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 |
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。
minister
名词复数:ministers
过去式:ministered
过去分词:ministered
现在进行时:ministering
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 |
词义辨析:
同义:
n.神职人员
clergyman
pastor
chaplain
spiritual guide
同义参见:
president
emissary
priest
cleric
governor
govern
functionary
resident
shepherd
teacher
minister['ministə]n.1.■[常作 M-]部长;大臣2.■公使;外交使节[参较 envoy]3.■4.■(基督教新教的)牧师5.■【天主教】教长6.■代理者;执行者7.■【天主教】耶稣会教区长的助理8.■[古语]仆人,侍从vi.1.■执行牧师职务 (to)2.■伺候,给予援助;给予照料(to):to minister to a sick man's wants照料病人A nurse ministers to the sick.护士照料病人。vt.1.■[古语]提供,供给2.■[古语]执行,主持(宗教仪式)3.■[废语]敷,施,投,给(药)minister of religion【宗教】牧师minister of state国务大臣,国务部长(级别仅次于部长)Minister of the Crown[英国英语]大臣;阁员
ministerminister[ˈministə]n.1.■部长; 大臣, 内阁成员; [pl.]政府2.■公使, [泛指]外交使节;【宗】(基督教新教)牧师, (某些教派的)教长3.■侍从, 仆人; [罕]代理者the M-of Education教育部长the Prime M-首相; 行政院长; 总理the M-for [of] Foreign Affairs外交部长the Council of Ministers(苏联等国的)部长会议the minister plenipotentiary全权公使
词性变化minister[ˈministə]vi.1.■服侍, 侍候; 帮助2.■出力, 尽力, 对...有帮助, 有贡献(to)3.■执行牧师职务a ministering angel救星, 照顾、帮助病人和困难的善良人minister to a sick man's wants照顾病人需要I ministered to him in his last hours.在他临终时我在身边侍候。minister[ˈministə]vt.[古]1.■供给2.■举行(祭祀等)
noun
- a head of a government department
部长;大臣
the Defence Minister.
国防部长。
■a diplomatic agent, usually ranking below an ambassador, representing a state or sovereign in a foreign country
公使 - (亦作 minister of religion)a member of the clergy, especially in the Presbyterian and Nonconformist Churches
(尤指长老会和不信奉英国国教教会的)牧师
■(亦作 minister general)the superior of some religious orders
教长 - (archaic)a person or thing used to achieve or convey something
(古)执行者(或物);传达者(或物)
the Angels are ministers of the Divine Will.
天使是神的意志的执行者。
[no obj.]
- (minister to)attend to the needs of (someone)
照料;伺候
her doctor was busy ministering to the injured.
她的医生正忙于照料伤员。
■[with obj.](archaic)provide (something necessary or helpful)
(古)提供,供给(必需或有益之物)
the story was able to minister true consolation.
这故事能够给人真正的安慰。 - act as a minister of religion
执行牧师职务
■[with obj.]administer (a sacrament)
执行(或主持)(圣餐式)
ministership
noun
语源
- Middle English (in sense 2 and 3): from Old French ministre (noun), ministrer (verb), from Latin minister 'servant', from minus 'less'
minister
名词 minister:
a person authorized to conduct religious worship
同义词:curate, minister of religion, parson, pastor, rector
a person appointed to a high office in the government
a diplomat representing one government to another; ranks below ambassador
the job of a head of a government department
动词 minister:
attend to the wants and needs of others
work as a minister
minister
■An international meeting between each minister and his opposite number will be held next month.
下月将举行部长级的国际会议。
■It's quite something to be made a government minister while still less than30.
不到三十岁就被任命为国务大臣,真是不简单。
■He was mistaken for the minister.
人们错把他当作牧师了。
■He sold his company to become Minister of Agriculture.
他为了当农业大臣把公司卖了。
■They gave the Prime Minister a cool reception.
他们很冷淡地接待了这位首相。
■He joined the prime minister's bandwagon.
他加入了首相这一派。
■He reported on the whole event to the minister.
他把整个事件向部长做了汇报。
■He was the Prime Minister's most trusted lieutenant.
他是首相最信任的助手。
■His style of public speaking is imitative of the prime minister.
他的演讲风格是模仿首相的。
■He is no less a person than a minister.
他的身分不亚于部长。
■He was elected Minister of Education.
他被选为教育部长。
■He solicited aid from the minister.
他请求部长给他以支持。
■Any statement against the government is like a red rag to a bull to that minister.
任何反对政府的言论都会使那位部长大发雷霆。
■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。
■Irish statesman who opposed home rule for Ulster and was Northern Ireland's first prime minister(1921-1940).
