chief
chief
noun
chief cook and bottle-washer
chiefdom
noun
语源
noun
- a leader or ruler of a people or clan
（民族，部落）首领；酋长
the chief of the village.
村长。
a Masai chief.
马萨伊人酋长。
[as title]Chief Banawi.
巴纳威酋长。
■the person with the highest rank in an organization
（机构）最高长官
a union chief.
工会主席。
the chief of police.
警察局局长。
■an informal form of address to a man, especially one of superior rank or status to the speaker
(非正式)长官；老板；头儿
it's quite simple, chief.
这很简单，头儿。 - (Heraldry)an ordinary consisting of a broad horizontal band across the top of the shield
(纹章)顶部有宽横边的盾形普通图记
■the upper third of the field
盾面的上三分之一部位
- most important
主要的，首要的
the chief reason for the spending cuts.
削减开支的主要理由。
chief among her concerns is working alone at night.
她最担忧的是晚上要独自工作。
■having or denoting the highest rank or authority
（官位，职权）首席的，主任的
the Queen's chief minister.
女王的首相。
chief cook and bottle-washer
- (informal)a person who performs a variety of important but routine tasks
(非正式)做多种重要日常工作的人，身兼巨细的人
- (Heraldry)at the top; in the upper part
(纹章)在顶部；在上部。 参见 -in-chief
- used to describe a situation where there are too many people giving orders and not enough people to carry them out
酋长太多，族人太少；官多兵少
chiefdom
noun
语源
- Middle English: from Old French chief, chef, based on Latin caput 'head'
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