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Từ điển Việt Anh Việt 4in1 - English Vietnamese 4 in 1 Dictionary
chief
I.chief1 S2 W2 /tʃiːf/ BrE AmE adjective 1. [only before noun] highest in rank: He was recently appointed chief economist at the Bank of Scotland. the government’s chief medical officer 2. most important SYN main ⇨ chiefly: One of the chief causes of crime today is drugs. Safety is our chief concern. The chief reason for this is that people are living longer. his chief rival for the job the prosecution’s chief witness She had many reasons for taking the money, but chief among them was revenge. 3. chief cook and bottle washer someone who does a lot of small jobs to make sure that an event is successful – used humorously II.chief2 W3 BrE AmE noun [countable] [Date: 1200-1300; Language: Old French; Origin: 'head, chief', from Latin caput 'head'] 1. SOMEBODY IN CHARGE OF AN ORGANIZATION the most important person, or one of the most important people, in a company or organization – used especially in job titles and in news reports police/army/fire etc chief Los Angeles Police Chief Willie L. Williams chief of the British Chief of Defence Staff Most health chiefs believe the reforms have gone too far. industry chiefs commander-in-chief/editor-in-chief etc (=used in job titles for people with the highest rank) They offered him the position of editor-in-chief. 2. RULER OF TRIBE the ruler of a tribe: the Zulu leader, Chief Mangosuthu Buthelezi Native American tribal chiefs 3. too many chiefs and not enough Indians British English used to say there are too many people saying how something should be done and not enough people doing it 4. great white chief British English old-fashioned the person in charge of a group of people, company, organization etc – used humorously
chiefhu◎ | [t∫i:f] | ※ | danh từ | | ■ | người lãnh đạo (nhất là của một bộ lạc hoặc thị tộc); thủ lĩnh; tù trưởng | | ■ | người có cấp bậc cao nhất trong một tổ chức, một cơ quan | | ☆ | chief of police | | cảnh sát trưởng | | ☆ | Chief of Staff | | tham mưu trưởng | | ☆ | Chief Accountant | | kế toán trưởng | | ☆ | Editor-in-chief | | tổng biên tập | | ☆ | Commander-in-chief | | tổng tư lệnh | | ■ | (thông tục) ông sếp, ông chủ | ※ | tính từ | | ■ | quan trọng bậc nhất; chủ yếu; chính | | ☆ | the chief thing to remember is .... | | điều chủ yếu cần nhớ là... | | ☆ | the chief rivers of India | | những con sông chính ở Ấn Độ | | ■ | có cấp bậc hoặc quyền hành cao nhất | | ☆ | the chief priest | | linh mục thủ toà | | 〆 | chief town | | ✓ | thủ phủ |
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