claim 
英 [kleɪm]  美 [kleɪm] 
v. （提出）要求；声称；断言；需要；索取；认领

n. 要求；索赔；值得；声称；断言；声明

例句：
Rival claims to Macedonian territory caused conflict in the Balkans. 

多方对马其顿提出领土要求，在巴尔干地区引发了冲突。

They are making substantial claims for improved working conditions. 

他们强烈要求改善工作环境。

Electricity workers have voted for industrial action in pursuit of a pay claim. 

电工们已经投票决定采取劳工行动以要求增加工资。

They've put in a claim for a pay rise. 

他们提出了加薪的要求。

Forecasts support the government's claim that the economy is picking up. 

有预测支持政府有关经济正在复苏的说法。

He rejected claims that he had affairs with six women. 

他否认有关他和六个女人有染的说法。