n.[C]

1. 部长；大臣
   He sold his company to become Minister of Agriculture.

   他为了当农业大臣把公司卖了。

2. 公使；（泛指）外交使节
3. 牧师，神职人员
4. 执行者

vi.

1. 执行牧师职务[（+to）]
2. 给予援助；照料，伺候[（+to）]
   His daughter ministered to him in his last days.

   在他最后的日子里，他女儿在旁照料。

n.

1. (in certain countries) a head of a government department:
   the Defence Minister.
2. a member of the clergy, especially in the Presbyterian and Nonconformist Churches.
   ▸ (also minister general) the superior of some religious orders.
3. a diplomatic agent, usually ranking below an ambassador, representing a state or sovereign in a foreign country.

v.

1. (minister to) attend to the needs of.
2. act as a minister of religion.
   ▸administer (a sacrament).