minister

['ministə]

n.外交使节, 部长, 大臣, 牧师
v.照顾, 给予帮助

例句与用法：

The minister has indicated that he may resign next year.

该大臣已示意他明年可能辞职。

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。

Convention dictates that a minister should resign in such a situation.

依照常规大臣在这种情况下应该辞职。

The minister was crucified by the press for his handling of the affair.

部长对此事的处理方法受到新闻界的严厉批评。

The Prime Minister appointed some new ministers to ginger up her administration.

首相任命一些新大臣以增强她现届政府的活力。

The minister has put a different gloss on recent developments.

部长就局势的最新发展作了另一番解释。

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。

He was elected Minister of Education.

他被选为教育部长。

词形变化：

动词过去式: ministered | 动词过去分词: ministered | 动词现在分词: ministering | 动词第三人称单数: ministers |

详细释义：

n.[C]

1. 部长; 大臣

He sold his company to become Minister of Agriculture.

他为了当农业大臣把公司卖了。

2. 公使; (泛指)外交使节

3. 牧师, 神职人员

4. 执行者

vi.

1. 执行牧师职务[(+to)]

2. 给予援助; 照料, 伺候[(+to)]

His daughter ministered to him in his last days.

在他最后的日子里, 他女儿在旁照料。