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。

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。
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。
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。
She told ministers of her decision to resign
她告诉了部长们她准备辞职的决定。
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。
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。
Ministers should be called to account for their actions.
部长们应该对他们的行为作出解释。
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。
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。
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。