01. civil defense, the
定义: 民防. (注: 当敌人攻击破坏或遇到天灾所起动的民防系统以提供保护和急救)
例句: During the Cold War, civil defense was seen largely as defending against and recovering from an attack involving nuclear weapons. (在冷战时期, 民防系统主要被视为对一个包括核子武器攻击所提供的防卫和复原工作)
02. civil unions, a
定义: [法律术语]民事结合, (同性恋者的)等同婚姻关系. (注: 美国一些州法认可的婚姻关系给予同性恋者的婚姻身份. 因为有了婚姻的身份才可以享有配偶的权益)
例句: Supporters of civil unions contend that civil unions grant same-sex couples equal rights to married couples. (民事结合的支持者辩称民事结合给予同性配偶与已婚夫妇同等的权益)
03. civil war, a
定义: 内战.
例句: The English Civil War, between 1642 and 1651, was a series of armed conflicts and political machinations between Parliamentarians and Royalists. (在1642与1651年之间, 英国内战是一系列的介于议会党和保皇党之间的武装冲突和政治的尔虞我诈)
04. civil wrong, a
定义: [法律术语]民事过失.
例句: Today's business climate is designed to reduce the exposure of international business organizations to economic crime and civil wrongs. (今日的商业倾向是布局在减少跨国企业在经济犯罪和民事过失的曝光. 注: 换句话说, 跨国企业想尽办法遮掩它们的罪行)
05. claim asylum, to
定义: 要求收容, 要求政治庇护.
例句: Although the interview does not involve any questions about why an applicant is claiming asylum, an assessment on credibility is made. (尽管这个面试并不包括任何为什么申请人要求政治庇护的问题, 对申请人可信度的评估还是会被做的)
06. claim check, a
定义: 寄存衣物或行李的收据.
例句: Be sure that all checked bags have a claim check and an identification tag. You must get both of these at the ticket counter prior to boarding. (要确定所有的托运行李都附带托运收据和识别标签. 在上车/飞机之前, 你必须要跟售票柜台取得这两项证件)
07. claim credit for ..., to
定义: 居功, 某人声称...是他的功劳.
例句: If Republicans want to claim credit for the job market in April, they should expect responsibility for the same job market in September. (如果共和党要为四月份就业市场居功, 他们也理应为九月份同一就业市场负责)
08. claim for damages, a
定义: 赔偿损失要求.
例句: Claiming for damages when medical negligence takes place is every person's legal and civil rights. (当医疗过失发生了之后, 赔偿损失的要求是每个人的合法与民事权利)
09. claim form, a
定义: 索赔表格, 索偿单.
例句: If you received care overseas, you will need to complete and file a claim form to be reimbursed by your health plan. (如果你在国外接受治疗的话, 你必须要填写和送交一个索偿表格才会取得你的医疗保险补偿)
10. claim ignorance, to
定义: 声称对...不知情.
例句: Allegations of improper compensation for his athletes have dogged him for years—and he claimed ignorance. (给予他的运动员不当补偿的指控多年来一直纠缠他—而他却声称对此不知情)
11. claim of authenticity, a
定义: 真实性, 非仿造(产品, 证据)的声明.
例句: Connelly says he'll now commit to more scientific examination of the card including an ink test, in an effort to validate the claim of authenticity. (康纳利说他现在要对这张棒球卡进行更多的科学检验, 包括一个油墨测试, 为得是力求对这个真实性声明的确认)
这张是曾轰动一时, 价值近三百万美元的棒球卡T206 Honus Wagner
12. claim responsibility for ..., to
定义: 宣称对...负责.
例句: A hacker group calling itself LulzSec claimed responsibility on Thursday for breaking into a Sony Web site and stealing personal information. (一个自称LulzSec的黑客组织宣称对星期四闯入一个索尼网站以及盗取私人资料负责)
13. claim someone's attention, to
定义: 取得某人的注意.
例句: Sometimes, a song you hadn't specially cared for finally claims your attention when casually hummed by a friend. (有时候, 当一个友人不经意地哼唱一首你不特别喜欢的歌, 终于取得你的注意)
14. claim someone's life, to
定义: 夺去某人的生命.
例句: This tragic farm accident claimed his life when his crop sprayer touched an overhead electric line. (当他的农作物喷洒飞机触碰到一个高压电线时, 这个悲剧性的事件夺去他的生命)
农作物喷洒飞机
15. claim the lives of five children, to
定义: (以暴力)夺走五个小孩的生命.
例句: A house fire that claimed the lives of five children has led to first-degree arson charges against the parents. (一个房子火灾夺走了五个小孩的生命导致他们父母以一级纵火罪被起诉)
16. claim to fame, a
定义: 凭借...赢得声誉; 因某事而出名.
例句: His claim to fame is that he is the only people in the world who have ever offered a guy a job and threatened his life in the same day. (他以世界上唯一的人曾经在同一天内提供某人工作和威胁他生命而出名)
17. claim to the contrary, a
定义: 与...相反的声称.
例句: They're Russian islands, period. Any claim to the contrary is moot. (它们是俄罗斯拥有的岛屿, 没什么好说的. 任何与其相反的声称都是没意义的)
18. clam up, to
定义: 闭口不言, 安静; 口风紧不透露消息.
例句: Why do you clam up when we mention Judy? (为什么我们一提到茱蒂你就闭口不言?)
19. clam, a
定义: [俚语]一美元, 钱.
例句: He paid a hundred clams for that radio. (他花了一百块钱买那个收音机)
20. clamp down on, to
定义: 严加处分, 制裁, 严禁.
例句: The school should clamp down on students who cut classes. (这个学校应该严加处分逃学的学生)