the Middle East
noun uk/ˌmɪd.əl ˈiːst/ us/ˌmɪd.əl ˈiːst/ (US also the Mideast, us/ˌmɪdˈiːst/ uk)
中东（指从地中海东部至伊朗这一区域，包括叙利亚、约旦、以色列、黎巴嫩、沙特阿拉伯、伊朗和伊拉克，有时也包括埃及）
the area from the eastern Mediterranean to Iran, including Syria, Jordan, Israel, Lebanon, Saudi Arabia, Iran, and Iraq, and sometimes also Egypt
He worked in the Middle East for ten years. 他在中东工作了10年。
Compare: the Far East