chief 的用法和发音

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chief

/tʃiːf/
名词 形容词

基本释义:首领;主要的;首席的

词源:源自古法语"chef",意为"头"

📚 核心含义

名词:首领

指组织或团体中的最高领导者

The chief of police held a press conference.
警察局长举行了新闻发布会。
职位

形容词:主要的

表示最重要或首要的

The chief reason for his success is hard work.
主要的成功原因是努力工作。
重要性

形容词:首席的

表示职位最高的

She is the chief editor of the magazine.
首席编辑。
职位

"chief"是高频使用词汇,既可作为名词表示"首领",也可作为形容词表示"主要的"或"首席的",在日常交流和正式场合都很常见。

🔄 用法对比

英语例句

The chief of the tribe made an important decision.

His chief concern is the safety of his family.

She was promoted to chief financial officer.

中文翻译

部落首领做出了重要决定。

主要关心的是家人的安全。

她被提升为首席财务官。

🔊 发音指南

英式发音

/tʃiːf/

奇-夫(长音"iː")

美式发音

/tʃiːf/

奇-夫(长音"iː")

发音要点:

常见发音错误

  • 读成"切夫"(应为/tʃiːf/)
  • "ie"发成短音/ɪ/
  • 结尾"f"发音不清晰

🎯 常见搭配

chief + 职位

表示最高职位

chief executive officer
首席执行官
职位名称

chief + 原因

表示主要原因

the chief reason
主要原因
重要性

in chief

表示最高职位

editor in chief
编辑
职位后缀

语法注意

名词复数: chiefs
比较级: more chief (不常用)
最高级: most chief (不常用)

⚠️ 易混淆点

不要混淆:

He is the chef of the company. (错误)

正确:He is the chief of the company.

The main chief is quality control. (错误)

正确:The chief concern is quality control.

✍️ 随堂练习

翻译练习

1. The chief engineer will inspect the project.
2. His chief responsibility is to manage the team.
3. The chief advantage of this method is its simplicity.

1. 首席工程师将检查项目。

2. 他主要的职责是管理团队。

3. 这种方法主要优点是简单。

发音练习

跟读以下句子:

• The chief will arrive soon. [tʃiːf]
• This is our chief concern. [tʃiːf]
• She became chief operating officer. [tʃiːf]

改错练习

找出并改正错误:

1. He is the cheif of department.
2. 读作[tʃɪf]
3. The chef reason is obvious.

1. He is the chief of department.

2. 读作[tʃiːf](长音iː)

3. The chief reason is obvious.