ministry

noun

1. （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
2. （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
3. 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

1. N-COUNT (政府的)部
   In Britain and some other countries, a ministry is 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
2. N-COUNT 圣职;神职
   The ministry of 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。
3. 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 as the ministry.
   1. So what prompted him to enter the ministry?
      那么，是什么促使他成为牧师的呢？

1. 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。
2. The Audit Commission said that the ministry was in the clear.
   审计署称该政府部门没有问题。
3. 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。
4. The Ministry of Agriculture commissioned a study into low-input farming
   农业部委托对低投入耕作进行研究。
5. The measures are being enforced by Interior Ministry troops.
   这些措施正由内政部部队实施。
6. 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。
7. 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。
8. An official from the Ministry of the Interior said six people had died.
   内政部的一位官员说已有6人丧生。
9. As the killings took place outside British jurisdiction, the Ministry of Defence could not be held liable.
   谋杀案发生在英国司法管辖范围外，故国防部无须对其负责。
10. Stalin insisted that the radio link with the German Foreign Ministry should remain open.
    斯大林坚持与德国外交部的无线电联系应该保持开放。
11. His ministry is among the poor.
    他是穷人的牧师。
12. So what prompted him to enter the ministry?
    那么，是什么促使他成为牧师的呢？
13. In a pre-emptive move the Interior Ministry arrested a number of suspected dissidents.
    内政部抢先行动，逮捕了许多持不同政见的嫌疑人。
14. 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。
15. 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。
16. Interest in jet propulsion was now growing at the Air Ministry.
    航空部对喷气推进的兴趣正在增加。
17. The comments were the ministry's first detailed public statement on the subject
    这些评论是该部委第一次就此事所作的详细公开声明。
18. The ministry ordered 113 of these and later put in a request for 21 more
    这些东西该部订购了113个，后来又追加了21个。
19. The ministry has said it hopes to avoid compulsory redundancies.
    该部称希望避免强制性裁员。
20. 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。
21. He announced a new ministry to deal with Quebec's threat to separate from Canada.
    他宣布成立一个新部门，专门处理魁北克威胁要从加拿大分裂出去一事。
22. 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。
23. Japan's education ministry ordered the change to encourage students to tear themselves away from textbooks
    日本文部省下令实行这项改革，以鼓励学生从课本中走出来。
24. The embassy says it has telexed their demands to the foreign ministry
    大使馆表示已通过电传将他们的要求发送给外交部了。
25. The ministry had direct control over every aspect of foreign trade.
    该政府部门直接掌控着外贸的各个方面。
26. This new ministry was being created with zero assets and zero liabilities.
    这个新部委正在筹建，既无资产也无负债。
27. The exhibition is sponsored by the Machine-Building Ministry.
    这个展览会由机械工业部主办。
28. The Ministry has been defeated by an overwhelming majority.
    内阁被压倒多数票击败。
29. Small residential areas have become a priority with the Ministry of Construction.
    建设居民小区是建设部要优先解决的问题。
30. Under the ministry there are six departments.
    部下面设6个司。

noun

1. the work of a minister of religion
   1. he is studying for the ministry

2. building where the business of a government department is transacted

3. religious ministers collectively (especially Presbyterian)

4. a government department under the direction of a minister