claim
【声称,主张】
1. “Claim” 的含义
✅ (1)声称,主张(动词)
作为动词时,“claim” 表示声称某事为真,尤其是没有直接证据的情况下。例如,某人说某件事是事实,或者他对某物有所有权。
📌 例句:
- He claimed that he had never seen the missing documents.
(他声称自己从未见过失踪的文件。) - The company claimed responsibility for the product defect.
(公司声称对产品缺陷负责。) - She claimed to have seen a UFO last night.
(她声称昨晚看到了一只UFO。)
✅ (2)要求,索取(动词)
“Claim” 也可以表示要求某物、要求赔偿,通常指根据法律或契约的权利。
📌 例句:
- He claimed his prize after winning the contest.
(他在赢得比赛后要求领取奖品。) - The insurance company refused to pay the claim.
(保险公司拒绝支付赔偿金。) - She filed a claim for damages after the accident.
(事故发生后,她提出了赔偿要求。)
✅ (3)声明,声明权(名词)
作为名词时,“claim” 表示声明、主张,或者指对某物的所有权、索赔权。
📌 例句:
- The company made a claim that their new product was the best in the market.
(公司声称他们的新产品是市场上最好的。) - His claim to the inheritance was disputed by other relatives.
(他对遗产的主张被其他亲戚争议。) - The insurance company processed the claim for the damaged property.
(保险公司处理了关于受损财产的索赔。)
✅ (4)权利,要求(名词)
“Claim” 还可以指合法的权利,即某人拥有某物或某种权利的主张。
📌 例句:
- The claimant presented evidence to support his claim.
(原告提供了证据以支持他的要求。) - The land dispute involved competing claims to ownership.
(土地争议涉及对所有权的竞争性主张。)
2. “Claim” 的近义词
- Assert(主张,断言)
She asserted her innocence in front of the judge.
(她在法官面前坚称自己是无辜的。) - Demand(要求,需求)
He demanded compensation for the damage to his property.
(他要求就他的财产损失获得赔偿。) - Allege(声称,指控)
The police alleged that the suspect had committed the crime.
(警方声称嫌疑人犯下了罪行。) - Request(请求)
I made a request for a refund.
(我请求退款。)
3. 常见短语搭配
- Make a claim(提出主张、要求)
She made a claim for unfair dismissal.
(她提出了不公平解雇的主张。) - Claim responsibility(承担责任)
The group claimed responsibility for the attack.
(该组织为袭击事件承担责任。) - Claim one's rights(主张某人的权利)
They are fighting to claim their rights to the land.
(他们正在为主张对土地的权利而斗争。) - Claim ownership(声称拥有权)
He claimed ownership of the property after the will was read.
(遗嘱宣读后,他声称拥有该财产的所有权。)
📌 结论
- “Claim” 作为动词表示声称、要求,作为名词则表示声明、主张、索赔,以及权利。
- 常见用法: 声称事实、提出索赔、声明所有权、要求赔偿等。