chief
n. 负责人; 首领; 酋长
adj. 主要的; 首席的
The chief of an organization is the person who is in charge of it.
...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
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
Chief is used in the job titles of the most senior worker or workers of a particular kind in an organization.
...the chief test pilot.
首席试飞员
The chief cause, part, or member of something is the most important one.
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。
1. a person who is in charge;
2. a person who exercises control over workers;
1. most important element;
chief, head, leader, boss
这些名词都指"拥有权力或统治权的人"。
chief, principal, main, major, leading, capital, foremost, primary
这些形容词均含有"首要的,主要的"之意。
chief cook and bottle-washer
(非正式)做多种重要日常工作的人,身兼巨细的人
in chief
(纹章)在顶部;在上部。 参见 -in-chief
too many chiefs and not enough Indians
酋长太多,族人太少;官多兵少
The chief criminals shall be punished without fail, those who are accomplices under duress shall go unpunished and those who perform deeds of merIt'shall be rewarded.
首恶必办, 胁从不问,立功受奖.
Singing is her chief delight.
唱歌是她的主要爱好.
Peanuts now outrank cotton as the chief crop.
如今花生是比棉花更重要的主要产品.
The gang chief went everywhere accompanied by his henchman.
那流氓头子到什么地方都有手下的狗腿子跟着.
The chief engineer is very busy and can't be in attendance at today's meeting.
总工程师太忙了,不能出席今天的会议.