克雷加文爱尔兰政治家,他反对乌尔斯特区自治,是北爱尔兰第一位首相(1921-1940年)
■Cabinet matters; a cabinet minister.
内阁成员的事务; 内阁大臣
■It's the Prime Minister's prerogative to decide when to call an election.
决定大选的日期是首相的特权。
■It is the Prime Minister's prerogative to decide when to call an election.
决定大选的日期是首相的职权。
■A few Sundays ago it reached rock bottom when the minister preached his wife, the organist and the two presiding officers for that date.
几星期前牧师向他的妻子、风琴手及两个主持会务的干事宣讲那一天的教义时,会众的人数降到了最低点。
■Prime minister of Canada(1858-1862) who served jointly with Sir John Macdonald. He persuaded French Canadians to accept Canada's confederation(1867).
卡特尔,雅克1491-1557法国探险家,于1535年在圣·劳伦斯河上航行,并宣布此地归法国所有
■The opposition attacked the government's employment policy, but the Minister stood his ground and pointed out that unemployment is steadily falling.
反对党抨击政府的就业政策,但是这位大臣坚持不让步了,他指失业正在稳步地下降。
■As usual the minister's speech, although drawn out, contained noting new.
同往常一样,牧师的演说尽管拖得很长但没有新鲜内容。
■To hear him talk, you'd think he was Prime Minister.
听他谈话(那口气), 你会以为他是首相呢。
■To hear you talk, I'd think you were Prime Minister.
听你谈话(那口气), 我还以为你是首相呢。
■In the Old Testament, a Persian minister who was hanged for plotting the destruction of the Jews.
哈曼旧约圣经中所记载的一位波斯宰相,因为施阴谋欲杀尽犹太人而被吊死
■Ennoble a prime minister for distinguished service.
因其杰出的功劳授予总理爵位
■The king will have to clip his minister's wings in order to keep power himself.
国王要保持权力就得限制大臣的权力。
■There were calls for the Prime Minister's resignation from the Opposition parties.
在反对党中,有人要求首相辞职。
■Several students were seat down after incidents during the visit of a foreign Prime Minister.
在外国首相访问期间发生的事件之后,有几个学生被开除学籍了。
■Most people agreed that the newspaper was hitting below the belt when it tried to discredit the cabinet minister by detailing some of her childhood misdeeds.
大多数人一致认为,如果报纸试图用该内阁大臣孩提时的某些不端行为使她信誉扫地的话,那么报纸就是玩弄卑鄙手段了。
■She's President and Prime Minister all in one.
她一人身兼总统及首相。
■She wouldn't be my choice as Prime Minister.
她不是我看中做首相的人。
■She rapped the Minister publicly for his indiscreet remarks.
她公开斥责那位大臣言论失当。
■She undertook to discharge all the responsibilities of a Minister.
她承担了做部长的所有责任。
■She takes off the Prime Minister to perfection.
她模仿首相的样子维妙维肖。
■She has now held the post of Prime Minister longer than anyone else this century.
她现在当首相任期之长在本世纪是前所未有的。
■Her colleagues see her as a future Prime Minister.
她的同事设想她将来能当首相。
■Several of the younger politicians seemed determined to make the sparks fly by their strong criticisms of the minister's plans.
好几位较年轻的从政者似乎决心以强烈批评部长诸项计划的方式激起争论。
■The students wrote an open letter to the Minister of Education.
学生们给教育部长写了一封公开信。
■The industry can't expect the Minister to come and hold its hands every time it runs into trouble.
工业界无法指望每次碰到困难时这位部长都会来帮助他们。
■A new minister has been appointed to watch over the welfare of disabled people.
已任命了一个新部长负责残疾人的福利工作。
■Mr. Heath is the former Prime Minister of Britain.
希思先生是英国前任首相。
■Just for the record, the minister's statement is wrong on two points.
必须明确指出,部长的言论有两点是错误的。
■The prime minister's visit further promoted the cooperation between the two countries.
总理的访问进一步促进了两国间的合作。
■The Prime Minister was dethroned by the President.
总理被总统废黜了。
■We have not yet received the approbation of the Minister for carrying out the plan.
我们尚未得到部长的批准,让我们实施该项计划。
■We were treated to the unusual sight of the Prime Minister singing on TV.
我们有幸目睹首相上电视一展歌喉的难得场面。
■We are now going to interview the Minister of Education.
我们现在就去采访教育部长。
■Our Prime Minister is unwearied to work for people.
我们的总理孜孜不倦地为人民工作。
■I have no quarrel with what the minister says.
我对部长所说的话没有什么异议。