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

• NATO defense ministers wrap up their meeting in Brussels today
  北约各国国防部长今天圆满结束了在布鲁塞尔的会议。
• He presided at all councils of ministers, where the atmosphere could be frigid on occasions
  所有的内阁会议都由他主持，有时会上的气氛会很拘谨。
• 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。
• British Prime Ministers are traditionally offered hereditary peerages.
  英国首相传统上会被授予可世袭的贵族爵位。
• All ministers, including the prime minister, will be answerable directly to him.
  所有大臣，包括首相都将直接对他负责。
• The Prime Minister is preparing for a showdown with Ministers.
  首相正准备和部长们摊牌。
• 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。
• The Guardian's front page carries a photograph of the two foreign ministers
  《卫报》的头版刊登了两国外交部长的一张合影。
• 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。
• The prime minister has been closeted with his finance ministers for the past 12 hours
  过去的12个小时首相一直在和财政部长们密谈。