chief, head, leader, boss

chief, principal, main, major, leading, capital, foremost, primary

名詞 chief:

1. a person who is in charge
   同義詞：head, top dog
2. a person who exercises control over workers
   同義詞：foreman, gaffer, honcho, boss

形容詞 chief:

1. most important element
   同義詞：main, primary, principal

1. His nomination as chief executive was approved by the board.
   他被提名為行政總裁的事被董事會(huì)批準(zhǔn)了。
2. In the US, Washington is the seat of government and New York City is the chief seat of commerce.
   在美國(guó)，華盛頓是政府所在地，紐約是主要的商業(yè)中心。
3. The chief interchanged the diamond with some pieces of glass.
   那首領(lǐng)拿一些玻璃塊替換了那些鉆石。
4. What are the chief exports of your country?
   你們國(guó)家有哪些主要的出口物品？
5. What is the chief town in Norway?
   挪威的主要城市是哪一個(gè)？
6. The chief of the police department demanded severe punishments for criminals.
   警察局長(zhǎng)要求嚴(yán)懲罪犯。

chief

n.Abbr. ch.,Ch.,C.（名詞）縮寫 ch.,Ch.,C.
One who is highest in rank or authority; a leader.
首領(lǐng)：在等級(jí)或權(quán)威上最高的人；首領(lǐng)
Often Chief
常作 Chief
A chief petty officer.
軍士長(zhǎng)
Nautical The chief engineer of a ship.
【航?！?/i> 輪機(jī)長(zhǎng)：船上首席機(jī)械師
Slang A boss.
【俚語】 老板
Heraldry The upper section of a shield.
【紋章學(xué)】 紋章上段：盾牌的上面部分
The most important or valuable part.
主要部分：最重要的或最有價(jià)值的部分
adj.（形容詞）
Highest in rank, authority, or office.
最高的：在等級(jí)、權(quán)威或者職位上最高的
Most important or influential.See Usage Note at perfect
最重要的或最具影響力的參見 perfect
adv.Archaic （副詞）【古語】
Chiefly.
主要地

來源：
Middle English chef
中古英語 chef
from Old French
源自 古法語
from Latin caput [head] * see kaput-
源自 拉丁語 caput [頭目] *參見 kaput-

【引伸】
chief.dom
n.（名詞）
chief.ship.
n.（名詞）
<參考詞匯><同義詞>chief,principal,main,leading,foremost,primary,primeThese adjectives refer to what is first in rank or in importance.
這些形容詞指在等級(jí)或重要性上占首要地位的東西。
Chief applies to a person of the highest authority:
Chief 適用于具有最高權(quán)威的一個(gè)人：
例句：
a chief magistrate. Used figuratively,chief implies maximum importance or value:
總統(tǒng)。 用作比喻意義時(shí)chief 含有最大重要性或最大價(jià)值的意思：

例句：
Her children were her chief joy.
她的孩子們是她最大的快樂。

Principal applies to someone or something of the first order in rank, power, or significance:
Principal 適用于在等級(jí)、權(quán)力或意義上處于第一位的人或物：
例句：
the principal cellist in an orchestra;
一支管弦樂隊(duì)的第一大提琴；

例句：
their principal source of entertainment.
他們樂趣的第一來源。

Main applies to what exceeds others in extent, size, or importance:
Main 適用于在范圍、尺寸、或重要性上超過其它的東西：
例句：
the main building on the campus;
校園里最主要的建筑物；

例句：
the main subject of conversation.
交談中最主要的話題。

Leading suggests personal magnetism, a record of achievement, or suitability or capacity for influencing others:
Leading 含有個(gè)人吸引力、成就記錄或者影響他人的適合性或能力的意思：
例句：
She is one of the leading physicians of the city.
她是城中最好的醫(yī)生之一。

Foremost is closely related toleading but more strongly emphasizes first position and the sense of having forged ahead of others:
Foremost 同leading 有密切聯(lián)系， 但更加強(qiáng)調(diào)第一的地位和遙遙領(lǐng)先于他人的含義：
例句：
the foremost research scientist of the day.
現(xiàn)今處于最前列的研究科學(xué)家。

Primary stresses first in the sense of origin, sequence, or development:
Primary 強(qiáng)調(diào)在起源、結(jié)果或者發(fā)展的意義上的第一位的：
例句：
attending primary school. It can also mean first in the sense of .basic. or .fundamental.:
上小學(xué)。 它也可以指在.基礎(chǔ)的.或.根本的.意義上第一位的：

例句：
The primary function of a house is to provide warmth and shelter.
住宅最基本的功能是提供溫暖，遮蔽風(fēng)雨。

Prime applies to what is first in comparison with others and to what is of the best quality:
Prime 適用于與其它東西相比較處于第一位的東西以及質(zhì)量最好的東西：
例句：
a theory of prime significance;
極具重要性的理論；

例句：
prime veal;
上等小牛肉；

例句：
a prime Burgundy.
頭等勃良第紅葡萄酒