n.

1. （根据权利而提出的）要求[C][U][（+for/on/to）]
   Mary made a claim to the pencil.

   玛丽认为她应得到这支铅笔。

2. （对某事物的）权利；要求权；所有权[C][U][（+on/to）]
   What claim does he have to the property?

   他有何权利要求得到这笔财产？

3. 主张，断言，声称[C][+to-v][+that]
4. 要求物；（移民等）申请产权的土地[C]
5. （对保险公司的）索赔[C][（+for）]

vt.

1. （根据权利）要求；认领；索取
   The old man claimed the land.

   老人要求得到这块土地。

2. 自称，声称；主张[Y][+to-v][+（that）]
   She claimed that the ring was stolen, not lost.

   她声言那只戒指是被偷的，而不是遗失的。

   She claims to be a good pianist.

   她声称是位优秀的钢琴家。

3. 值得，需要
   The trend claims our attention.

   这一趋势需要我们予以注意。

4. （疾病，意外）夺去（生命）
   The tornado claimed dozens of lives.

   那场龙卷风夺去了几十条人命。

vi.

1. 提出要求[（+on/for）]

v.

1. assert that something is the case.
2. demand as one's property or earnings.
   ▸request (money) under the terms of an insurance policy.
3. call for (someone's attention).
4. cause the loss of (someone's life).

n.

1. an assertion of the truth of something.
   ▸ (also statement of claim) a statement of the novel features in a patent.
2. a demand for something considered one's due.
   ▸a request for compensation under the terms of an insurance policy.
3. (also mining claim) a piece of land allotted to or taken by someone in order to be mined.