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

• Middle East peace talks reopen in Washington on Wednesday.
  中东和平谈判于周三在华盛顿重启。
• 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。
• Trouble was boiling up in the middle east.
  中东的纠纷日益加剧。
• The trouble-ridden Middle East commands the attention of the world.
  中东是举世瞩目的多事地区。
• 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。
• 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。
• And he came to love and respect the people of North Africa and the Middle East.
  他对北非和中东人民的感情和敬意油然而生。
• 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。
• What are the greatest sources of conflict in the Middle East?
  中东冲突的最重要原因是什么？
• Foreign investors worry about corruption, mismanagement and security problems across North Africa and the Middle East.
  外国投资者都担心北非和中东的腐败、管理不善和安全问题。