Word · Frequency #294
ministered
照料；帮助；服务
ministered is the past of minister.
核心释义
To attend to the needs of; to take care of or give help.
- 1.
照料(需要)；看护；照顾；援助；服务。
To attend to (the needs of); to tend; to take care (of); to give aid; to give service.
- 2.
担任牧师或在教会礼拜中主持仪式。
To function as a clergyman or as the officiant in church worship.
主持宗教仪式；担任牧师；照料(需要)；看护；照顾；援助；服务。；担任牧师或在教会礼拜中主持仪式。；服侍；救助
用法In use
The nurse ministered to the wounded soldiers with great care.
用法提示：minister 作为动词，表示‘照料、服侍’，后接介词 to。
As a priest, he ministers to the spiritual needs of his congregation.
用法提示：minister 作为动词，表示‘主持宗教仪式或提供精神关怀’，后接介词 to。
Volunteers minister to the homeless by providing food and shelter.
用法提示：minister 作为动词，表示‘救助、帮助’，后接介词 to。
minister to sb/sth
minister 作动词时是不及物动词，需接介词 to 再跟宾语。
She spent years ministering to the sick in the hospital.
她在医院里照料病人多年。
Verb forms
base minister · third person ministers · -ing ministering · past ministered · past participle ministered
规则动词，意为“服侍、救助、主持宗教仪式”。
相关词与表达Connections
搭配Collocations
- minister to
- 照顾；照料；服务
- It is her duty to minister to her elderly parents.照顾年迈的父母是她的责任。
- minister to the sick
- 照料病人
- The doctor ministered to the sick throughout the night.那位医生整夜照料病人。
- minister to the poor
- 帮助穷人
- The church spends much time ministering to the poor.教会花大量时间帮助穷人。
- minister to someone's needs
- 满足某人的需要
- Good nurses minister to the needs of every patient.好护士会满足每位病人的需要。
- minister at the altar
学习提示Learner notes
记忆技巧Memory Tip
想象：小（mini）个子牧师在 minister（照料）病人，既看护需要，又主持教会礼拜。
语境与语域Context & Register
语域：formal 常见场景：formal writing、religious contexts、literary texts 动词 minister 比较正式，多用于书面语或宗教语境，表示照料、帮助他人，或担任牧师主持仪式。日常口语中更常用 look after 或 take care of。
发音与拼写Pronunciation & Spelling
这些词都不与 minister /ˈmɪnəstɚ/ 完全押韵。sister /ˈsɪstɚ/ 和 sinister /ˈsɪnɪstɚ/ 有相同的重读元音 /ɪ/，但重读音节后的辅音不同。mister /ˈmɪstɚ/ 拼写相近，但少了 /n/，并且音节数不同，所以发音不同。administer /ədˈmɪnɪstɚ/ 和 register /ˈrɛdʒɪstɚ/ 只共享结尾非重读的 /stɚ/。monster /ˈmɑːnstɚ/ 共享拼写 '-ster'，但元音和重音位置不同。
高价值词汇High-value vocabulary
该词属于 Oxford 核心词汇，值得优先掌握常见搭配和句型。
用法优先级Usage priority
Collins 词频等级为 5，建议结合例句记忆，而不是只背中文释义。
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