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

• 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。
• 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。
• It swept through North Africa, the Middle East and Europe.
  这场瘟疫席卷了北非、中东和欧洲。
• 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。
• Middle East peace talks reopen in Washington on Wednesday.
  中东和平谈判于周三在华盛顿重启。
• 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 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。
• 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 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。
• This message caused perturbation in the Middle East Headquarters.
  这则消息在中东总部引起了不安。