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

  1. N-COUNT (政府)部长,大臣
    In Britain and some other countries, a minister is 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。
  2. N-COUNT (比大使低一级的)公使,外交使节
    A minister is 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。
  3. N-COUNT (尤指新教的)神父,牧师
    A minister is 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。
  4. VERB 满足(…的需要);服侍;帮助
    If you minister to people or to their 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

  1. Most Protestant churches now have women ministers.
    如今大多数新教教会都有女牧师。
  2. Ministers should be called to account for their actions.
    部长们应该对他们的行为作出解释。
  3. 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。
  4. Ministers have put their seal of approval on the proposal
    部长们已经批准了该提案。
  5. The meeting will be attended by finance ministers from many countries
    很多国家的财政部长将出席会议。
  6. 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。
  7. 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。
  8. 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。
  9. The ministers expressed dismay at the continued practice of ethnic cleansing
    部长们表达了对持续进行的种族清洗的忧虑。
  10. 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。
  11. 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。
  12. 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。
  13. 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。
  14. 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。
  15. 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。
  16. 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。
  17. 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。
  18. 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。
  19. Ministers must not knowingly mislead Parliament and the public.
    大臣们不应该故意地误导议会与公众。
  20. Two cabinet ministers also got the push.
    两位内阁大臣也被撤职了。
  21. The ministers must have realized that they risked what could be a major diplomatic row with France.
    部长们应该已经认识到了他们这样做可能会与法国产生严重的外交纠纷。
  22. Ministers will find their budgets being decided in a political ruck with their colleagues.
    部长们将发现他们的预算会在和同僚的政治纷争中敲定。
  23. The Prime Minister is preparing for a showdown with Ministers.
    首相正准备和部长们摊牌。
  24. 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。
  25. She told ministers of her decision to resign
    她告诉了部长们她准备辞职的决定。
  26. 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。
  27. 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。
  28. Ministers and officials are confident their decision will be vindicated.
    部长们和官员们相信他们的决定会被证明是正确的。
  29. 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。
  30. 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。