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 in Washington showed signs of progress yesterday
  昨天在华盛顿举行的中东和谈有了取得进展的迹象。
• 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。
• Trouble was boiling up in the middle east.
  中东的纠纷日益加剧。
• What are the greatest sources of conflict in the Middle East?
  中东冲突的最重要原因是什么？
• It swept through North Africa, the Middle East and Europe.
  这场瘟疫席卷了北非、中东和欧洲。
• The trouble-ridden Middle East commands the attention of the world.
  中东是举世瞩目的多事地区。
• 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。
• Mr Cook is intending to go to the Middle East on Friday.
  库克先生打算周五去中东。
• 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。