claim 的用法和发音

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claim

/kleɪm/
动词 名词

基本释义:声称;索要;索赔

词源:源自拉丁语"clamare"(呼喊)

📚 核心含义

声称/断言

表示宣称某事物为真实或正确

He claims to be innocent.
声称自己是无辜的。
日常用语

索要/要求

表示对某事物拥有权利

She claimed her luggage at the airport.
她在机场领取了行李。
法律用语

索赔

要求赔偿或补偿

They filed an insurance claim.
他们提交了保险索赔
商业用语

"claim"是高频词汇,在不同语境中有不同含义。使用时需注意上下文,避免歧义。

🔄 用法对比

英语例句

He claims to have seen a UFO.

You can claim your prize at the office.

The insurance company rejected his claim.

中文翻译

声称看到了UFO。

你可以到办公室领取奖品。

保险公司拒绝了他的索赔

🔊 发音指南

英式发音

/kleɪm/

克-莱姆(长音"莱")

美式发音

/kleɪm/

克-莱姆(长音"莱")

发音要点:

常见发音错误

  • 读成"克-拉姆"(应为/kleɪm/)
  • 把"ai"发成短音
  • 结尾"m"发音不清晰

🎯 常见搭配

claim + that从句

表示声称的内容

He claims that he was elsewhere.
声称他当时在别处。
陈述用法

make a claim

提出要求或索赔

She made a claim for damages.
她提出了损害索赔
法律用语

claim responsibility

宣称负责

No one has claimed responsibility.
没有人宣称负责
新闻用语

语法注意

动词形式: claim/claims/claimed/claiming
名词形式: claim/claims

⚠️ 易混淆点

不要混淆:

He claims the book is his. (歧义)

明确:He claims that the book is his. (声称)/He claims the book from the shelf. (取走)

She made a claim to be honest. (错误)

正确:She claimed to be honest.

✍️ 随堂练习

翻译练习

1. The company claims its product is the best.
2. You need to claim your tax refund.
3. They filed a compensation claim.

1. 该公司声称其产品是最好的。

2. 你需要申请退税。

3. 他们提出了赔偿要求

发音练习

跟读以下句子:

• He claims to know the answer. [kleɪmz]
• Did you claim your luggage? [kleɪm]
• The insurance claim was approved. [kleɪm]

改错练习

找出并改正错误:

1. She claims the money from the bank.
2. 讀作[klæm]
3. He made a claim to be innocent.

1. She claimed the money from the bank. (时态)

2. 读作[kleɪm](长音)

3. He claimed to be innocent.