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claim /kleɪm/► SEE ALLclaim to famelay claim to sthstake (out) a/your claim to sb/sth
●ˌclaim to ˈfame (often humorous) one thing that makes a person or place important or interesting （使人或地方）出名的事物◆His main claim to fame is that he went to school with the President.
他出名主要是因为他曾经是总统的同学。●lay ˈclaim to sthstate that you have a right to sth 声称…属于自己◆‘The Lamb and Flag’ lays claim to being the oldest pub in London.“羔羊与旗”声称自己是伦敦最古老的酒馆。●stake (out) a/your ˈclaim to sb/sthsay that you have a special interest in sb/sth, or have a right to own sth, especially to warn other people not to take it 声言拥有某人／某物；宣称某人／某物属于自己◆Both countries have staked out a claim to the land.两国都宣称对该地区拥有主权。 ORIGIN If you staked out your claim to some land, you put stakes (= wooden posts) in the ground to mark the limits of land that you claimed was yours. 旧时在宣称对某片土地拥有主权时，要把木桩（stakes）插在地上以示地界。 |