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ministry ministry ★★★★☆/mɪ̱nɪstri/1[N-COUNT	可数名词](政府的)部 In Britain and some other countries, a ministry is a government department which deals with a particular thing or area of activity, for example trade, defence, or transport.   [oft N of n]...the Ministry of Justice.司法部...a spokesman for the Agriculture Ministry.农业部发言人2[N-COUNT	可数名词]圣职；神职 The ministry of a religious person is the work that they do that is based on or inspired by their religious beliefs.   [usu sing]His ministry is among the poor.他是穷人的牧师。3[N-SING-COLL	单数集合名词]（基督教的）全体牧师 Members of the clergy belonging to some branches of the Christian church are referred to as the ministry.   [the N]So what prompted him to enter the ministry?那么，是什么促使他成为牧师的呢？ ministrymin‧is‧try /ˈmɪnəstri/ ●○○ AWL noun (plural ministries)  Word Origin Examples word sets Collocations Phrases Word family 1[countable] a government department that is responsible for one of the areas of government work, such as education or healthministry of the Ministry of Agricultureforeign/justice/finance etc ministry a Defence Ministry spokesman2the ministry the profession of being a church leader, especially in the Protestant Church:  Converted in his early teens, he entered the ministry (=started working as a church leader) in 1855.3[countable usually singular] the work done by a priest or other religious person as a result of their religious beliefs:  the ministry of Jesus

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Collins	ministry ★★★★☆ /mɪ̱nɪstri/ 1 [N-COUNT 可数名词](政府的)部 In Britain and some other countries, a ministry is a government department which deals with a particular thing or area of activity, for example trade, defence, or transport. [oft N of n] ...the Ministry of Justice. 司法部 ...a spokesman for the Agriculture Ministry. 农业部发言人 2 [N-COUNT 可数名词]圣职；神职 The ministry of a religious person is the work that they do that is based on or inspired by their religious beliefs. [usu sing] His ministry is among the poor. 他是穷人的牧师。 3 [N-SING-COLL 单数集合名词]（基督教的）全体牧师 Members of the clergy belonging to some branches of the Christian church are referred to as the ministry. [the N] So what prompted him to enter the ministry? 那么，是什么促使他成为牧师的呢？
Oxford	min·is·try ★ AWL / ˈmɪnɪstri ; NAmE ˈmɪnɪstri / noun ( plural min·is·tries ) 1 ★ [countable ] ( BrE) a government department that has a particular area of responsibility （政府的）部 ◆ the Ministry of Defence 国防部 ◆ a ministry spokesperson 部发言人 2 the Ministry [singular + singular or plural verb ] ministers of religion, especially Protestant ministers, when they are mentioned as a group （尤指基督教新教的）全体牧师 3 [countable , usually singular ] the work and duties of a minister in the Church; the period of time spent working as a minister in the Church 神职；牧师职位；神职任期 ministry ministries min·is·try / ˈmɪnɪstri ; NAmE ˈmɪnɪstri /
LDC	ministrymin‧is‧try /ˈmɪnəstri/ ●○○ AWL noun (plural ministries) Word Origin Examples word sets Collocations Phrases Word family 1[countable] a government department that is responsible for one of the areas of government work, such as education or healthministry of the Ministry of Agricultureforeign/justice/finance etc ministry a Defence Ministry spokesman2the ministry the profession of being a church leader, especially in the Protestant Church: Converted in his early teens, he entered the ministry (=started working as a church leader) in 1855.3[countable usually singular] the work done by a priest or other religious person as a result of their religious beliefs: the ministry of Jesus
WDF	ministry [ˈmɪnɪstri] CET4CET6TEM4考研 n4277 12181 1185 505 3419 3510 3562 NOUN2738 462351 Spoken: 33429237 ministries[344] 内阁(100%) n.（政府的）部门

Ministry Church Government Religious ˈmɪnɪstri Department Work Noun

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