ministry

英 [ˈmɪnɪstri]

美 [ˈmɪnɪstri]

n.  (政府的)部; (尤指基督教新教的)全体牧师; 神职; 牧师职位; 神职任期

复数：ministries　

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Oxford 3000 / Collins.4 / BNC.1717 / COCA.4242

牛津词典

noun

• （政府的）部
  a government department that has a particular area of responsibility
  1. the Ministry of Defence
     国防部
  2. a ministry spokesperson
     部发言人
• （尤指基督教新教的）全体牧师
  ministers of religion, especially Protestant ministers, when they are mentioned as a group
• 神职；牧师职位；神职任期
  the work and duties of a minister in the Church; the period of time spent working as a minister in the Church

柯林斯词典

• N-COUNT (政府的)部
  In Britain and some other countries, aministryis a government department which deals with a particular thing or area of activity, for example trade, defence, or transport.
  1. ...the Ministry of Justice.
     司法部
  2. ...a spokesman for the Agriculture Ministry.
     农业部发言人
• N-COUNT 圣职;神职
  Theministryof a religious person is the work that they do that is based on or inspired by their religious beliefs.
  1. His ministry is among the poor.
     他是穷人的牧师。
• N-SING-COLL （基督教的）全体牧师
  Members of the clergy belonging to some branches of the Christian church are referred to asthe ministry.
  1. So what prompted him to enter the ministry?
     那么，是什么促使他成为牧师的呢？

英英释义

noun

• the work of a minister of religion
  1. he is studying for the ministry
• building where the business of a government department is transacted
• religious ministers collectively (especially Presbyterian)
• a government department under the direction of a minister

双语例句

• Efforts to reform the Interior Ministry have not yet proceeded very far.
  对内政部进行改革的尝试还没有取得很大进展。
• A Foreign Ministry statement said that the French government rejoiced at the happy outcome to events
  外交部的声明称法国政府很高兴看到事件得到圆满解决。
• He immediately fired off an angry letter to his ministry colleagues
  他立即给部里的同事发了一封怒气冲冲的信。
• The exhibition is sponsored by the Machine-Building Ministry.
  这个展览会由机械工业部主办。
• They were neglected before because they did not come under the Ministry of Defence.
  以前他们被人忽视是因为不受国防部管辖。
• The Audit Commission said that the ministry was in the clear.
  审计署称该政府部门没有问题。
• The Foreign Ministry has issued a flat denial of any involvement
  外交部已经坚决否认参与过此事。
• People accused the ministry of failing to take adequate preventive measures.
  人们谴责该政府部门未能采取足够的预防措施。
• The economics ministry has increasingly played a subsidiary role to the finance ministry.
  经济部已经越来越成了财政部的附属了。
• The ministry said it reserved the right to take whatever action necessary.
  该部表示保留采取任何必要行动的权利。