Iraq

英 [ɪ'rɑ:k] 美 [ɪ'rɑk]

Iraq: country name, 1920, from an Arabic name attested since 6c. for the region known in Greek as Mesopotamia; often said to be from Arabic `araqa, covering notions such as "perspiring, deeply rooted, well-watered," which may reflect the impression the lush river-land made on desert Arabs. But the name may be from, or influenced by, Sumerian Uruk (Biblical Erech), anciently a prominent city in what is now southern Iraq (from Sumerian uru "city").

1. The decision will be relayed to Iraq's ambassador at the UN.: 这个决定将会被传达给伊拉克驻联合国大使。

2. Iraq itself has oil reserves second in size only to Saudi Arabia's.: 伊拉克本身的石油储量在世界上居第二位，仅次于沙特阿拉伯。