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- chief [ʧɪf] [ʧɪːf]
Collins English-English Dictionary
- chief [tʃiːf]
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1.
n
the head, leader, or most important individual in a group or body of people
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2.
n
another word for chieftain
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3.
n
[heraldry]
the upper third of a shield
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4.
adj
[prenominal]
most important; principal
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5.
adj
highest in rank or authority
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6.
adv
[archaic]
principally
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7.
adv
[Etymology]
C13: from Old French, from Latin caput head
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1.
n
the head, leader, or most important individual in a group or body of people
Examples
- Charm is her chief asset.
- 魅力是她最可贵之处。 → asset
- a berth as chief engineer on the ship
- (轮船)轮机长的职位 → berth
- the chief magistrate
- (美国的)总统 → chief
- the chief advantages
- 主要优点 → chief
- the chief magistrate
- (美国的)总统 → magistrate
- chief in name only
- 挂名的元首 → name
- After the robbery, the chief of police came to ask some questions.
- 劫案之后，警察局长过来问了些问题。 → chief
- He was proposed as the new chief of the military forces.
- 他被推举为军队的新领袖。 → chief
- The Sioux chief is a very wise man.
- 苏人酋长是个很睿智的人。 → chief
- The chief idea of this project was to maximize profits.
- 这项计划的主旨就是使利润最大化。 → chief
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