gulf states
gulf states — 名詞
1. the group of eight Middle Eastern countries whose shores line the Persian Gulf,
波斯灣國家
波斯灣沿岸的八個中東國家
the group of eight Middle Eastern countries whose shores line the Persian Gulf, with Iran and Iraq on the eastern side, Saudi Arabia, Kuwait, Bahrain, Qatar, the UAE, and Oman along the western and southern coasts
Felix works in the Gulf states as a civil engineer, with his office in Dubai.
Felix 在波斯灣國家擔任土木工程師，辦公室設在杜拜。
pattern: work in the Gulf states + as [job]
Yasmine watched a line of tankers pull away from the Gulf states oil terminal at Jubail just after dawn.
Yasmine 在黎明剛過時，看著一排油輪駛離波斯灣國家的朱拜勒油港。
Nora spoke about water shortages in the Gulf states at a conference in Berlin.
Nora 在柏林的會議上談論波斯灣國家的水資源短缺問題。
Imani's uncle moved to the Gulf states long ago and opened a shop in Manama.
Imani 的叔叔很久以前搬到波斯灣國家，在麥納麥開了一家店。
pattern: move to the Gulf states + [time]
A Qatari exporter sent a shipment of Gulf states aluminium to a factory outside Osaka.
一位卡達出口商將一批波斯灣國家的鋁材運往大阪郊區的工廠。
- oil-rich Gulf states
- work in the Gulf states
- move to the Gulf states
- Persian Gulf countries
a more explicit term that leaves no doubt about which gulf is meant
- GCC states
narrower — refers only to the six-member Gulf Cooperation Council, excluding Iran and Iraq
- Arabian Gulf states
a term used in some Arab countries; less common internationally
用法筆記
The term can be ambiguous: sometimes 'the Gulf states' refers only to the six GCC monarchies (excluding Iran and Iraq), while at other times it includes all eight countries that border the Persian Gulf.
2. the five states in the American South whose coastline lies along the Gulf — Texa
墨西哥灣各州
美國南部臨墨西哥灣的五個州
the five states in the American South whose coastline lies along the Gulf — Texas and Louisiana in the west, then Mississippi, Alabama, and Florida moving eastward
Hurricane Katrina flooded large areas of the Gulf states of Louisiana and Mississippi.
卡崔娜颶風淹沒了墨西哥灣各州路易斯安那州和密西西比州的大片地區。
Aarav's grandparents sold their Chicago apartment and retired to the Gulf states.
Aarav 的祖父母賣掉芝加哥的公寓，退休後搬到墨西哥灣各州。
pattern: retire to the Gulf states
The Gulf states of Texas and Louisiana run many of America's largest oil refineries.
德州和路易斯安那州等墨西哥灣各州擁有美國許多最大的煉油廠。
Heloísa spent a summer driving through all five Gulf states along the coast.
Heloísa 花了一整個夏天，沿著海岸線穿越了全部五個墨西哥灣各州。
pattern: through all [number] Gulf states
Mizuki studied the shrimp industry in the Gulf states for her research project.
Mizuki 為她的研究計畫調查了墨西哥灣各州的蝦類產業。
- retire to the Gulf states
- hurricanes in the Gulf states
- through all five Gulf states
- Gulf Coast states
a more common term in American English, explicitly referring to the coastline
- states along the Gulf
a longer, explanatory variant used in formal writing
用法筆記
In US contexts, 'the Gulf states' is unambiguous. Readers outside the United States should be aware that in international news the same phrase often refers to the Persian Gulf countries instead.
常見錯誤
常見搭配
名詞搭配
- economies of the Gulf states
- oil of the Gulf states
常用片語
- the Gulf states and beyond
介系詞搭配
- in the Gulf states
- from the Gulf states
- to the Gulf states
- across the Gulf states