n.(名词)

1. 公使；外交使节
2. 部长；大臣；阁员
3. 执行者
4. 政府
5. 【宗】牧师；非国教派牧师；神职人员；教长
6. 代理人
7. 仆人，侍从
8. 臣下

v.(动词)

1. 执行牧师职务，做牧师
2. 给予援助，救助，辅助
3. 侍候，关照，照料，服侍
4. 尽力，出力
5. 对...有帮助，有贡献
6. 举行（祭祀），主持圣事
7. 侍候，关照，照料，服侍
8. 供给

n.(名词)

1. [C]大臣,部长 person at the head of a government department or a main branch of one
2. [C]公使,外交使节 person, usually of lower rank than an ambassador,representing his government in a foreign country
3. [C]牧师 Christian clergyman, especially in the Presbyterian and someNonconformist churches

v.(动词)

1. vi. 辅助; 服侍 give help or service

Noun:

1. a person authorized to conduct religious worship;

   "clergymen are usually called ministers in Protestant churches"
   

2. a person appointed to a high office in the government;

   "minister of Finance"
   

3. a diplomat representing one government to another; ranks below ambassador

4. the job of a head of a government department

Verb:

1. attend to the wants and needs of others;

   "I have to minister to my mother all the time"
   

2. work as a minister;

   "She is ministering in an old parish"
   

1.(政府)部长，大臣
In Britain and some other countries, aminister is a person who is in charge of a particular government department.

e.g. When the government had come to power, he had been namedminister of culture...
这届政府开始执政的时候，他被任命为文化部部长。
e.g. The new Defenceminister is Senator Robert Ray.
新任国防部部长是参议员罗伯特·雷。

2.(比大使低一级的)公使，外交使节
Aminister is a person who officially represents their government in a foreign country and has a lower rank than an ambassador.

e.g. He concluded a deal with the Danishminister in Washington.
他与驻华盛顿的丹麦公使签订了一项协议。

3.(尤指新教的)神父，牧师
Aminister is a member of the clergy, especially in Protestant churches.

e.g. His father was a Baptistminister.
他的父亲是浸礼会牧师。

4.满足(…的需要);服侍；帮助
If youminister to people orto their needs, you serve them or help them, for example by making sure that they have everything they need or want.

e.g. 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。

1. 公使：几年后,我从韩国一名高层公使(minister)那里打听到我的家人已经被关进集中营,并惨遭杀害,他们是我不忠行为的无辜受害者. 直到今天,我对于他们被处死的细节一无所知. 我也不知道他们死时曾否怪罪过我. 1973年9月的时候,金正日的女儿,

The president gave his minister carte blanche in foreign affairs.

总统把处理外交事务的全权授予他的公使。

He was elected minister of Education.

他被选为教育部长。

The minister can only act in this matter with the sanction of Parliament.

部长只有得到国会批准才能就此事采取行动。

The Chancellor of the Exchequer is the minister in charge of finance in Britain.

英国财政大臣是负责财政的大臣。

The minister preached a sermon on humility.

牧师就谦恭的问题布道。

I have to minister to my mother all the time.

我不得不一直照料我的母亲。

She felt it was her vocation to minister to the sick.

她觉得照料病人是她的天职。

the minister of Education

教育部长

a meeting of EU Foreign ministers

欧盟外交部长会议

senior ministers in the Cabinet

内阁中的高级部长

cabinet ministers

内阁部长

a Methodist minister

循道宗牧师

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。

The new Defence minister is Senator Robert Ray.

新任国防部部长是参议员罗伯特·雷。

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。

His father was a Baptist minister.

他的父亲是浸礼会牧师。

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。

Tell your brother to be quick.

告诉你兄弟要快.

Ade has been widely tipped as the Prime minister.

很多人认为艾德将继任首相.

The minister appealed to the Cabinet not to target her comparatively tiny budget of ￡4 billion.

那位部长呼吁内阁不要以她40亿英镑这样相对小额的预算为批评目标.

The Prime minister has made a statement closely approximate to a falsehood.

首相发表了一项几近谎言的声明.

The education minister personally persuaded the prime minister to rethink.

教育部长亲自劝首相再考虑一下.

The minister preached against evil.

牧师规戒人们勿起邪念.

The minister gave out the wrong number of the rooms.

部长把房间的号码通知错了.

The minister has consistently opposed any relaxation in the law.

部长一向反对法律上的任何放宽.

The man with the umbrella will be the Prime minister.

拿着雨伞的那个人准是首相.

The minister hit out against trade union leaders.

部长猛烈攻击工会领袖们.

A serious charge was leveled against the minister.

那位部长受到了严重指控.

He obtained a government position through interest with a cabinet minister.

他靠内阁中一部长的力量而谋得一公职.

The delegation was headed by our Foreign minister.

这个代表团由我们的外交部长任团长.

The plan was unveiled with the approval from the minister.

