠她什么了。
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。
VERB 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.
There is already a long list of people claiming her attention. 需要她关注的人已经很多了。
VERB 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.
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。
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。
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。
Claim is also a noun.
...the office which has been dealing with their claim for benefit... 受理他们申领补助的办事处
Last time we made a claim on our insurance they paid up really quickly. 上次我们申领保险赔付的时候,他们给付得非常爽快。
VERB (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.
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。
Claim is also a noun.
They are making substantial claims for improved working conditions... 他们强烈要求改善工作环境。
Electricity workers have voted for industrial action in pursuit of a pay claim. 电工们已经投票决定采取劳工行动以增加工资。
VERB (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.
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。
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。
He claimed that his parents had abandoned him 他声称父母遗弃了他。
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。
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。
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。
He claimed that the businessman had conned him of £ 10,000 他声称那个商人骗了他1万英镑。
They claimed the government had been deceitful 他们声称政府一直存心欺骗。
The radio station claimed that 87,000 'reactionaries' had been eliminated. 广播电台声称已经消灭了87,000名“反动分子”。
He claimed the government had entrapped him into doing something that he would not have done otherwise. 他声称政府诱使他做了他本不会做的事。
One group claimed to have executed the American hostage 一个组织声称已经处决了那名美国人质。
She claimed they'd been in love, but I sensed she was only saying this to save face. 她宣称他们相恋了,但我感到她这么说只是想挽回面子。
He claimed that he had been framed by the police. 他声称自己被警察设计陷害了。
He claimed Mr Brooke had been guilty of a 'gross error of judgment' 他宣称布鲁克先生犯有“判断失误的重大过错”。
He has claimed he can levitate 他声称自己可以悬浮在空中。
He claimed the articles were libellous and damaging to the interests of the team. 他声称那些文章造谣诽谤,对全队的利益造成了损害。
Wit Wolzek claimed the legislation could impinge on privacy, self determination and respect for religious liberty 威特·沃尔泽克声称这项法律可能会对隐私权和自主权造成侵犯,并破坏对宗教自由的尊重。
He claimed that he had been misquoted and he threatened to sue the magazine for libel 他声称自己的话被错误地引用,并威胁说要以诽谤罪起诉这家杂志。
We claimed a refund from the association, but they would not pay up. 我们要求该协会退款,但是他们不肯付钱。
He had sought to obtain payment of a sum which he had claimed was owed to him. 他声称别人欠他一笔钱,他在想方设法讨要回来。
He claimed he ploughed all his money into his antique business. 他声称把所有的钱都投进了自己的古董生意。
She even claimed the couple's daughter was possessed by the devil 她甚至宣称那对夫妇的女儿被魔鬼附了体。
He claimed his case would be prejudiced if it became known he was refusing to answer questions. 他声称如果大家都知道他拒绝回答问题,就会对他的案件抱有成见。
He claimed he had no prior knowledge of the protest 他声称自己事先并不知道这次抗议的事。
He claimed the title after beating the American Sean Moran in a run-off at Bradford. 他在布拉德福德的决胜赛中打败美国人肖恩·莫兰之后获得了冠军。
The serial killer claimed to have killed 400 people. 那名连环杀手声称已经杀了400人。
He claimed he had been set up after drugs were discovered at his home 在他家里发现毒品后,他声称自己是被人陷害的。
They claimed to have shot down one incoming missile 他们声称击落了一枚来犯的导弹。
The win completed a treble for them – they already claimed a league and cup double this year. 此役获胜成就了他们的三冠王——此前他们已经拿下了今年的联赛和杯赛双料冠军。
'The whole incident was whitewashed,' he claimed yesterday. “整个事件都已经被粉饰过了,”他昨日声称。
Somebody has falsely claimed the watch. 有人冒领了那只手表。