claim
单词辨析：
指公开而郑重地宣布某事，通常用于正式场合。
The government has declared a state of emergency.
该政府已宣布进入紧急状态。
The US administration declared war on Japan in 1941.
美国政府于1941年对日本宣战。
通常用于正式宣布消息、决定、计划等。
The government announced the discovery of another large oilfield at the bottom of the sea.
政府宣布在海底发现了另一个大油田。
Jack and Susan announced that they would get married the next Saturday.
杰克和苏珊宣布他们下周六结婚。
指声称拥有某物、某事属实、对某事负责。
He claimed that he owned the house.
他声称拥有这栋房子。
She claimed to have seen me crying.
她声称看见我哭了。
The group claimed responsibility for the event.
该组织声称对这一事件负责。
指官方宣布重大政治事件，如国家独立、国王等的即位。
The President proclaimed the independence of the Republic of South Sudan.
总统宣布南苏丹独立。
The young princess was later proclaimed queen.
年轻的公主后来被宣布为女王。
通常用被动语态，指通过报刊或其他媒介向公众公布信息。
New traffic rules will be published next month.
下个月将颁布新的交通法规。
The latest employment figures will be published tomorrow morning.
最新的就业数据将于明早公布。
指强烈要求某事物，尤用于认为自己有权这么做时。
The workers demanded a break between 9:50 and 10:10.
工人们要求9点50分到10点10分之间为休息时间。
He demanded a clear answer from the board.
他要求董事会给出一个明确答复。
She demanded to know who was in charge of this action.
她要求知道谁负责这次行动。
指要求某人提供帮助、建议、信息等。
You are asking too much!
你要求过分了！
He was so busy that he had to ask for help.
他太忙了，不得不请求帮助。
The chairman asked for an explanation.
主席要求给出解释。
指因有权得到某事物而公开提出要求。
Most of those who claimed asylum were refugees.
那些申请政治避难者大多数都是难民。
The bank claimed payment from Susan.
银行要求苏珊付款。
They claimed losses from the express company.
他们就这次损失向那家快递公司提出赔偿要求。
指出于责任或常理而要求某人做某事，含期待之意。
The officer expected the policemen to wear police uniforms.
军官要求警察都穿警服。
This young couple expects a lot of their child.
这对年轻的夫妇对他们的孩子期望很高。
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He was surrounded by people, all with claims on his attention.
他被人们团团围住，个个都要他把注意力放在自己身上。
The new figures cast doubt on the government's claim to have achieved a surgical strike against military targets.
新的数字使人们对政府所声称的已经对军事目标实行了外科手术式打击产生了怀疑。
Barbara Follett's greatest claim to fame is that she taught Labour MPs how to look good on television.
芭芭拉·福利特最出名的事就是她教工党议员如何在电视上拥有良好形象。
He claims a 70 to 80 per cent success rate.
他声称成功率有七到八成。
We can adduce evidence to support the claim.
我们能举出证据支持该说法。
He claimed that it was all a conspiracy against him
他声称这一切都是一场针对他的阴谋。