单词 “claim” 有动词和名词两个词性，常见的用法有三种：包括用来表示 “声称”、“索取（钱）” 和 “获得”。
用法总结
1. “Claim” 可以表示 “说法，断言” 或 “声称，宣称”，这个用法主要突出强调不确定某人是否在说真话。
- He claims he did the assignment, but I haven't seen it.
- Her claim is that she didn't get the message, but I definitely sent it.
2. “Claim” 还可以表示 “索取” 或 “索款”，常出现在与金钱相关的上下文中。
- After the accident she claimed money from her insurance company.
- The funding claim for our project has been accepted.
3. “Claim” 作动词，还可以表示 “获得，赢取”。
- He claimed the prize by winning the race.
- She claimed a place at a prestigious university.
