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

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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。

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。
Finance Ministers are meeting today in Brussels with Britain in the chair.
财政部部长们今天在布鲁塞尔碰头，会议由英国主持。
He was about to chair a meeting in Venice of EU foreign ministers
他将主持在威尼斯召开的欧盟外长会议。
Ministers should be called to account for their actions.
部长们应该对他们的行为作出解释。
Ministers have put their seal of approval on the proposal
部长们已经批准了该提案。
She told ministers of her decision to resign
她告诉了部长们她准备辞职的决定。
The Prime Minister is preparing for a showdown with Ministers.
首相正准备和部长们摊牌。
He won admiration for his forensic skills in cross-examining ministers.
他在盘问几位部长时表现出的问案技巧为他赢得了赞赏。
The British, Australian and Turkish Prime Ministers laid wreaths at the war memorial.
英国首相、澳大利亚总理和土耳其总理向战争纪念碑敬献了花圈。
The foreign ministers of the two countries signed the documents today.
两国的外交大臣今天签署了文件。