| 单词 | claim |
| 释义 | claim (once / 39 pages) 1vn 2v 3n When you express your right to something, you're making a claim to it, like telling your sister, "This bowl of cereal is mine." A claim is when you express your right to something that belongs to you, like your medical records or the deed to your home. When you make a claim or claim something, you're demanding it or saying it’s true. People claim dependents and deductions on their taxes. In court, you could claim you deserve money from an employer who cheated you. You could claim you can juggle chainsaws. With any kind of claim, you're going to have to prove it. WORD FAMILYclaim: claimant, claimed, claiming, claims, counterclaim, reclaim+/claimant: claimants/claimed: unclaimed/counterclaim: counterclaimed, counterclaims/irreclaimable: irreclaimably/reclaim: reclaimable, reclaimed, reclaiming, reclaims, reclamation/reclaimable: irreclaimable/reclamation: reclamations USAGE EXAMPLESInside, she claims that she thinks it’s awesome that he doesn’t remember her and can’t wait to refresh his memory. Time(Jan 02, 2017) On Sunday, it claimed an attack by five suicide bombers in the Shiite holy city of Najaf, killing eight people and wounding nearly two dozen. Wall Street Journal(Jan 02, 2017) The Islamic State later claimed responsibility for the attack. New York Times(Jan 02, 2017) 1 1v assert or affirm strongly; state to be true or existing He claimed that he killed the burglar Ant|Hypo|Hyper disclaim make a disclaimer about pretend, profess state insincerely contend, postulatemaintain or assert make outtry to establish purporthave the often specious appearance of being, intending, or claiming professpractice as a profession, teach, or claim to be knowledgeable about chargemake an accusatory claim taxmake a charge against or accuse complainmake a formal accusation; bring a formal charge affirm say yes to 2v demand as being one's due or property; assert one's right or title to He claimed his suitcases at the airline counter Mr. Smith claims special tax exemptions because he is a foreign resident Syn|Ant|Hypo|Hyper arrogate, lay claim take lay claim to; as of an idea forego, forfeit, forgo, give up, throw overboard, waive lose (s.th.) or lose the right to (s.th.) by some error, offense, or crime pretend put forward a claim and assert right or possession of requisitiondemand and take for use or service, especially by military or public authority for public service arrogate, assignmake undue claims to having bespeak, call for, quest, request express the need or desire for; ask for 3v lay claim to; as of an idea Syn|Ant|Hyper take arrogate, lay claim demand as being one's due or property; assert one's right or title to disclaim renounce a legal claim or title to affirm, assert, aver, avow, swan, swear, verify to declare or affirm solemnly and formally as true 4v ask for legally or make a legal claim to, as of debts, for example They claimed on the maximum allowable amount Hypo|Hyper demand, exact claim as due or just counterclaimset up a claim in opposition to a previous claim demandlay legal claim to commanddemand as one's due call, call indemand payment of (a loan) bespeak, call for, quest, request express the need or desire for; ask for 5n an assertion that something is true or factual his claim that he was innocent evidence contradicted the government's claims Hypo|Hyper allegation, allegement statements affirming or denying certain matters of fact that you are prepared to prove bill of Particularsthe particular events to be dealt with in a criminal trial; advises the defendant and the court of the facts the defendant will be required to meet assertion, asseveration, averment a declaration that is made emphatically (as if no supporting evidence were necessary) 6n an established or recognized right a strong legal claim to the property he staked his claim Syn|Hypo|Hyper title own right by title vested in yourself or by virtue of qualifications that you have achieved entitlementright granted by law or contract (especially a right to benefits) legal right a right based in law 7n an assertion of a right (as to money or property) his claim asked for damages Hypo|Hyper cause of action a claim sufficient to demand judicial attention; the facts that give rise to right of action dibsa claim of rights pretensionthe advancing of a claim assertion, asseveration, averment a declaration that is made emphatically (as if no supporting evidence were necessary) 8n demand for something as rightful or due they struck in support of their claim for a shorter work day Hypo|Hyper insurance claim demand for payment in accordance with an insurance policy demand the act of demanding 9n an informal right to something 2his claim on her attentions Syn|Hyper title right an abstract idea of that which is due to a person or governmental body by law or tradition or nature v take as an undesirable consequence of some event or state of affairs 3the accident claimed three lives Syn|Hyper exact, take ask, call for, demand, involve, necessitate, need, postulate, require, take require as useful, just, or proper ask, call for, demand, involve, necessitate, need, postulate, require, take require as useful, just, or proper n a demand especially in the phrase "the call of duty" Syn|Hyper call demand an urgent or peremptory request |
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