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minister n.外交使节；部长；大臣；牧师v.照顾；给予帮助 (1) 总统把处理外交事务的全权授予他的公使。(2) 他被选为教育部长。(3) 部长只有得到国会批准才能就此事采取行动。(4) 英国财政大臣是负责财政的大臣。(5) 牧师就谦恭的问题布道。(6) 我不得不一直照料我的母亲。 You don't have to be religious to minister. When you minister to someone, you take care of them. All of these meanings of minister — both as a noun and as a verb — contain a grain of the original Latin meaning, "servant." A minister in a church serves his or her flock, and a prime minister serves his or her country.

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英 ['mɪnɪstə(r)] 美 ['mɪnɪstər] (1) The president gave his minister carte blanche in foreign affairs.(2) He was elected Minister of Education.(3) The minister can only act in this matter with the sanction of Parliament.(4) The Chancellor of the Exchequer is the minister in charge of finance in Britain.(5) The minister preached a sermon on humility.(6) I have to minister to my mother all the time. You might meet a minister of the religious kind — a pastor or a rector. Or, you may meet a minister of the government kind — a prime minister or a minister of finance, for example. 1[N-COUNT 可数名词](政府)部长，大臣 In Britain and some other countries, a minister is a person who is in charge of a particular government department. →see usage note at:government  [oft N of n]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。2[N-COUNT 可数名词](比大使低一级的)公使，外交使节 A minister is a person who officially represents their government in a foreign country and has a lower rank than an ambassador.   [usu supp N]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。3[N-COUNT 可数名词](尤指新教的)神父，牧师 A minister is a member of the clergy, especially in Protestant churches. His father was a Baptist minister.他的父亲是浸礼会牧师。4[VERB 动词]满足(…的需要)；服侍；帮助 If you minister to people or to their needs, you serve them or help them, for example by making sure that they have everything they need or want.   [V to n]  [FORMAL 正式]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。

英语单词	minister
英美音标	英 ['mɪnɪstə(r)] 美 ['mɪnɪstər]
中文释义	n.外交使节；部长；大臣；牧师 v.照顾；给予帮助
英语例句	(1) The president gave his minister carte blanche in foreign affairs. (2) He was elected Minister of Education. (3) The minister can only act in this matter with the sanction of Parliament. (4) The Chancellor of the Exchequer is the minister in charge of finance in Britain. (5) The minister preached a sermon on humility. (6) I have to minister to my mother all the time.
中文例句	(1) 总统把处理外交事务的全权授予他的公使。 (2) 他被选为教育部长。 (3) 部长只有得到国会批准才能就此事采取行动。 (4) 英国财政大臣是负责财政的大臣。 (5) 牧师就谦恭的问题布道。 (6) 我不得不一直照料我的母亲。
vocabulary简明	You might meet a minister of the religious kind — a pastor or a rector. Or, you may meet a minister of the government kind — a prime minister or a minister of finance, for example.
vocabulary扩展	You don't have to be religious to minister. When you minister to someone, you take care of them. All of these meanings of minister — both as a noun and as a verb — contain a grain of the original Latin meaning, "servant." A minister in a church serves his or her flock, and a prime minister serves his or her country.
柯林斯解释	1 [N-COUNT 可数名词](政府)部长，大臣 In Britain and some other countries, a minister is a person who is in charge of a particular government department. →see usage note at:government [oft N of n] 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。 2 [N-COUNT 可数名词](比大使低一级的)公使，外交使节 A minister is a person who officially represents their government in a foreign country and has a lower rank than an ambassador. [usu supp N] 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。 3 [N-COUNT 可数名词](尤指新教的)神父，牧师 A minister is a member of the clergy, especially in Protestant churches. His father was a Baptist minister. 他的父亲是浸礼会牧师。 4 [VERB 动词]满足(…的需要)；服侍；帮助 If you minister to people or to their needs, you serve them or help them, for example by making sure that they have everything they need or want. [V to n] [FORMAL 正式] 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。

Minister Government N Count 可数名词 N Foreign Charge Meet