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    chief の英語での意味

    chiefchief1 /tʃiːf/ adjective すべての翻訳を見る1[only before noun] highest in rank最高位の:  He was recently appointed chief economist at the Bank of Scotland.彼は最近、スコットランド銀行の主任エコノミストに任命された。 the government’s chief medical officer政府の最高医務責任者2most important最も重要な SYN  mainchiefly:  One of the chief causes of crime today is drugs.今日の犯罪の主な原因の一つは麻薬である。 Safety is our chief concern.安全が私たちの最大の関心事だ。 The chief reason for this is that people are living longer.その主な理由は、人々の寿命が延びていることだ。 his chief rival for the jobその職をめぐる彼の最大のライバル the prosecution’s chief witness検察側の主要証人 She had many reasons for taking the money, but chief among them was revenge.彼女がその金を取った理由はたくさんあったが、中でも最たるものは復讐だった。 see thesaurus at important, main3chief cook and bottle washer someone who does a lot of small jobs to make sure that an event is successful – used humorouslyイベントを成功させるために雑多な仕事を数多くこなす人——ユーモラスに用いる
    chiefchief2 noun [countable] 1somebody 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企業や組織において最も重要な人物、またはその一人——特に役職名やニュース報道で用いるpolice/army/fire etc chief Los Angeles Police Chief Willie L. Williamsロサンゼルス市警察署長ウィリー・L・ウィリアムズchief of the British Chief of Defence Staff英国国防参謀長 Most health chiefs believe the reforms have gone too far.ほとんどの保健当局トップは、改革が行き過ぎたと考えている。 industry chiefs業界のトップcommander-in-chief/editor-in-chief etc (=used in job titles for people with the highest rank)(最高位の人物の役職名に用いる) They offered him the position of editor-in-chief.彼らは彼に編集長のポストを提示した。2ruler of tribe the ruler of a tribe部族の支配者:  the Zulu leader, Chief Mangosuthu Butheleziズールー族の指導者、マンゴスツ・ブテレジ酋長 Native American tribal chiefsネイティブアメリカンの部族長3too 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物事のやり方を指図する人が多すぎて、実際にやる人が少なすぎることを表すのに用いる4great white chief British English old-fashioned旧式 the person in charge of a group of people, company, organization etc – used humorously集団・会社・組織などを率いる人——ユーモラスに用いる