Word · Frequency #1283
chiefs
首领；负责人；主管；酋长
chiefs is the plural of chief.
The leader or head of a group, tribe, organization, or workers; a person in charge.
- 1.
The leader or head of a tribe, organisation, business unit, or other group.
部落、组织、业务单位或其他团体的领导者或首领
- 2.
a person who is in charge
负责人
- 3.
Headship, the status of being a chief or leader.
首领地位,作为首领或领导者的身份
- 4.
a person who exercises control over workers
主管
- 5.
The top part of a shield or escutcheon; more specifically, an ordinary consisting of the upper part of the field cut off by a horizontal line, generally occupying the top third.
盾牌或纹章的顶部部分；更具体地说,是由水平线切断的上部区域,通常占据顶部三分之一
- 6.
the head of a tribe or clan
酋长
- 7.
The principal part or top of anything.
主要部分或顶部
首领地位；领导地位；顶部；上端；主要部分；（盾形纹章的）上部；部落、组织、业务单位或其他团体的领导者或首领；负责人
In use
The tribal chief gathered all the elders for a meeting.
She was elected chief of the volunteer organization.
The chief made a decision that affected the entire community.
chief of [group]
表示某团体的首领。
He is the chief of the tribe.
他是部落的首领。
Chief [Name]
用作头衔时首字母大写。
Chief Joseph led his people.
约瑟夫酋长领导他的人民。
on the chief
纹章学术语，指盾形纹章的上部。
The shield has a lion on the chief.
盾牌上部有一只狮子。
Connections
Collocations
- tribal chief
- 部落首领
- The tribal chief made a decision for the entire community.部落首领为整个社区做出了决定。
- chief of police
- 警察局长
- The chief of police addressed the media about the recent crime wave.警察局长就最近的犯罪浪潮向媒体发表了讲话。
- chief executive
- 首席执行官
- The chief executive announced a new strategy to boost sales.首席执行官宣布了一项促进销售的新策略。
- chief of staff
- 参谋长
- The chief of staff coordinated the military operations.参谋长协调了军事行动。
- fire chief
- 消防队长
- The fire chief ordered an evacuation of the building.消防队长下令疏散大楼内的人员。
Idioms & figurative uses
Learner notes
Memory Tip
首领（chief）的发音像‘吃夫’，想象首领吃着美食指挥部落。
Context & Register
通常用于正式或组织语境，指部落、团体或机构的领导者，属于中性语体。
Pronunciation & Spelling
以下单词都与 chief 押韵：brief, grief, thief, belief, relief, leaf（注意拼写不同）。注意拼写相似的 kerchief (/ˈkɜːrtʃɪf/) 和 mischief (/ˈmɪstʃɪf/) 发音不同（短元音 /ɪ/）。
High-value vocabulary
该词属于 Oxford 核心词汇，值得优先掌握常见搭配和句型。
Usage priority
Collins 词频等级为 5，建议结合例句记忆，而不是只背中文释义。
Learn the forms together
页面下方列出了常见词形变化。学习时注意它们在句子中的语法位置。
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