| 单词 | 西南亚 |
| 释义 | 〔Euphrates〕A river of southwest Asia flowing about 2,735 km (1,700 mi) from central Turkey through Syria and into Iraq, where it joins the Tigris River to form the Shatt al Arab. Its waters were a major source of irrigation for the flourishing civilizations of ancient Mesopotamia.幼发拉底河：西南亚的一条河流，流程约为2,735公里（1,700英里），它发源于土耳其中部，流经叙利亚，在伊拉克境内与底格里斯河汇合形成了阿拉伯河。它的流域是古代美索不达米亚文明繁荣的重要发祥地〔Mesopotamia〕An ancient region of southwest Asia between the Tigris and Euphrates rivers in modern-day Iraq. Probably settled before 5000b.c. , the area was the home of numerous early civilizations, including Sumer, Akkad, Babylonia, and Assyria. It declined in importance after Mongol invaders destroyed its extensive irrigation system in a.d. 1258. 美索不达米亚：古代西南亚介于底格里斯河和幼发拉底河之间的一个地区，位于现在的伊拉克境内。可能在公元前 5000年以前就开始有人在此定居。这一地区孕育了众多的人类早期文明，其中包括苏美尔文明、阿卡德文明、巴比伦文明和亚述文明。蒙古侵略者在 公元 1258年破坏了该地区发达的灌溉系统之后，这一地区的重要性就此减小 〔Persia〕Also Per.sian Empire [-zhən, -shən] A vast empire of southwest Asia founded by Cyrus II after 546b.c. and brought to the height of its power and glory by Darius I and his son Xerxes. Alexander the Great conquered the empire in 334 b.c. A later empire was established by the Sassanids ( a.d. 226-637). 也作 Per.sian Empire [-zhən, -shən] 波斯：西南亚一个强大的帝国，公元前 546年后由居鲁士二世建立。到了大流士一世和他儿子色雷斯时期，帝国达到全盛时期 。 公元前 334年亚历山大大帝征服了波斯 。后来的帝国由萨桑王朝建立( 公元 226-637年） 〔Aramaic〕A Semitic language, comprising several dialects, originally of the ancient Arameans but widely used by non-Aramean peoples throughout southwest Asia from the seventh centuryb.c. to the seventh century a.d. Also called Aramean ,Chaldean 阿拉姆语：一种闪族语，包括几种方言，源于古阿拉姆语，但被非阿拉姆民族广泛使用，遍及西南亚自公元前 7世纪至 公元7世纪 也作 Aramean,Chaldean〔wheat〕Any of various annual cereal grasses of the genusTriticum of the Mediterranean region and southwest Asia, especially T. aestivum, widely cultivated in temperate regions in many varieties for its commercially important edible grain. 小麦：一种一年一熟的谷类禾本植物小麦（禾本植物）属， 生长于地中海地区及西南亚，尤指 夏季小麦 ，广泛种植于气候温和地带，品种繁多，其可食性谷粒具重要商业价值 〔mugger〕A large crocodile(Crocodilus palustris) of southwest Asia, having a very broad wrinkled snout. 泽鳄：一种产于西南亚的大型鳄鱼（沼泽鳄） ，长有很宽的多皱的鼻子 〔Gaza〕A city of southwest Asia in theGaza Strip, a narrow coastal area along the Mediterranean Sea adjoining Israel and Egypt. The territory was part of the British mandate for Palestine (1917-1948), passed to Egypt in 1949, and was occupied by Israel in 1967. Palestinian autonomy was promised in the 1979 Israeli-Egyptian peace treaty but has not yet been achieved. The city of Gaza was one of the five major Philistine city-kingdoms. Population, 118,272. 加沙：西南亚一城市，位于加沙走廊， 一狭窄沿海区，沿地中海分布，靠近以色列和埃及。其领土原是英国一部分，授权巴勒斯坦人管理（1917-1948年），1949年转给埃及，1967年被以色列占领。巴勒斯坦人的独立建国在1979年两伊协定中有了许诺，但仍未实现。加沙城是5个主要非利人城邦国之一。人口118,272 〔Palestine〕A historical region of southwest Asia between the eastern Mediterranean shore and the Jordan River roughly coextensive with modern Israel and the West Bank. Occupied since prehistoric times, it has been ruled by Hebrews, Egyptians, Romans, Byzantines, Arabs, and Turks. A British League of Nations mandate oversaw the affairs of the area from 1920 until 1948, when Israel declared itself a separate state and the West Bank territory was awarded to Jordan. Israel occupied the Jordanian area west of the Jordan River in 1967. In November 1988 the Palestine Liberation Organization under Yasir Arafat declared its intention of forming an Arab state of Palestine, probably including the West Bank, the Gaza Strip, and the Arab sector of Jerusalem.巴勒斯坦，“圣地”：历史上西南亚的一个地区，位于地中海东岸和约旦河之间，大致相当于现在的以色列和约旦河西岸。从史前时代开始，它曾被希伯来人、埃及人、罗马人、拜占庭人、阿拉伯人和土耳其人统治。从1920年到1948，大布列颠民族联盟委任监管这一区事务，当时以色列宣称独立并且约旦河西部地区划归约旦。1967年以色列占领了约旦该地区领土。1988年11月，巴勒斯坦解放组织在亚瑟、阿拉法特的领导下宣布了它们建立一个巴勒斯坦的阿拉伯国家的意向，可能包括约旦河西岸、加沙走廊以及耶路撒冷的阿拉伯部分〔cheetah〕A long-legged, swift-running wild cat(Acinonyx jubatus) of Africa and southwest Asia, having black-spotted, tawny fur and nonretractile claws. The cheetah, the fastest animal on land, can run for short distances at about 96 kilometers (60 miles) per hour. 猎豹：产地为非洲及西南亚的一种腿长、善奔的野生猫科动物（猎豹） ，毛为黄褐色带黑斑，爪为不可缩回式。猎豹是陆地上行动最快的动物，短距离奔跑速度可达每小时96公里（60英里） 〔oud〕An instrument of northern Africa and southwest Asia resembling a lute.乌得琴：西南亚和北非的一种弦乐器，状似诗琴 |
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