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chief

UK /tʃiːf/US /tʃiːf/

词源

源自中古英语 'chef',来自古法语 'chief',最终源自拉丁语 'caput',意为 '头'。

noun

❶ 指一个组织或团体中职位最高的人,通常负责管理和决策。

“He was appointed chief of the company last year.”

(他去年被任命为公司的主管。)

“The chief of the tribe made all the important decisions.”

(部落的首领负责所有重要决策。)

❶ 指某事物中最重要或最突出的部分,常用于描述特征或成分。

“The chief reason for his success was hard work.”

(他成功的主要原因是努力工作。)

“The chief ingredient in this dish is garlic.”

(这道菜的主要成分是大蒜。)

同义词:leader, head, boss, principal, main

adjective

❶ 表示最重要的或最高级别的,常用于修饰人或事物。

“He is the chief executive officer of the company.”

(他是公司的首席执行官。)

“The chief problem we face is lack of funding.”

(我们面临的主要问题是缺乏资金。)

同义词:primary, main, leading, principal, foremost

常见短语

in chief — 用于某些头衔中,表示最高级别的职位,如 editor-in-chief(主编)。

“She is the editor-in-chief of the newspaper.”

(她是这家报纸的主编。)

chief among — 表示在多个事物中最为突出或重要。

“Chief among his achievements was the invention of this device.”

(他的主要成就是发明了这个设备。)