claim

【发音】

美 /klem/ 英 /kleɪm/

【翻译】

1. vt.声称，主张；对…提出要求，索取；使失踪或死亡；需要，值得

   英释:to state that something is true, even though it has not been proved

2. n. 要求； 认领； 索赔； 声称， 断言

   英释:a statement that something is true, even though it has not been proved

【记忆】

本身为词根， 意为“大叫” → 声称

【短语】

1. claim for : 要求；索取

2. claim for compensation : 索赔

3. lay claim to : 要求；自以为

4. make a claim : 索赔；对…提出要求

5. lodge a claim : 提出索赔

6. right of claim : 请求权；求偿权

7. insurance claim : 保险索赔

8. residual claim : 剩余权益；[经]剩余索偿权

9. baggage claim : 行李认领；领取行李；取行李处

10. claim damages : 要求损害赔偿

11. claim form : 索赔申请表；催询单；催缺通函

12. claim compensation : 要求赔偿

13. contingent claim : 未定权益；或有求偿权；附带要求

14. claim tag : n. 行李票

15. file a claim : 提出索赔

16. have a claim on : 有对…的要求权

17. claim for damage : 由于损坏而索赔；赔偿损害要求

18. independent claim : [法律]独立请求书

19. claim indemnity : 索赔

20. false claim : [经]无根据的债权

【例句】

1. I don’t claim to be a feminist, but I’d like to see more women in top jobs.

   我不会自称是女权主义者，但我希望看到更多的女性担任高职。

2. Opposition leaders will claim victory if the turnout is lower than 50%.

   如果投票率低于 50%，反对党领袖将宣布获胜。

【真题例句】

1. (2016.6 • CET6 • 第一套 • 阅读理解)...anybody can claim themselves to be green...

2. (2016.6 • CET6 • 第一套 • 听力题)...The other thing is that a lot of these supplements aren't necessarily what they claim to be...

3. (2016.6 • CET6 • 第三套 • 阅读理解)...So the evidence contradicts the claim that we're mainly suffering from structural unemployment...

4. (2016.6 • CET6 • 第三套 • 阅读理解)...has this claim become so popular...

5. (2016.6 • CET6 • 第一套 • 阅读理解)...Manufacturers of products that claim to be environmentally friendly will face tighter rules on how they are advertised to consumers under changes proposed by the Federal Trade Commission...

6. (2015.12 • CET6 • 第一套 • 写作题)...some people claim that it is a common phenomenon that youngsters spend too much time reading on social networking websites...

7. (2013.6 • CET6 • 第三套 • 阅读理解)...What is the author's comment on Krugman's claim about the current drought in America's Midwest...

8. (2013.12 • CET6 • 第三套 • 阅读理解)...which is increasingly being used to claim new life forms as private property...

9. (2011.6 • CET6 • • 听力题)...You claim you are traveling on a scholarship from Delhi University...

10. (2009.6 • CET6 • • 听力题)...Why do some non-native speakers of English claim that it’s a difficult language to learn...

11. (2009.12 • CET6 • • 写作题)...Some claim that it is beneficial for children’s development...

【同、近义词】

1. vt.要求；声称；需要；认领

   exact/say/lack/desire/call for/

2. n.要求；声称；[贸易]索赔；断言；值得

   requirement/do/assurance/need/desire/

【同根词】

1. n

   claimant : 原告；[贸易] 索赔人；提出要求者