claim /kleim/ I. vt. 1.声称(跟不定式和从句)：claim responsibility for 声称对…负责 She claimed to be the daughter of a well-known business man. 她声称是一位著名商人的女儿。 2.要求得到，要求给予：claim a large amount of money against the firm 向公司索赔一大笔钱；claim compensation/to be compensated for the loses 要求赔偿损失; claim payment from/of sb. 要求某人付款 ‖II. n.［c］ 1.要求，认领：advance/put forward a claim 提出要求；accept a claim for compensation 接受赔偿要求They have first claim on the assets of the trust.他们对这笔信托财产有第一所有权。You have no claim on my sympathies. 你无权要求得到我的支持。2.主张，断言；声称：He has the best claim to the honour. 他最有资格获得这荣誉。He has a good claim to the land. 他有理由拥有这块土地。His claim to own the house is valid. 他声称占有这幢房子是有效的。Nobody believed his claim to be 100 years old. 无人相信他100岁的说法。