v. 声称；宣称；断言（claim 的过去式）
1.They claimed to have shot down one incoming missile.
他们声称已经击落了一枚来袭的导弹。
2.They claimed his campaign had been bankrolled with drug money.
他们声称他的竞选活动是由贩毒资金支持的。
3.He claimed that his parents had abandoned him.
他声称他的父母抛弃了他。
4.They claimed that he acted unconstitutionally when he banned their party.
他们声称他取缔他们政党的做法是违反宪法的。
5.He claimed to be a journalist, and he got around.
他声称是记者，四处行走。
6.He claimed, improbably, that he had never been there.
他声称从未去过那里，令人觉得不可靠。
7.She claimed they were sullying her good name.
她宣称他们败坏了她的名誉。