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
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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。

Ministers have put their seal of approval on the proposal
部长们已经批准了该提案。
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 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。
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。
Ministers should be called to account for their actions.
部长们应该对他们的行为作出解释。
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。
Two cabinet ministers also got the push.
两位内阁大臣也被撤职了。
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。
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。