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adjectivenoun the chief cause/problem/reason主要原因／问题／理由 one of the President’s chief rivals总统的主要政敌之一 the Chief Education Officer首席教育官 the chief financial officer of the company公司的首席财务官 Detective Chief Inspector Williams总督察威廉斯 commander-in-chief总司令 Be careful crossing the main road. 过大马路时小心点。 The main thing is to remain calm.最重要的是要保持冷静。 He played a major role in setting up the system.他在建立这个系统的过程中起了主要的作用。 Our major concern here is combatting poverty.在这里我们最关心的是解决贫穷问题。 Be careful crossing the major road.The major thing is to remain calm.He was a key figure in the campaign. 他是这场运动的关键人物。 Speed is key at this point.在这个时候速度是关键。 The central issue is that of widespread racism. 最重要的问题是种族主义泛滥。 The principal reason for this omission is lack of time. 跳过它的主要原因是时间不足。 The key/central issue here is…这里的关键问题是… Unemployment was the chief cause of poverty.失业是贫穷的主要原因。 My prime concern is to protect my property. 我最关心的是保护自己的财产。 He was America’s ambassador to France and became chief architect of the Treaty of Paris. Her chief rival for the gold medal is Jones of the USA. The chief financial officer of the company paid us a visit. The lion is the zebra’s chief enemy. Their chief preoccupation was how to feed their families. Unemployment was the chief cause of poverty.失业是贫穷的主要原因。 Who is the new Chief Education Officer? somebody’s chief enemy/rival/opponent the chief architect/exponent of something army/industry/police chiefs部队首长；行业巨擘；警察局长 Chief Buthelezi布特莱齐酋长 Chief Crazy Horse“疯马” 酋长 Sanger was appointed chief of the Fire Department. Health chiefs say waiting times are down. Politicians are demanding the resignation of the chief of the Los Angeles Police Department. Security chiefs are keeping their men on full alert after the bomb threat. Virgin chief, Richard Branson, may take legal action against the newspaper. We spoke to a former CIA chief of European operations. the police/fire chief |