chief

adj.

1. 最重要的；首要的；主要的
   most important
   1. the chief cause/problem/reason
      主要原因 / 问题 / 理由
   2. one of the President's chief rivals
      总统的主要政敌之一
2. 最高级别的；为首的；首席的
   highest in rank
   1. the Chief Education Officer
      首席教育官
   2. the chief financial officer of the company
      公司的首席财务官
   3. Detective Chief Inspector Williams
      探长威廉斯
3. 最高级别的；为首的
   of the highest rank
   1. commander-in-chief
      总司令

noun

1. （公司或机构的）首领，头目，最高领导人
   a person with a high rank or the highest rank in a company or an organization
   1. army/industry/police chiefs
      部队首长；行业巨擘；警察局长
2. 首领；酋长；族长
   a leader or ruler of a people or community
   1. Chief Buthelezi
      布特莱齐酋长
   2. Chief Crazy Horse
      “疯马”酋长

1. N-COUNT (组织机构的)负责人，头儿，首领
   The chief of an organization is the person who is in charge of it.
   1. ...a commission appointed by the police chief.
      警察局局长任命的委员会
   2. ...Putin's chief of security.
      普金的安全部长
2. N-COUNT; N-TITLE 酋长;部落首领
   The chief of a tribe is its leader.
   1. ...Sitting Bull, chief of the Sioux tribes of the Great Plains.
      坐牛，大平原地区苏人部族的酋长
3. ADJ (用于职位头衔)主管的，首席的
   Chief is used in the job titles of the most senior worker or workers of a particular kind in an organization.
   1. ...the chief test pilot.
      首席试飞员
4. ADJ 主要的;最重要的
   The chief cause, part, or member of something is the most important one.
   1. Financial stress is well established as a chief reason for divorce...
      经济压力被确认是导致离婚的首要原因。
   2. The job went to one of his chief rivals.
      那份工作被他的一个主要对手抢去了。

1. Mr Cross will assume the role of Chief Executive with a team of four directors
   克劳斯先生将出任首席执行官，手下有4位经理。
2. I am astounded at the comments made by the Chief Superintendent.
   主管的评语让我大吃一惊。
3. Financial stress is well established as a chief reason for divorce
   经济压力被确认是导致离婚的首要原因。
4. The job went to one of his chief rivals.
   那份工作被他的一个主要对手抢去了。
5. He clerked for the chief justice of the Supreme Court.
   他为最高法院的大法官做书记员。
6. A deputation of elders from the village arrived headed by its chief.
   村里的长者代表团在村长的带领下到达了。
7. Their chief negotiator turned his critical eye on the United States
   他们的首席谈判代表以批判的眼光看美国。
8. In the squash court his chief aim is to flatten me
   在壁球场上他的主要目标就是击败我。
9. A brave police chief foiled an armed robbery on a jewellers 'by grabbing the raiders' shotgun
   一位勇敢的警长夺过了意图袭击珠宝店的劫匪手中的猎枪，挫败了这起持械抢劫案。
10. The index is the government's chief gauge of future economic activity.
    这一指数是政府判断未来经济活动的主要依据。
11. He is to remain in the hot seat as chief executive.
    他将继续留在公司总经理这个不好坐的位子上。
12. Rainey's chief interest in life is hunting with hounds.
    雷尼生活的最大爱好就是带着猎狗去打猎。
13. He was commander in chief during the invasion of Panama.
    在侵略巴拿马的战役中他是总司令。
14. If she were involved in business, she would make a strong chief executive
    如果她投身商业的话，她会是一个很有能力的总裁。
15. He had the good fortune to marry off his daughter to the local chief
    他很幸运地把女儿嫁给了当地首领。
16. He achieved notoriety as chief counsel to President Nixon in the Watergate break-in.
    他因在水门事件中担任尼克松总统的首席法律顾问而声名狼藉。
17. I guessed he was the chief because he wore more gold ornaments than the others.
    我估计他是酋长，因为他戴的金饰最多。
18. The programme of sell-offs has been implemented by the new chief executive.
    新任总裁已经执行了抛售方案。
19. The chief protagonists in the row are Visa and Mastercard, the world's leading credit card brands.
    这场纠纷的主角是世界两大信用卡品牌——维萨和万事达。
20. Back at the station the Chief Inspector returned the call
    探长回到警察局后回了电话。
21. Chief Hart had sole control over that fund.
    哈特主任独自掌控那笔资金。
22. As chief executive, he assembled a polished stable of celebrities.
    作为首席执行官，他手下云集了一批优雅的名人名士。
23. That's John Gibb, operations chief for New York Emergency Management
    那个人是约翰·吉布，纽约应急管理办公室的行动总指挥官。
24. The chief editorial writer also blames weak leadership for the current crisis.
    首席社论员也把当前的危机归咎于领导层软弱无力。
25. He is my old chief.
    他是我的老上级。
26. He gave the name of the chief culprit.
    他供出了主犯的名字。
27. Industry and opportunity were the chief factors in his success.
    勤奋和机遇是他成功的两大因素。
28. The chief handicrafts of this country are pottery and wood carving.
    这个国家的主要手工艺是制陶和木雕。
29. A court is one of the chief organs of government.
    法院为政府的主要机关之一。
30. The Chief Executive should be experienced in business administration.
    总经理应有企业管理经验。

  essential basic central chief crucial important main【导航词义：主要的，重要的】

  essential adj. 必要的，重要的，基本的

〔辨析〕语气较强，强调极其重要、必不可少的，暗含某物如缺少某部分，则失去其本质特征的意味。

  basic adj. 基本的，主要的

〔辨析〕指构成事物最重要、最根本部分的。

  central adj. 重要的，主要的

〔辨析〕强调相比较而言更重要或更有影响力的。

  chief adj. 最重要的，主要的，首席的

〔辨析〕强调最重要的或等级最高的，只作定语。

  crucial adj. 决定性的，关键的

〔辨析〕指处于某一重要转折点的，强调某事物非常重要，是其他事物依赖的对象。

  important adj. 重要的，重大的

〔辨析〕普通用词，指人有权威、有影响力的，或指事物意义重大、有价值的。

  main adj. 主要的，最重要的

〔辨析〕普通用词，多指同类事物中最大、最重要的。

  leader chief head【导航词义：首领】

  leader n. 领袖，领导人

〔辨析〕指国家、民族、政党、组织等的领袖或领导，强调领导能力，含有能够引领、控制被领导者并获得其支持的意味。

  chief n. 领导，首领

〔辨析〕尤用于职位头衔和新闻报道中，指公司或机构中地位很高或最高的人；也指部落首领。

  head n. 领导，首脑

〔辨析〕指机构、团体等的负责人或最高领导。

n.

too many chiefs and not enough Indians

• 将多兵少；官多兵少
  used to describe a situation in which there are too many people telling other people what to do, and not enough people to do the work

noun

1. a person who exercises control over workers
   1. if you want to leave early you have to ask the foreman

   Synonym:    foremangafferhonchoboss

2. a person who is in charge
   1. the head of the whole operation

   Synonym:    headtop dog

3. the head of a tribe or clan

   Synonym:    headmantribal chiefchieftain