1N-COUNT (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(政府)部长,大臣
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。
2N-COUNT (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. (比大使低一级的)公使,外交使节
He concluded a deal with the Danish minister in Washington.
4VERB 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. 满足(…的需要);服侍;帮助 [formal]
For 44 years he had ministered to the poor, the sick, the neglected and the deprived. [VERB + to]