1 (BrE) member of the government政府成員ADJECTIVE | VERB + MINISTER | MINISTER + VERB | PREPOSITIONADJECTIVE➤prime首相;總理▸➤chief, principal (both historical) 首席部長/大臣▸➤deputy副部長▸➤junior, senior次級/高級大臣▸➤cabinet, departmental, EU, Foreign Office, government, Home Office內閣大臣;部級大臣;歐盟部長;外交大臣;政府大臣;內政部大臣▸➤defence, education, environment, finance, foreign, health, interior, justice, transport, etc.國防、教育、環境、財政、外交、衞生、內政、司法、交通等部長▸➤former, outgoing前任部長;即將卸任的大臣VERB + MINISTER➤appoint (sb), appoint sb as, be named, nominate (sb), nominate sb as任命(某人為)部長;被任命為大臣;提名(某人為)部長▸➤elect (sb), elect sb as選舉(某人為)部長▸➤dismiss (sb as)免去(某人)部長職務▸➤serve as任部長◇He served briefly as prime minister from 1920 to 1921.他在 1920 到 1921 年間曾短暫擔任過首相。➤lobby, persuade, urge游說/勸說/敦促部長◇Groups are lobbying the Transport Minister over the issue.一些集團正在就此事游說交通部長。➤advise, consult, instruct建議/咨詢/指示部長▸➤accuse, criticize指責/批評部長MINISTER + VERB➤resign, retire部長辭職/退休▸➤be accountable to sb, be responsible for sth部長向某人負責/就⋯負責◇Ministers are accountable to Parliament.大臣們向議會負責。◇the minister responsible for the health service負責公共醫療衞生的部長➤announce sth, declare sth, unveil sth部長宣佈⋯;部長把⋯公之於眾▸➤agree sth, agree to sth, approve sth, decide sth, endorse sth部長同意⋯;部長批准⋯;部長決定⋯;部長贊同⋯▸➤intervene (in sth)部長干預(⋯)◇The foreign minister intervened with disastrous results.外交部長的干預帶來了災難性的後果。PREPOSITION➤minister for⋯部長◇the new minister for the Arts新任藝術部長➤minister of⋯部長◇A new minister of defence had been appointed.新的國防部長已獲任命。➡ see also prime ministerminister
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2priest牧師ADJECTIVE | VERB + MINISTER | PHRASESADJECTIVE➤Christian, Presbyterian, Protestant, etc.基督教、長老會、新教等牧師➤evangelical基督教福音派牧師➤ordained正式委任的牧師VERB + MINISTER➤ordain (sb), ordain sb as委任(某人為)牧師◇He was ordained minister of a small rural congregation.他被委任為一個鄉村小教區的牧師。➤preach (sth)牧師佈道(⋯)PHRASES➤a minister of religion牧師