| [/tʃiːf; tʃif/] n 用法:
1 leader or ruler, esp of a tribe or clan 领袖; 统治者; （尤指）酋长, 族长. 用法:
2 person with the highest rank in an organization, a department, etc （组织、 部门等的）最高级别的人, 首长, 领导人, 主任:
a chief of police 警长. chief 2
adj 用法:
1 [esp attrib 尤作定语] most important; main; principal 最重要的; 主要的; 首要的:
the chief rivers of India 印度主要的河流 *
The chief thing to remember is... 要记住的最重要的事是... *
Smoking is one of the chief causes of lung cancer. 吸烟是导致肺癌的主要成因之一. 用法:
2 [attrib 作定语] having the highest rank or authority 最高级别的; 最高权威的:
the chief priest 祭司长. chiefly adv (a) above all; principally 首先; 首要地:
The Government is chiefly concerned with controlling inflation. 政府的当务之急是控制通货膨胀.
(b) mostly; mainly 大部分; 主要地:
Air consists chiefly of nitrogen. 空气主要由氮气组成. |