chief
英 [tʃiːf]
美[tʃif]
- 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
词组搭配
chief cook and bottle-washer
(informal)a person who performs a variety of important but routine tasks
(非正式)做多种重要日常工作的人，身兼巨细的人
in chief
(Heraldry)at the top; in the upper part
(纹章)在顶部；在上部。 参见 -in-chief
too many chiefs and not enough Indians
used to describe a situation where there are too many people giving orders and not enough people to carry them out
酋长太多，族人太少；官多兵少
双语例句
- 1. The programme of sell-offs has been implemented by the new chief executive.
- 新任总裁已经执行了抛售方案。
来自柯林斯例句
- 2. The Chief Constable's clipped tones crackled over the telephone line.
- 电话线那头噼里啪啦地传来警察局长短促的声音。
来自柯林斯例句
- 3. In the squash court his chief aim is to flatten me.
- 在壁球场上他的主要目标就是击败我。
来自柯林斯例句
- 4. Their chief negotiator turned his critical eye on the United States.
- 他们的首席谈判代表以批判的眼光看美国。
来自柯林斯例句
- 5. NATO remains the United States' chief institutional anchor in Europe.
- 北大西洋公约组织仍然是美国在欧洲首要的支柱机构。
来自柯林斯例句