[N-COUNT 可数名词](组织机构的)负责人,头儿,首领 The chief of an organization is the person who is in charge of it.
[with supp]
...a commission appointed by the police chief.
警察局局长任命的委员会
...Putin's chief of security.
普金的安全部长
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[N-COUNT; N-TITLE 可数名词;头衔名词]酋长;部落首领 The chief of a tribe is its leader.
...Sitting Bull, chief of the Sioux tribes of the Great Plains.
坐牛,大平原地区苏人部族的酋长
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[ADJ 形容词](用于职位头衔)主管的,首席的Chief is used in the job titles of the most senior worker or workers of a particular kind in an organization.
[ADJ n]
...the chief test pilot.
首席试飞员
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[ADJ 形容词]主要的;最重要的 The chief cause, part, or member of something is the most important one.
[ADJ n]
Financial stress is well established as a chief reason for divorce...
经济压力被确认是导致离婚的首要原因。
The job went to one of his chief rivals.
那份工作被他的一个主要对手抢去了。
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chief★/tʃiːf; NAmEtʃiːf/
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chiefchiefsadjective★[only before noun ]1★most important 最重要的;首要的;主要的◆the chief cause/problem/reason主要原因╱问题╱理由◆one of the President's chief rivals总统的主要政敌之一☞synonyms at
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2★(oftenChief )highest in rank 最高级别的;为首的;首席的◆the Chief Education Officer首席教育官◆the chief financial officer of the company公司的首席财务官◆Detective Chief Inspector Williams探长威廉斯3-in-ˈchief( in nouns 构成名词) of the highest rank 最高级别的;为首的◆commander-in-chief总司令☞see also
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noun★1★a person with a high rank or the highest rank in a company or an organization (公司或机构的)首领,头目,最高领导人◆army/industry/police chiefs部队首长;行业巨擘;警察局长2( often as a title 常用作头衔) a leader or ruler of a people or community 首领;酋长;族长◆Chief Buthelezi布特莱齐酋长◆Chief Crazy Horse“疯马”酋长IDIOMtoo many ˌchiefs and not enough ˈIndians( BrE) ( informal) used to describe a situation in which there are too many people telling other people what to do, and not enough people to do the work 将多兵少;官多兵少chief/tʃiːf; NAmEtʃiːf/
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chief1 adjective
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chiefchief1 /tʃiːf/ ●●●S2W2 adjective
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1[only before noun] highest in rank: He was recently appointed chief economist at the Bank of Scotland. the government’s chief medical officer2most importantSYN main → chiefly: One of the chief causes of crime today is drugs. Safety is our chief concern. The chief reason for this is that people are living longer. his chief rival for the job the prosecution’s chief witness She had many reasons for taking the money, but chief among them was revenge.► see thesaurus at
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3chief cook and bottle washer someone who does a lot of small jobs to make sure that an event is successful – used humorously
chief1 adjective
chief2 noun
chiefchief2 ●●●W3 noun [countable]
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1somebody in charge of an organization the most important person, or one of the most important people, in a company or organization – used especially in job titles and in news reportspolice/army/fire etc chief Los Angeles Police Chief Willie L. Williamschief of the British Chief of Defence Staff Most health chiefs believe the reforms have gone too far. industry chiefscommander-in-chief/editor-in-chief etc (=used in job titles for people with the highest rank) They offered him the position of editor-in-chief.2ruler of tribe the ruler of a tribe: the Zulu leader, Chief Mangosuthu Buthelezi Native American tribal chiefs3too many chiefs and not enough Indians British English used to say there are too many people saying how something should be done and not enough people doing it4great white chief British English old-fashioned the person in charge of a group of people, company, organization etc – used humorously
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chief
[tʃi:f]
CET4CET6TEM4考研IELTS
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n1778
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ADJ1924
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NOUN2702
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主要的(54%),首领(36%),首要的(10%)
n.首领;酋长;主要部分
adj.首席的;主要的;主任的
adv.主要地;首要地
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