Word · Frequency #533
claims
断言；主张；说法
claims is the plural of claim.
A statement that something is true, especially when it has not been verified or proven.
- 1.
A demand of ownership made for something.
对某物提出的所有权要求。
- 2.
The thing claimed.
被要求拥有的东西。
- 3.
The right or ground of demanding.
要求某物的权利或依据。
- 4.
A new statement of something one believes to be the truth, usually when the statement has yet to be verified or without valid evidence provided.
对自以为真实的事情的新陈述,通常尚未证实或缺乏有效证据。
- 5.
A demand of ownership for previously unowned land.
对先前无主土地的所有权要求。
- 6.
A legal demand for compensation or damages.
要求赔偿或损害赔偿的法律请求。
索赔；赔偿要求；权利；资格；要求权；所有权要求；产权主张；对无主土地的产权主张；被要求之物；认领物
In use
He submitted a claim to the insurance company for the damaged car.
The workers put forward a claim for higher wages.
Her claim that she was innocent was supported by evidence.
make a claim
She made a claim for damages.
她提出了损害赔偿要求。
file a claim
You need to file a claim with the insurance company.
你需要向保险公司提出索赔。
claim for [amount/reason]
They submitted a claim for compensation.
他们提交了赔偿要求。
Connections
Collocations
- make a claim
- 提出索赔
- You need to make a claim within 30 days.你需要在30天内提出索赔。
- file a claim
- 提交索赔申请
- She filed a claim with the insurance company.她向保险公司提交了索赔申请。
- claim for damages
- 损害赔偿要求
- The company rejected his claim for damages.公司拒绝了他的损害赔偿要求。
- claim form
- 索赔申请表
- Please fill out this claim form.请填写这份索赔申请表。
- property claim
- 财产索赔
- They submitted a property claim after the fire.火灾后他们提交了财产索赔。
- claim adjuster
Learner notes
Memory Tip
“claim”音似“可来”，可来要求索赔，记住这个动作就记住了单词。
Context & Register
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Grammar Note
常与介词 to 或 for 连用，如 a claim to fame, a claim for damages
Pronunciation & Spelling
All listed words share the /eɪm/ sound and rhyme with 'claim'. Beware of lookalikes such as 'climb' (/klaɪm/), 'clam' (/klæm/), and 'calm' (/kɑːm/), which have different vowel sounds.
High-value vocabulary
该词属于 Oxford 核心词汇，值得优先掌握常见搭配和句型。
Usage priority
Collins 词频等级为 5，建议结合例句记忆，而不是只背中文释义。
Learn the forms together
页面下方列出了常见词形变化。学习时注意它们在句子中的语法位置。
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.