chieftain

英 [ˈtʃiːftən]

美 [ˈtʃiːftən]

n.  首领; 酋长; (苏格兰的)族长

复数：chieftains　

TEM8

BNC.15391 / COCA.17442

牛津词典

noun

• 首领；酋长；（苏格兰的）族长
  the leader of a people or a clan in Scotland

柯林斯词典

• N-COUNT 酋长;部落首领
  Achieftainis the leader of a tribe.
  1. ...the legendary British chieftain, King Arthur.
     传说中的不列颠部落首领——亚瑟王

英英释义

noun

• the leader of a group of people
  1. a captain of industry
  Synonym:captain
• the head of a tribe or clan
  Synonym:headmantribal chiefchief

双语例句

• According to standard Chinese accounts, the last Shang ruler, a despot was overthrown by a chieftain of a frontier tribe called Zhou, which had settled in the Wei Valley in modern Shaanxi Province.
  据中国正史记载，商朝的末代统治者，一位暴君最终被边疆部落的首领“周”推翻了，“周”部落位于现陕西省的渭河流域。
• Ask the Indian of God, and he will describe to you a powerful chieftain of a glorious tribe.
  问一个印度人什是神，他会向你描述一位显赫部落的神武酋长。
• In economics the decision-maker was usually a Big Man – a chieftain, king or planner.
  在经济学中，决策者以前往往是个大人物&酋长、国王或规划者。
• Because I was king, their lord. I would soon find that I was living among the despicable flunkeys, including my revered elders, teachers and friends, and that I was nothing but their chieftain.
  因为我是王，是他们的主子，我将恍然大悟：我生活在这些奴才们中间，连我所敬畏的尊长和师友也无一不是奴才，而我自己也不过是一个奴才的首领。
• So unless there is another chieftain who will challenge my decision.
  除非还有一个首领反对我的决心。
• At the end of last century, there was a nation whose chieftain was deposed by his people.
  上个世纪末，他们曾是一个国家，后来酋长被族人罢黜了。
• It was given to Cobb in1936 when he was instrumental in saving the life of a Palawan chieftain's son.
  这是在1936年获得科布当他拯救了一个巴拉望土司的儿子生活工具。
• If you kill the chieftain, we'll sell our goods to you at cost.
  如果你可以帮我干掉他们的族长，我会以低价卖给你些好东西。
• His father is the chieftain of the clan.
  他爸爸是氏族族长。
• If I also became a chieftain at his age.
  要是我在那个年纪也当个土司。