经部长同意该计划被公之于众.

The cabinet are agreed by the Prime minister.

内阁成员和首相的意见一致.

He served briefly as prime minister from 1920 to 1921.

他在1920到1921年间曾短期出任过首相.

a close ally and friend of the prime minister

首相的一个亲密盟友和伙伴

The Teflon Prime minister has survived another crisis.

不倒翁首相又挺过了一次危机。

1. The minister was assaulted by a barrage of abuse from the angry strikers.
   这位部长遭到愤怒的罢工者的一阵辱骂。
2. The minister cited the latest crime figures as proof of the need for more police.
   部长引用最新犯罪数字来证明需要更多的警察。
3. The two ministers didn't close with each other until near the end of the meeting.
   两位部长直到会议结束时才达成协议。
4. The prime minister was hard hit by a biographer.
   首相受到一位传记作家的抨击。
5. Our Prime minister is visiting France now.
   我们的首相正在访问法国。
6. His Majesty's ministers remained loyal to him.
   国王陛下的大臣们继续效忠于他。
7. When it was proved that the minister had been dishonest, he was divested of his office, rank and honours.
   当那个大臣曾经失职被证实时,他的官职、官阶和荣誉被剥夺了。
8. The king met his ministers.
   国王接见了他的大臣。
9. A contest developed for the position of minister of foreign affairs.
   一场争夺外交使节职位的角逐展开了。
10. Mr. Guan was appointed Chinese minister to Moscow.
    关先生被任命为中国驻莫斯科公使。
11. A minister or a priest is considered a guardian of faith.
    牧师和教士被认为是信仰的护卫者。

用作不及物动词S+～(+A)

1. He became a rector of a small parish where he ministered for several years.
   他成为一个小教区的教区长,在那里主事了几年圣事。

minister to (v.+prep.)

帮助,服侍 give help; service
minister to sb/sth

I ministered to him in his last hours.

他临终时我在旁边侍候。

A nurse ministers to the sick.

护士服侍病人。

Those who minister to others are happier than those who think only of themselves.

给别人援助的人比只想到自己的人更幸福。

He often ministers to a sick man's wants.

他经常服侍病人以满足他们的需要。

It will minister to our needs.

这将有助于我们的需要。

The warm-hearted nurses carefully minister to the needs of the wounded soldiers at the hospital.

热情的护士们认真照顾医院里的伤员,满足他们的需要。

动词+～

• minister">accredit a minister任命公使

形容词+～

• minister">foreign minister外交部长
• the Prime M-首相
• minister">vice minister副部长

名词+～

• minister">cabinet minister内阁部长
• minister">interior minister内政部长

～+介词

• minister%20for%E2%80%A6">minister for…的部长
• minister%20from">minister from派出的公使
• minister%20in">minister in驻…的公使
• minister%20of%E2%80%A6">minister of…的部长
• minister%20to">minister to驻…的公使
• the M- for Foreign Affairs外交部长
• the M- for Home Affairs内务部长
• the M- of Defence国防部长
• the M- of Education教育部长
• the M- of Foreign Affairs外交部长

～+副词

• minister%20carefully">minister carefully认真地照顾

～+介词

• minister%20to">minister to帮助,服侍

• The community, of which the magistrate is only the minister.

  出自：S. Johnson

• The story..was able to minister true consolation.

  出自：A. P. Stanley

n.(名词)

1. minister的基本意思是指政府各部门的首脑,即“部长,大臣”,也可指驻外使节中低于大使的“公使”,或泛指“驻外使节”。
2. minister还可指基督教的“牧师”,尤指长老会和某些不信奉国教的牧师。

v.(动词)

1. minister用作动词,是书面用语,意思是“辅助; 服侍”,指辅助或伺候某人,也可指为某人〔事物〕服务。
2. minister主要用作不及物动词,常与介词to连用。

n.(名词)

minister, priest, vicar

这三个词都可表示“牧师”。其区别在于:基督教的牧师用minister; 而罗马天主教的牧师用priest; 英国国教的牧师用vicar。例如:

The minister begged the worshippers to strive against evil.牧师要求信徒们与邪恶斗争。

The priest wore a coarse woollen garment next to his skin.牧师最里面穿了一件粗糙的毛衣。

Marriage by a vicar is lawful in England without another ceremony.在英国,由牧师证婚的婚姻即使没有别的仪式也是合法的。

n.(名词)

他是我们国家的首相。

误 He is a Prime minister of our country.

正 He is the Prime minister of our country.

析 the Prime minister表示“首相”这一职位, the不可用a代替。

一位牧师被召到奄奄一息的病人床边。

误 minister has been summoned to the bedside of the dying patient.

正 A minister has been summoned to the bedside of the dying patient.

析 表示“一位牧师”用a minister,其中a不可省略。

• ☆ 14世纪初期进入英语，直接源自古法语的ministre；最初源自拉丁语的minister，意为仆人，小人。