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Iraq is an oil-producing country in southwest Asia, between Iran and Saudi Arabia, with Kuwait to the south. The capital is Baghdad.
Iraq is Iraq 是 in southwest Asia西南亞 an oil-producing country一個產石油的國家, between Iran and Saudi Arabia位在伊朗和沙烏地阿拉伯之間, with Kuwait to the south南邊是科威特。 The capital首都 is Baghdad是巴格達。
Under its leader Saddam Hussein, Iraq was at war with Iran from 1980 to 1988. In 1990 it invaded Kuwait, and that led to the Gulf War, when a group of countries pushed the Iraqi army back. In 2003, forces led by the US invaded Iraq to remove Hussein from power and to look for weapons of mass destruction — very powerful weapons they believed he had. Those weapons were not found, and the war and the years after it caused great harm.
Under its leader Saddam Hussein在它的領導人海珊統治下, Iraq伊拉克 from 1980 to 1988從1980年到1988年 was at war with Iran和伊朗打仗。 In 1990在1990年 it它 invaded Kuwait入侵了科威特, and that led to這件事引發了 the Gulf War波灣戰爭, when那時 a group of countries一群國家 the Iraqi army把伊拉克軍隊 pushed back打了回去。 In 2003在2003年, led by the US由美國領軍的 forces部隊 invaded Iraq入侵伊拉克, to remove Hussein from power要把海珊拉下台, and to look for並尋找 weapons of mass destruction大規模毀滅性武器 — they believed he had他們相信他手上有的 very powerful weapons威力非常強大的武器。 Those weapons那些武器 were not found沒有被找到, and the war而這場戰爭 and the years after it和之後那些年 caused great harm造成了很大的傷害。
Though actually, Iraq is not Iran: different country, different people, different adjective (Iraqi, not Iranian). The two names look uncomfortably alike on an English page, which is why so many swap them.
Though actually不過其實, Iraq is not Iran伊拉克不是伊朗: different country不同的國家, different people不同的人民, different adjective不同的形容詞 (Iraqi, not Iranian)。 The two names這兩個名字 on an English page在英文的頁面上 look uncomfortably alike像得讓人不安, which is why這就是為什麼 so many learners這麼多學習者 swap them會把它們搞反。
組成Borrowed from Arabic الْعِرَاق (al-ʕirāq, “Iraq”).
同家族的字
- Iraqifrom Iraq: a person from Iraq, or something to do with Iraq
原始詞典資料2 筆記錄
以下是外部詞典記錄的用法,原文照列,我們還沒有寫成教學內容。上面的說明才是我們自己寫的;有些用法可能上面已經講過了。
Iraqname/ɪˈɹɑːk/
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A country in West Asia in the Middle East. Official name: Republic of Iraq. Capital and largest city: Baghdad.
- The AK-47s handed in would then be registered in the database before being redistributed to new units formed as Iraq takes over security control from U.S.-led forces, he said.
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historicalAn expansive medieval region of West Asia, including not only the modern territories of Iraq but also large parts of western Iran (the so-called Persian Iraq).
資料來源:英文維基詞典 English Wiktionary(CC BY-SA 4.0)。 原文照列,未經改寫。