新东方-柯林斯雅思备考词典

chiefIELTS重点词汇

英 [tʃiːf]

[ADJ, NOUN]

词汇频率：

ADJ. 形容词

1. 首席的
Chief is used in the job titles of the most senior worker or workers of a particular kind in an organization.
近义词
head , senior
双语例句
例：
the chief test pilot.
首席试飞员。
例：
He rose up through the ranks to become chief engineer.
他不断晋升，成为了总工程师。
2. 首要的
The chief cause, part, or member of something is the most important one.
近义词
main , major , key , principal
反义词
minor , unimportant
双语例句
例：
Financial stress is well established as a chief reason for divorce.
经济压力被充分证实为导致离婚的一个首要因素。
例：
The job went to one of his chief rivals.
他的一个主要对手得到了这份工作。

NOUN. 名词

chiefs
1. [C 可数名词] 长官
The chief of an organization is the person who is in charge of it.
双语例句
例：
a commission appointed by the police chief.
由警察局长挑选人员组成的委员会。
2. [C 可数名词] （部落）首领
The chief of a tribe is its leader.
双语例句
例：
Sitting Bull, chief of the Sioux tribes of the Great Plains.
大平原苏人部落的首领西延·布尔。

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