chief1/tʃif; tʃiːf/adj [only before noun 仅用于名词前]1 highest in rank 最高级别的﹐首席的: the government's chief medical officer 政府的首席卫生官员see box at见 POSITION1 方框2 most important [ main ; → chiefly] 最重要的﹐主要的: One of the chief causes of crime is drugs. 毒品是引发犯罪的主要原因之一。Safety is our chief concern . 安全问题是我们的头等大事。
chief2n [C] 1 the leader of a group or organization 领导人﹐领袖: +of the chief of police 警察局长2 the ruler of a tribe 部落首领﹐酋长
chiefchiefchiefs1adjectivemost important: Bad driving is one of the chief causes of road accidents.chiefchiefchiefs2nounthe leader or ruler of a group of people: the chief of an African tribepolice chiefs