chief
英 [tʃiːf]
美[tʃif]
- n. 首领;酋长;主要部分
- adj. 首席的;主要的;主任的
- adv. 主要地;首要地
词组搭配
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
in chief
(Heraldry)at the top; in the upper part
(纹章)在顶部;在上部。 参见 -in-chief
too many chiefs and not enough Indians
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