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。

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。
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。
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 have put their seal of approval on the proposal
部长们已经批准了该提案。
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。
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。
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。
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 meeting will be attended by finance ministers from many countries
很多国家的财政部长将出席会议。