Chief
[ tʃif ]
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adj. 级别最高的;总的;主要的;最重要的;
n. 族长;酋长;首领;主管人员;
📝 例句
The chief dispatcher was issuing fast, low-key instructions.
总调度员正发出迅速，低调的指示。
The president is also the chief of the armed forces.
总统也是三军的统帅。
Don was appointed chief engineer of the project.
唐被委任为该项工程的总工程师。
His chief worry was that he lacked experience.
他主要的担心是他缺乏经验。
The tower chief murmured.
值班主任轻轻地说道。
🌱 联想助记
【串】有一群thief(小偷),死了chief (首领),充满了grief(悲痛),擦泪用handkerchief(手帕),追掉仪式brief(简短的)
【记】※ thief-贼,chief-首领:小贼拜见大首领
※ 谐音“欺负”:位高权重的人才能欺负人→首领,长官
※ chi-拼音“吃”,e-拼音“鹅”,f-拼音“肥”:吃肥鹅的是长官
✅ 同义词
🔴 反义词
🔤 词根
-capit-表示“头”
常见变体有-cap-、-cipit-、-chief-
📖 牛津释义
chief
n
1 leader or ruler, esp of a tribe or clan 领袖; 统治者; （尤指）酋长, 族长.
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, adj
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.
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.
🎯 考研助记
欺付（谐音）： 首领欺付小弟
🔁 扩展释义
*[tʃi:f]n. 领袖, 酋长, 长官, 主要部分a. 主要的, 首位的【法】 领袖, 首领, 头子相关词组: in chief chief of all
🌿 同词根单词
📖 同为「高中」词汇
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Oh, yes, I know the name.
呵，我听说过贵公司。
The pain of the mind is worse than the pain of the body.
心头的痛苦比肉体的痛苦更厉害。
Or possibly I should have gone to the manager and told him who was stealing meat.
或者我早该去找经理，告诉他谁在偷肉。