chief

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n. 领袖, 酋长, 长官, 主要部分 a. 主要的, 首位的

发音

US /t͡ʃiːf/
US /t͡ʃiːf/

词形变化

chiefs 复数 chiefs chiefed chiefing chiefs 三单 chiefing 现在分词 chiefed 过去式 chiefed 过去分词 chiefer 比较级 chiefer chiefest more chief 比较级 chiefest 最高级 most chief 最高级

别名

cheif chiefe

教材释义与例句

名词

首领；酋长；主要部分

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

形容词

首席的；主要的；主任的

highest in rank

释义与例句

n. B2 Oxf 3000
  1. 1.

    The leader or head of a tribe, organisation, business unit, or other group.

    头子

    长

    头

    All firefighters report to the fire chief.

  2. 2.

    Headship, the status of being a chief or leader.

    不可数

    Bob is our troubleshooter in chief.

  3. 3.

    The top part of a shield or escutcheon; more specifically, an ordinary consisting of the upper part of the field cut off by a horizontal line, generally occupying the top third.

    政治 纹章
  4. 4.

    The principal part or top of anything.

  5. 5.

    An informal term of address.

  6. 6.

    An informal term of address.

    An informal term of address for a Native American or First Nations man.

    冒犯
v.
  1. 1.

    To smoke cannabis.

    俚语
adj. B2 Oxf 3000
  1. 1.

    Primary; principal.

    Negligence was the chief cause of the disaster.

  2. 2.

    Intimate, friendly.

    苏格兰

词汇关系

名词

同义词 8

head boss foreman chieftain gaffer honcho top dog tribal chief

上位词 2

leader supervisor

下位词 10

don father general secretary executive administrator headman capo pendragon baas
形容词

同义词 4

master main principal primary

近义相关 1

important

相关短语

chief of staff 参谋长 chief executive officer [经] 首席业务领导人 chief mate [经] 大副 chief legal officer chief executive officers chief of state [法] 国家元首 chief constable chief constables chief scientist chief operating officer [经] 主要业务人员 chief executive [经] 董事长 chief executives chief petty officer 上士 chief petty officers

词源

From Middle English cheef, chef, from Old French chef, chief (“leader”), from Vulgar Latin capus, from Latin caput (“head”) (from which also captain, chieftain), from Proto-Italic *kaput, from Proto-Indo-European *káput. Doublet of cape (“point of land”), capo, caput, and chef through Latin (possibly also related to cape (“sleeveless garment”) and cap (“head covering”) from Latin cappa); doublet of head and Howth through Proto-Indo-European.

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