minister
n. 部長; 公使; 神父
v. 滿足(…的需要); 照料; 當牧師
In Britain and some other countries, a minister is a person who is in charge of a particular government department.
When the government had come to power, he had been named minister of culture...
這屆政府開始執政的時候,他被任命為文化部部長。
The new Defence Minister is Senator Robert Ray.
新任國防部部長是參議員羅伯特·雷。
A minister is a person who officially represents their government in a foreign country and has a lower rank than an ambassador.
He concluded a deal with the Danish minister in Washington.
他與駐華盛頓的丹麥公使簽訂了一項協議。
A minister is a member of the clergy, especially in Protestant churches.
His father was a Baptist minister.
他的父親是浸禮會牧師。
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.
For 44 years he had ministered to the poor, the sick, the neglected and the deprived.
44年來,他一直致力於幫助那些窮人、病人、無人照料的人和失去生活依靠的人。
1. a person authorized to conduct religious worship
2. a person appointed to a high office in the government;
3. a diplomat representing one government to another; ranks below ambassador
4. the job of a head of a government department
1. attend to the wants and needs of others;
2. work as a minister;
Ade has been widely tipped as the Prime Minister.
很多人認為艾德將繼任首相.
The minister appealed to the Cabinet not to target her comparatively tiny budget of £4 billion.
那位部長呼籲內閣不要以她40億英鎊這樣相對小額的預算為批評目標.
The Prime Minister has made a statement closely approximate to a falsehood.
首相發表了一項幾近謊言的宣告.
The education minister personally persuaded the prime minister to rethink.
教育部長親自勸首相再考慮一下.
The minister preached against evil.
牧師規戒人們勿起邪念.