allege /əˈledʒ/ vt. 断言，宣称，声称(尤指在提不出证明的情况下)：［考句］ It was alleged that the restaurant discriminated against black customers.据称那家餐馆歧视黑人［考句］The suspect alleged that he had not been in the neighbourhood at the time of the crime.嫌疑人声称罪案发生时他不在附近。
［辨析］与affirm和assert辨见affirm
