Near East

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  • n.近东
NearEastern
  • east adj.东方的adv.向东方n.东方;东部
  • near adj.近的;近似的;亲近的;吝啬的adv.在附近;不久以后;几乎;[罕]吝啬地prep.附近;接近;临近;大约;(质量、大小等)相仿;濒临v.接近;靠近
Noun:
  1. the area around the eastern Mediterranean; from Turkey to northern Africa and eastward to Iran; the site of such ancient civilizations as Phoenicia and Babylon and Egypt and the birthplace of Judaism and Christianity and Islam; had continuous economic and political turmoil in the 20th century;

    "the Middle East is the cradle of Western civilization"

    用作名词 (n.)
    1. There are many sacred shrines in the Near East.
      在近东有许多古迹圣地。
    2. Through trade and travel the Europeans had come into contact with the Arabs of the Mediterranean area and the Near East.
      欧洲人通过贸易和旅游,同地中海地区和近东的阿拉伯人发生接触。