claimed
翻译
声称, 要求, 索取, 夺去
例句
He claimed he was innocent.
他声称自己是无辜的。
She claimed the prize money.
她领取了奖金。
The storm claimed three lives.
暴风雨夺去了三个人的生命。
语法模式
((that-从句)) 声称... He claimed that he was a doctor.
((sth.)) 要求... She claimed the money from the insurance company.
((to-不定式)) 声称做... He claims to know the secret.
近义词
同义词: assert, allege (断言); 反义词: deny (否认), disclaim (放弃)
词源
源自拉丁语“clamare”(呼喊,大叫)。就像大声喊出你的主张或要求。
记忆技巧
想象在机场行李提取处(baggage claim)大声“喊”出哪个行李是你的。