Смысл: acclaim

acclaim1. [əʹkleım] n
<Í> шумное, радостное приветствие или восклицание; возгласы одобрения

2. [əʹkleım] v
<Í> 1. шумно, бурно аплодировать (кому-л.); приветствовать (кого-л.)
to acclaim the winner - бурно приветствовать победителя
2. провозглашать
to acclaim smb. (the) winner - провозгласить кого-л. победителем
they acclaimed him as the best writer of the year - они провозгласили его лучшим писателем года
3. канад. одобрить кандидатуру единодушными возгласами с мест (без формального голосования)

aim Идиома

claim to fame

what you have done to cause you to be famous Besides passing math, what's your claim to fame?

claim

1. to say one allies oneself with a gang or set
2. to claim membership in a gang
3. to say something that is not necessarily true

aim at

1．point or direct（gun，etc．） towards瞄准；对准
The marksman aimed at the centre of the target．射手瞄准了靶心。
2．make an effort towards；try to gain立志要；目的在于
He aimed at becoming a professor．他立志要当一名教授。
This dictionary aims at explaining the most common mistakes in word use．本词典旨在解释用词上最常见的错误。

aim for

have as the ultimate objective以…为最终目的
This year they are aiming for 250million yuan．今年他们的目标是2亿5千万元。
We aim for the completion of the task by the end of the year．我们的最终目的是到今年年底完成这项任务。

take aim

Idiom(s): take aim (at sb or sth)

Theme: PREPARATION

to prepare to deal with someone or something.
• Now we have to take aim at the problem and try to get it solved.
• He turned to me and took aim. I knew he was going to scold me severely.

stake a claim

Idiom(s): stake a claim (to sth)

Theme: OWNERSHIP - CLAIM

to lay or make a claim for something. (Informal.)
• I want to stake a claim to that last piece of pie.
• You don't need to stake a claim. Just ask politely.

aim to

Idiom(s): aim to do sth

Theme: TRYING

to mean to do something; to intend to do something in the future. (Folksy.)
• I aim to paint the house as soon as I can find a brush.
• He aims to take a few days off and go fishing.

Proclaim it from the rooftops

If something is proclaimed from the rooftops, it is made as widely known and as public as possible.

claim check|check|claim

n. A ticket needed to get back something. The man at the parking lot gave Mrs. Collins a claim check. The boy put the dry cleaning claim check in his billfold. The man told Mary the pictures would be ready Friday and gave her a claim check.

stake a claim|claim|stake

v. phr. 1. To claim ownership of land by driving stakes to show boundaries. The gold hunters staked claims in the West. 2. informal To claim a person or thing as your own by some sign. Usually used with "on". George staked a claim on Dianne by giving her his class ring.

take aim|aim|take

v. phr. To get ready to hit, throw at, or shoot at by sighting carefully. When the captain orders "Take aim," raise your gun to your shoulder and sight along the barrel at the target. Before the hunter could take aim, the deer jumped out of sight.

aim

aim
In addition to the idiom beginning with aim, also see take aim.

claim check

claim check
A receipt for property that has been left or deposited, as in Give me your claim check and I'll pick up your laundry for you. This term most often refers to a receipt for such items as laundry (left for washing), clothes (for dry cleaning), a car (for servicing), or baggage (for short-term storage). [First half of 1900s]

lay claim to

lay claim to
Assert one's right to or ownership of, as in “What claim lays she to thee?” (Shakespeare, The Comedy of Errors, 3:2). [Late 1500s] Also see stake a claim.