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chief

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chief1 /tʃiːf/ ●●● S2 W2 adjectiveadj  
1 HIGH POSITION OR RANK[only before noun] highest in rank 最高级别的,首席的
 He was recently appointed chief economist at the Bank of Scotland.
他最近被任命为苏格兰银行的首席经济学家。
 the government’s chief medical officer
政府的首席卫生官员
2 MAINmost important 最重要的,主要的 SYN main, → chiefly
 One of the chief causes of crime today is drugs.
毒品是如今犯罪的主要诱因之一。
 Safety is our chief concern.
安全问题是我们的头等大事。
 The chief reason for this is that people are living longer.
这主要是因为人们更长寿了。
 his chief rival for the job
和他竞争这份工作的主要对手
 the prosecution’s chief witness
控方的主要证人
 She had many reasons for taking the money, but chief among them was revenge.
她拿这笔钱的原因有很多,但最主要的是为了报复。
see thesaurus at important, main
3. chief cook and bottle washer IN CHARGE OFsomeone who does a lot of small jobs to make sure that an event is successful – used humorously 事必躬亲的负责人,百管部长,当家的〔幽默用法〕
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Related topics: Government
chief2 ●●● W3 noun [countableC]  
1 SB in charge of an organization 组织的领导人IN CHARGE OF the most important person, or one of the most important people, in a company or organization – used especially in job titles and in news reports 首领,最高领导人〔尤用于职位头衔和新闻报道中〕
police/army/fire etc chief
 Los Angeles Police Chief Willie L. Williams
洛杉矶警察局局长威利•L•威廉斯
chief of
 the British Chief of Defence Staff
英国国防部参谋长
 Most health chiefs believe the reforms have gone too far.
大多数卫生部领导人都觉得改革搞得过火了。
 industry chiefs
工业界领袖
commander-in-chief/editor-in-chief etc (=used in job titles for people with the highest rank) 总指挥/总编辑等
 They offered him the position of editor-in-chief.
他们请他当总编辑。
2 ruler of tribe 部落首领PGHIGH POSITION OR RANK the ruler of a tribe 部落首领,酋长
 the Zulu leader, Chief Mangosuthu Buthelezi
祖鲁族首领曼戈苏图布特莱齐酋长
 Native American tribal chiefs
印第安人部落酋长
3. too many chiefs and not enough Indians British EnglishBrETOO/TOO MUCH used to say there are too many people saying how something should be done and not enough people doing it 官多兵少;动嘴的多,动手的少
4. great white chief British EnglishBrE old-fashionedIN CHARGE OF the person in charge of a group of people, company, organization etc – used humorously 首领,头目,上司〔幽默用法〕
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Origin chief2
(1200-1300) Old French head, chief, from Latin caput head

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