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

• She told ministers of her decision to resign
  她告诉了部长们她准备辞职的决定。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。