新东方-柯林斯雅思备考词典

chief

英  [tʃiːf]
    

[ADJ, NOUN]

    ADJ. 形容词
  • 1首席的

    Chief is used in the job titles of the most senior worker or workers of a particular kind in an organization.

    近义词

    head , senior

    双语例句

    例:

    the chief test pilot.

    首席试飞员。

    例:

    He rose up through the ranks to become chief engineer.

    他不断晋升,成为了总工程师。

    2首要的

    The chief cause, part, or member of something is the most important one.

    近义词

    main , major , key , principal

    反义词

    minor , unimportant

    双语例句

    例:

    Financial stress is well established as a chief reason for divorce.

    经济压力被充分证实为导致离婚的一个首要因素。

    例:

    The job went to one of his chief rivals.

    他的一个主要对手得到了这份工作。

    NOUN. 名词
  • chiefs

    1[C 可数名词] 长官

    The chief of an organization is the person who is in charge of it.

    双语例句

    例:

    a commission appointed by the police chief.

    由警察局长挑选人员组成的委员会。

    2[C 可数名词] (部落)首领

    The chief of a tribe is its leader.

    双语例句

    例:

    Sitting Bull, chief of the Sioux tribes of the Great Plains.

    大平原苏人部落的首领西延·布尔。

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