chief的音标是tʃiːf。chief作为名词时意思是首领、领袖、酋长，作为形容词时意思是主要的、最重要的、最高级别的。

chief的短语搭配：
chief executive 行政长官
chief executive officer 首席执行官
chief financial officer 首席财务官
chief operating officer 首席运营官
chief of staff 参谋长
chief editor 总编辑
chief representative 首席代表
chief engineer 总工程师
chief conductor 首席指挥
chief physician 主任医师

英文例句带中文翻译：
1 The chief of the tribe made an important decision 部落酋长做出了重要决定
2 She is the chief editor of this newspaper 她是这份报纸的总编辑
3 The police chief held a press conference 警察局长举行了新闻发布会
4 This is one of the chief reasons for our success 这是我们成功的主要原因之一
5 He was appointed chief executive officer last month 他上个月被任命为首席执行官
6 The chief engineer is responsible for the project 总工程师负责这个项目
7 The chief conductor led the orchestra perfectly 首席指挥完美地领导了管弦乐队
8 The company needs a new chief financial officer 公司需要一位新的首席财务官
9 The chief physician will perform the surgery 主任医师将进行手术
10 His chief concern is the safety of the workers 他主要关心的是工人的安全