一:claims是什么意思?
claims是一个英语单词,作为名词时有两种意思:
1. 要求或索赔:指某人对某物的所有权、权利或利益提出要求或索赔。
2. 声称或断言:指某人宣称某事为真实或存在。
用法:
1. 要求或索赔的用法:当claims作为名词时,通常与介词to连用,表示对某物的所有权、权利或利益提出要求。也可以与介词for连用,表示对某物的索赔。:“The company claims ownership to the land.”(该公司声称拥有这片土地。) “She filed a claim for compensation.”(她提出了索赔要求。)
2. 声称或断言的用法:当claims作为名词时,通常与动词make连用,表示宣称某事为真实或存在。也可以与动词support连用,表示支持某种观点。:“He made the claim that he was innocent.”(他声称自己是无辜的。) “The evidence supports her claim that she was at the scene of the crime.”(证据支持她在犯罪现场的说法。)
例句1-5句且中英对照:
1. The company claims that their new product is the best on the market.
(该公司声称他们的新产品是市场上最好的。)
2. The insurance company denied my claim for compensation.
(保险公司拒绝了我的赔偿要求。)
3. He always claims to be an expert in this field, but I have my doubts.
(他总是声称自己是这个领域的专家,但我有所怀疑。)
4. The politician made a claim that he would lower taxes if elected.
(这位家声称如果当选将降低税收。)
5. The study claims that regular exercise can improve mental health.
(这项研究声称经常锻炼可以改善心理健康。)
二:怎么读(音标):
claims的音标为 /kleɪmz/,其中/l/发音为清晰的辅音,/eɪ/发音为长元音,/mz/发音为浊辅音。
三:用法:
1. 要求或索赔的用法:claims作为动词时,意思是“要求、索赔”,常与介词to连用。:“He claimed the land as his own.”(他要求将土地归为自己所有。)
2. 声称或断言的用法:claims作为动词时,意思是“宣称、断言”,常与that从句连用。:“The witness claimed that he saw the suspect at the scene of the crime.”(证人声称他在犯罪现场看到了嫌疑人。)
四:例句1-5句且中英对照:
1. She claimed to have been at the party, but no one remembers seeing her.
(她声称自己曾经在派对上,但没有人记得见过她。)
2. The company claimed that the product was safe, but it turned out to be faulty.
(该公司声称产品是安全的,但事实证明有问题。)
3. The suspect claimed his innocence, but the evidence proved otherwise.
(嫌疑人声称自己无辜,但证据表明相反。)
4. The lawyer claimed that his client was being wrongly accused.
(律师声称他的客户被错误指控了。)
5. The article claims that eating dark chocolate can lower blood pressure.
(这篇文章声称吃黑巧克力可以降低血压。)
五:同义词及用法:
1. assert:作为动词时,意思是“断言、坚持认为”,常与that从句连用。与claim相似的用法,但assert更强调自信和坚定的态度。
2. allege:作为动词时,意思是“宣称、断言”,常与that从句连用。与claim相似的用法,但allege更多指控和指责。
3. maintain:作为动词时,意思是“维持、主张”,常与that从句连用。与claim相似的用法,但maintain更强调持续和坚持。
4. demand:作为动词时,意思是“要求、索取”,常与介词for连用。与claim相似的用法,但demand更强调权利和强烈性。
5. contend:作为动词时,意思是“声称、主张”,常与that从句连用。与claim相似的用法,但contend更多指争论和竞争。
六:编辑总结:
claims作为名词时有两种意思:要求或索赔;声称或断言。作为动词时也有两种意思:要求、索赔;宣称、断言。在使用时需要注意其搭配的介词或从句,以及与其他近义词的区别。