名詞 beirut:

1. capital and largest city of Lebanon; located in western Lebanon on the Mediterranean
   同義詞：Bayrut, capital of Lebanon

1. Be it possible to stop over at beirut?
   可以中途在貝魯特停留嗎？
2. A newsflash from Beirut says some of the American diplomats have been kidnapped as hostage.
   來自貝魯特的電訊說有幾位美國外交官被作為人質(zhì)遭到綁架。

Beirut

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The capital and largest city of Lebanon, in the western part of the country on the Mediterranean Sea. Founded by the Phoenicians, it was an important Greek and Roman trade center. The city has long been the scene of bitter factional fighting. Population, 509,000.
貝魯特：黎巴嫩首都和最大城市，位于地中海岸該國西部。由腓尼基人建立，曾是希臘與羅馬重要的貿(mào)易中心。該城長期以來一直是民族爭端的地域。人口509,000

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n.（名詞）
A place or situation characterized by ongoing, widespread, highly destructive strife:
貝魯特：具有正在進行著的大范圍、高度破壞性的以沖突為特色的地點或情形：
例句：
.Right now,[this state] is the Beirut of the medical malpractice system, with all the players in an angry state of turmoil and factionalism. (Hatfield MA Valley Advocate)
.現(xiàn)在，[這種狀態(tài)] 就是治療不當?shù)尼t(yī)療體系中的.貝魯特.，其中牽涉到的所有人都處在氣憤、混亂和派系爭斗之中. (哈特菲爾德MA谷辯護律師)