Middle East

英 [ˈmɪdl iːst]

美 [ˈmɪdl iːst]

n.  中东(包括亚洲西南部和非洲东北部)

经济

牛津词典

noun

• 中东（包括亚洲西南部和非洲东北部）
  an area that covers SW Asia and NE Africa

柯林斯词典

• N-PROPER 中东；中东地区
  The Middle Eastis the area around the eastern Mediterranean that includes Iran and all the countries in Asia to the west and south-west of Iran.
  1. The two great rivers of the Middle East rise in the mountains of Turkey.
     中东地区的两大河流发源于土耳其境内的山脉。

双语例句

• The more sinister explanation is that he is about to make mischief in the Middle East again
  更为险恶的解释是，他准备再次在中东地区制造事端。
• Can one even talk of stability in the Middle East as long as the conflict is still unsettled?
  冲突尚未解决，又何谈中东的稳定呢？
• President Hussein called on all countries in the Middle East to scrap nuclear or chemical weapons
  侯赛因总统号召中东所有国家放弃核武器和化学武器。
• He will go to the Middle East next week to get the ball rolling again on peace talks
  他下周将前往中东，开始重启和谈。
• They signed an agreement that parcelled out the Middle East into several spheres of influence.
  他们签订了一项协议，将中东瓜分为几个势力范围。
• The highest rates are found in Africa and the Middle East.
  非洲和中东地区此种死亡率和伤害率最高。
• The success in the Middle East redounds to his benefit
  在中东的胜利给他带来了好处。
• And so we believe those same sectarian conflicts can be overcome in the Middle East and North Africa.
  因此我们相信，中东和北非那些同样的宗派冲突是可以克服的。
• The situation in the Middle East has been a controversial topic for decades.
  数十年来，中东地区的形势一直是颇有争议的问题。
• Egypt has said there is no time to lose in the search for a Middle East settlement.
  埃及称寻求中东和解刻不容缓。