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Claiming

“Claiming” 是动词 claim 的 -ing 形式,可作现在分词(正在声称/索取)或动名词(声称、索赔这一行为)。常见搭配包括 claiming that…(声称……)、claiming responsibility(宣称负责)、claiming benefits(申领福利)。

  1. “He kept claiming that the report was inaccurate.” (他一再声称那份报告不准确。)
  2. “She is claiming compensation for the delayed flight.” (她正在为航班延误申请赔偿。)
  3. “Claiming credit for someone else’s work is unethical.” (把别人的成果据为己有是不道德的。)

词干 claim 来自拉丁语 clamare(呼喊、大声说),原义与“大声提出主张”相关,-ing 表示进行或名词化的动作。

claim(词干)+ -ing(现在分词/动名词后缀),无额外前缀。

在新闻和法律语境中,claiming 常带有争议色彩:一方 claiming innocence(宣称无罪),另一方 claiming damages(索赔)。商务英语里也常见 claiming expenses(报销费用)。

  • 原形: claim
  • 过去式/过去分词: claimed
  • 固定搭配: “claiming that” (声称……), “claiming ownership” (宣称所有权)

把 claiming 想成“正在 claim(喊出来、提出来)”,无论是声称还是索赔,核心都是“把某种主张说出来”。

“The CEO was claiming the merger would create jobs, but employees were claiming the opposite after seeing the layoff list.” (首席执行官声称合并会创造就业,但员工看到裁员名单后却声称恰恰相反。)