n. 1.部长;阁员,大臣;〔pl.〕政府。 2.公使;外交使节。 3.【宗教】牧师;〔英国〕非国教派牧师。 ★英国国教派牧师叫 vicar, rector, curate. 4.〔罕用语〕代理人。 5.仆人,侍从,臣下。 短语和例子 the Prime M- 内阁总理,首相。 the M- for [of] Foreign Affairs 外交部长。 the M- of Defense 国防部长。 the Council of Ministers (苏联等国的)部长会议。 the minister plenipotentiary 全权公使。 vi. 1.做牧师;侍奉;伺候,服侍。 2. 尽力,出力,帮助;对…有帮助,有贡献 (to)。 短语和例子 a ministering angel 救星。 minister to a person's vanity 满足某人的虚荣心。 minister to a sick man's wants 照顾病人需要。 vt. 〔古语〕 1.供给。 2.举行(祭祀)。
the job of a head of a government department
a person authorized to conduct religious worship; "clergymen are usually called ministers in Protestant churches" 同义词:curate, minister of religion, parson, pastor, rector,
a diplomat representing one government to another; ranks below ambassador 同义词:diplomatic minister,
a person appointed to a high office in the government; "Minister of Finance" 同义词:government minister,
work as a minister; "She is ministering in an old parish"
attend to the wants and needs of others; "I have to minister to my mother all the time"
例句与用法
1.
The late prime minister attended the ceremony . 前任首相出席了典礼。
2.
The minister issued a statement to the press . 部长向新闻界发表声明。
3.
The minister became rich through graft . 该部长通过贪污受贿变富了。
4.
Prime minister was supplanted by his rival . 首相被他的对手排挤掉了。
5.
The minister incurred the king 's disfavour . 这位大臣招致国王的冷遇。
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She would not be my choice as prime minister . 她不是我看中做首相的人。
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I'm going to report now to your minister . 我这就要向你们公使去报告了。
8.
She has resigned from her job as a minister . 她已辞去大臣职位。
9.
The chief was received by the prime minister . 该领导人受到了首相的接见。
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The minister 's speech was greeted with brickbats . 部长的演说遭到了抨击。