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| 1 | a statement that something is true that you have no definite proof of 声称；主张；断言 |
| The victim’ s claims were ignored by the police. 受害者的陈述被警方忽视了。 |
| +of claims of bullying 声称受到欺侮 |
| +that I don’ t believe his claim that he fought in Vietnam. 我不相信他自称在越南打过仗的话。 |
| make a claim Some of the early claims that were made were plainly false. 早期作出的一些断言显然是错的。 |
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| 2 | an official request for money that you believe you have a right to （正式的）要求，索取 |
| Your claim should reach us no later than 31 January. 你的索取函应当最迟在1月31日之前寄给我们。 |
| an insurance claim 保险索赔 |
| +for a claim for Social Security benefits 领取社会保障金的要求 |
| | 2a | an official request for the right to something 请求；要求 | | an asylum claim 避难请求 | | +for a claim for the right to safe passage 获得安全通过权的要求 | |
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| 3 | a statement that you have the legal right to something （合法的）所有权要求 |
| +to Britain’ s claim to the territories was found to be unlawful. 英国对这些领土的主权要求是不合法的。 |
| | 3a | a right to something because of your efforts or achievements 拥有权 | | have a claim to sth Tottenham’ s goalkeeper has a valid claim to the title of Britain’ s best. 托特纳姆队的守门员完全有资格赢得英国最佳守门员称号。 | |
| | 3b | a legal right to something （对某物的）合法所有权 | | She has no claim on her husband’ s estate. 她无权得到丈夫的不动产。 | |
| | 3c | to say officially that you believe that something belongs to you 对…提出所有权要求；坚持对…的所有权 | |
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| 4 | +on a right to someone’ s attention , love etc （得到关注力、爱等的）权利 |
| There are so many competing claims on our attention these days. 这些日子要求我们给予注意的事很多。 |
| have a claim on sb/sth They had helped Franco to victory, and that gave them a claim on his gratitude. 他们帮助弗朗哥取得了胜利，因此理应得到他的感激。 |
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| 5 | a piece of land that was not owned before and that you say belongs to you （索要的）土地 |
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| - | claim to fame often humorous
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| the thing that makes a person or place famous or interesting |
| 出风头的事 |
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| My claim to fame is that I once shook hands with Nelson Mandela. 最让我出风头的事是我曾经和纳尔逊·曼德拉握过手。 |
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| - | make no claim to be sth
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| to admit that you do not have a particular quality or ability |
| 承认没有某种品质（或能力） |
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| I make no claim to be knowledgeable on the subject. 我承认自己在这个问题上知之甚少。 |
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