lay claim to ...

phr

• ① 宣称(某物)应归其所有
  • Nobody laid claim to the land.没有人宣称该土地为其所有。
  • I have never laid claim to being a poet.我从未自称为诗人。
  • Our country has long laid claim to that island.我国长久以来就宣称该岛为我国所有。
  • I lay no claim to being an expert.我并不自称为专家。