chief

音标
英式音标 /tʃiːf/
美式音标 /tʃiːf/

词性
形容词、副词、名词

基本释义

主要的，首要的，最重要的（形容词）

首领，酋长，长官（名词）

首席的，最高等级的（形容词/名词）

详细释义

形容词

主要的，首要的
例：The chief problem is lack of funds.
（主要问题是资金不足。）

 

名词

首领，酋长，长官
例：The tribal chief welcomed the visitors.
（部落首领欢迎了来访者。）

高级官员，首席人物
例：He is the chief of the department.
（他是该部门的负责人。）

 

短语搭配

chief executive officer 首席执行官

chief of staff 参谋长

chief complaint 主诉（医学用语）

chief engineer 总工程师

chief concern 主要关切

chief goal 主要目标

chief minister 首席部长

chief among them 其中最重要的是

chief reason 主要原因

chief negotiator 首席谈判代表

例句

Safety is our chief concern.

The chief reason for his success is hard work.

She became the chief editor of the magazine.

The chief of the village made an important announcement.

Climate change is a chief issue facing the world today.

He was appointed chief financial officer last year.

The chief suspect in the case has been arrested.

Our chief aim is to improve customer satisfaction.

The chief engineer designed the new bridge.

Education is the chief factor in personal development.

读音提示
chief发音中ch发/tʃ/音，类似中文“齐”，i长音发/ iː /，f发清辅音/f/，整体读作/chēf/。

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