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

• 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。
• This message caused perturbation in the Middle East Headquarters.
  这则消息在中东总部引起了不安。
• 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。
• 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 Middle East is the world's single most important source of oil.
  中东是世界上最为重要的一个产油地。
• Pakistan is located in South Asia that overlaps onto the Greater Middle East and Central Asia.
  巴基斯坦位于南亚地区，与中东和中亚部分地区重合。
• The move represents a setback for the Middle East peace process
  这个行动意味着中东和平进程受挫。
• 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。
• It swept through North Africa, the Middle East and Europe.
  这场瘟疫席卷了北非、中东和欧洲。
• 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。