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 trouble-ridden Middle East commands the attention of the world.
  中东是举世瞩目的多事地区。
• Mr Cook is intending to go to the Middle East on Friday.
  库克先生打算周五去中东。
• What are the greatest sources of conflict in the Middle East?
  中东冲突的最重要原因是什么？
• 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。
• 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。
• 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？
• Middle East peace talks reopen in Washington on Wednesday.
  中东和平谈判于周三在华盛顿重启。
• Its strategic location extends from the Middle East ( Southwest Asia) to Southeast Europe.
  它跨越了中东（亚洲西南部）和欧洲东南部。
• 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。
• This message caused perturbation in the Middle East Headquarters.
  这则消息在中东总部引起了不安。