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🔑claimclaim1 /kleɪm / verb [transitive] - to say that something is true, without having any proof声称；宣称；断言◆Eric claims the book belongs to him.埃里克声称那本书是他的。◆She claims to be the oldest person in the country.她声称自己是这个国家年纪最大的人。◆No one has claimed responsibility for the bomb attack.没有人声明对这次炸弹袭击负责。➨ LANGUAGE BANK用语库argueverbs for reporting an opinion陈述观点的动词Some people claim that after-school jobs teach students responsibility.有些人宣称课后打工可培养学生的责任感。Others argue / maintain that students should spend their free time on homework.另一些人则辩称／坚称，学生应当将闲暇时间用在家庭作业上。As McDowell points out, students who work at least 20 hours a week often have lower GPAs than their non-working classmates.正如麦克道尔所指出的，一周工作至少 20 小时的学生往往比不工作的同学学业成绩要低。It has been suggested that after-school jobs may teach real-world skills that can help students succeed later in life.有论者提出，课后打工可以让学生学到现实社会必需的技能，从而帮助学生在今后的人生中取得成功。
- to ask for something because you think you should have it or that it belongs to you认领；要求（拥有）；索要◆The police are keeping the animal until someone claims it.那只动物目前由警方收留，直到有人前来认领。◆If you are disabled, you can claim a special deduction on your taxes.如果你有残疾，你可以要求税收特别减免。
- (formal) (used about a disaster, an accident, etc.) to cause someone's death（灾难、事故等）致死；夺走，夺去（生命）◆The earthquake claimed thousands of lives.地震使几千人丧生。
🔑claimclaim2 /kleɪm / noun [countable] - a statement that something is true, but that does not have any proof声称；宣称；断言◆I don't believe the president's claim that he can reduce unemployment by the end of the year.总统声称年底能降低失业率，我不相信。
- claim (for sth) a demand for something that you think you have a right to索要；索赔◆to make an insurance claim提出保险索赔◆After the accident he decided to submit a claim for damages.事故之后他决定就损失提出索赔。
- claim (on / to sth) the right to have something所有权；拥有权◆You will have to prove your claim to the property in court.你得在法庭上证明自己对该财产的所有权。
 ●stake a / your claim (to / on sth)to say that you have a right to have something宣布（对某物）拥有所有权◆Both towns have staked their claim to the title of “The Hot Dog Capital of America.”两个城镇都宣称自己拥有“美国热狗之都”的称号。 |