单词 | chief |
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. |
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