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

• 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？
• 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 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• It swept through North Africa, the Middle East and Europe.
  这场瘟疫席卷了北非、中东和欧洲。
• This defeat shattered Napoleon's dreams of an empire in the Middle East and India.
  这次失败粉碎了拿破仑企图在中东和印度建立帝国的迷梦。
• The result of the election in is yet another hopeful sign that peace could come to the Middle East.
  已出炉的选举结果再次显示在中东实现和平是有希望的。
• 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。
• Mr Cook is intending to go to the Middle East on Friday.
  库克先生打算周五去中东。