chief

【发音】

美 /tʃif/ 英 /tʃiːf/

【翻译】

1. adj.首席的；主要的

   英释:highest in rank

【记忆】

“欺负” → 位高权重的人才能欺负人 → 首领， 长官

【短语】

1. chief executive : 行政长官；董事长；美国总统；（美国的）州长

2. in chief : 主要地，尤其；在首席地位

3. chief editor : 总编辑

4. chief engineer : 总工程师；[船]轮机长；主任工程师；总技师

5. chief executive officer : 首席执行官；总裁

6. section chief : 部门主管

7. commander in chief : 统帅，总司令

8. deputy chief : 副局长；副科长；副处长；副警长；副总警监

9. chief of staff : 参谋长；司令；办公室主任

10. bureau chief : n. 总编辑

11. police chief : n. 警察局长

12. editor in chief : 主编；总编辑

13. chief justice : 首席法官，法院院长；审判长

14. chief physician : 主任医师

15. chief representative : 首席代表，主要代表

16. chief financial officer : 财务总监；首席财务官

17. party chief : 组长；政党首领

18. chief designer : 首席设计师

19. chief accountant : 总会计师；会计主任，会计处长

20. chief operating officer : 首席营运官

【例句】

1. He was recently appointed chief economist at the Bank of Scotland.

   他最近被任命为苏格兰银行的首席经济学家。

2. One of the chief causes of crime today is drugs.

   毒品是如今犯罪的主要诱因之一。

【真题例句】

1. (2016.6 • CET4 • 第一套 • 听力题)...What is the man's chief complaint...

2. (2016.12 • CET4 • 第二套 • 听力题)...The chief duty of every government is to protect persons and property...

3. (2016.12 • CET4 • 第一套 • 听力题)...What is the man’s chief consideration in choosing the lodge...

4. (2015.6 • CET4 • 第三套 • 阅读理解)...Since Steve Jobs resigned as chief executive of Apple...

5. (2013.6 • CET4 • 第三套 • 阅读理解)...In March its chief executive was fired by Time's current Man of the Year...

6. (2013.6 • CET4 • 第三套 • 阅读理解)...But there was some pain for everyone; median pay for chief executives of non-financial firms in the S&P 500 fell by 2...

7. (2012.12 • CET4 • 第一套 • 阅读理解)...who replaced Mr Jobs as chief executive in August...

8. (2012.12 • CET4 • 第一套 • 阅读理解)...ended up being hailed by many of those corporate giants as one of the greatest chief executives of his time...

9. (2012.12 • CET4 • 第二套 • 阅读理解)...Underwriters Laboratories’ chief strategy officer...

10. (2012.12 • CET4 • 第一套 • 阅读理解)...the chief economist of the International Energy Agency...

【同、近义词】

1. n.首领；酋长；主要部分

   leader/captain/boss/

2. adj.首席的；主要的；主任的

   primary/major/central/leading/great/

3. adv.主要地；首要地

   mainly/basically/largely/mostly/primarily/

【同根词】

1. adv

   chiefly : 主要地；首先

2. n

   chieftaincy : 酋长或首领的地位或职位

   chieftainship : 首领或酋长的地位