ministers

英 [ˈmɪnɪstəz]

美 [ˈmɪnɪstərz]

n.  (英国及其他许多国家的)部长，大臣; 牧师; 公使; 外交使节
v.  辅助; 服侍; 照顾; 帮助; 服务
minister的第三人称单数和复数

柯林斯词典

• N-COUNT (政府)部长，大臣
  In Britain and some other countries, aministeris a person who is in charge of a particular government department.
  1. When the government had come to power, he had been named minister of culture...
     这届政府开始执政的时候，他被任命为文化部部长。
  2. The new Defence Minister is Senator Robert Ray.
     新任国防部部长是参议员罗伯特·雷。
• N-COUNT (比大使低一级的)公使，外交使节
  Aministeris a person who officially represents their government in a foreign country and has a lower rank than an ambassador.
  1. He concluded a deal with the Danish minister in Washington.
     他与驻华盛顿的丹麦公使签订了一项协议。
• N-COUNT (尤指新教的)神父，牧师
  Aministeris a member of the clergy, especially in Protestant churches.
  1. His father was a Baptist minister.
     他的父亲是浸礼会牧师。
• VERB 满足(…的需要);服侍；帮助
  If youminister topeople ortotheir needs, you serve them or help them, for example by making sure that they have everything they need or want.
  1. For 44 years he had ministered to the poor, the sick, the neglected and the deprived.
     44年来，他一直致力于帮助那些穷人、病人、无人照料的人和失去生活依靠的人。

双语例句

• Ministers agreed that this decision was fully justified by economic conditions.
  部长们一致同意，这个决定完全符合经济情况。
• Most Protestant churches now have women ministers.
  如今大多数新教教会都有女牧师。
• A flexible retirement age is being considered by Ministers to unify men's and women's pension rights
  大臣们正在考虑一个灵活的退休年龄机制，这样可以把男性和女性的养老金权益统一起来。
• Two cabinet ministers also got the push.
  两位内阁大臣也被撤职了。
• The Budget does expose the lies ministers were telling a year ago
  预算案无疑揭穿了部长们一年前所说的谎话。
• Unusually among British prime ministers, he was not a man of natural authority.
  他不是那种天生一副官派的人，这在英国首相中并不常见。
• Ministers should be called to account for their actions.
  部长们应该对他们的行为作出解释。
• The plans will be examined by EU environment ministers.
  欧盟各国环境部部长将仔细研究这些计划。
• He wants his ministers to concentrate on implementing policy, not on drawing it up.
  他希望部长们把注意力放在政策的执行上，而不是政策的制定上。
• He assured MPs that ministers and MPs were not subjected to phone taps.
  他向议员们保证，部长和议员的电话不会遭到窃听。