| 词组 | minister |
| 释义 | minister /ˈmɪnəstə, ˈmɪnɪstə $ -ər/ noun a politician who is in charge of a government department in Britain and some other countriesadjectives/nouns + ministera government minister A government minister will be appointed to lead the committee.the prime minister (=the leader of the government in the UK and some other countries) Margaret Thatcher was Britain’s first woman prime minister.the chief minister (=the leader of the government in some states or regions) He is the chief minister of Maharashtra state in India.the health/finance/transport etc minister I have written to the health minister about the matter.the foreign minister (=who deals with relations with other countries) He will meet with the Japanese foreign minister on Monday.the interior minister (=who deals with law and order in some countries) The interior minister has been criticized for his handling of the riots.a cabinet minister (=an important minister in the UK government) Two cabinet ministers have resigned over the issue.a senior/junior minister A senior minister warned that Labour might lose the next election. | He had previously been a junior minister at the Department of Energy.a deputy minister He was appointed deputy minister of culture.the first minister (=the leader of the government of Scotland, Wales, or Northern Ireland) He became Scotland’s first minister last year.verbsbe minister of sth Josef Ertl was minister of agriculture from 1969 to 1983.become a minister Her dream was to become prime minister.appoint sb (as) minister In 2000, he was appointed minister of health.serve as minister He served as foreign minister between 1982 and 1986.resign as minister He announced that he would resign as foreign minister.dismiss a minister also dismiss sb as minister The prime minister dismissed five of his ministers.a minister announces sth The German defense minister announced plans to visit the region.phrasesthe minister responsible for sth The minister responsible for housing will make an announcement shortly.a minister of state (=in Britain and some other countries, a junior minister) He became a minister of state at the Department of Transport.prepositionsthe minister of/for agriculture/health/education etc He was brought in to advise the minister of education. | Germany’s new minister for science and technology has an interesting proposal.Secretary is sometimes used instead of minister. For example, the British minister responsible for law and order in the UK is called the Home Secretary, and the US minister responsible for relations with other countries is called the Secretary of State. |
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