Fishermen and sailors sometimes claim to have seen monsters in the sea.
漁夫和水手們有時聲稱自己看到過海里的妖怪。
新概念英語第二冊
Lesson 82 Monster or fish
?? 句中詞匯解析
從本句中提取的重要詞匯
adv. 有時，間或;時而;
?? sometime某一時間的+s表副詞 →有時
"Even friends disagree sometimes."
即便是朋友有時也有分歧。
近義：occasionally, oft, once, rarely, betweentimes, betweenwhiles
反義：invariably, periodically, repeatedly, steadily, usually, consistently
vt. 聲稱;斷言;需要;索取;
vi. 提出要求;
n. （根據權利而提出的）要求;聲稱;斷言;索賠;
?? claim→要求；主張；要求；權利；主張
"It would be disingenuous of me to claim I had never seen it."
要說我從未看到過，那就是言不由衷了。
近義：adduce, allege, require, summon, request, demand
反義：impart, award, present, accord, bestow, administer
v. 看見( see的過去分詞 );觀看;領會;考慮;
"The aforementioned person was seen acting suspiciously."
有人看見前面提到的那個人行動可疑。