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

• 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。
• If I also became a chieftain at his age.
  要是我在那个年纪也当个土司。
• In memory of this chieftain, the mountain was later given the name Ali.
  人们为了纪念这位首领，就把这座山命名为阿里山。
• Later, he suffered defeat at the hands of yuan shih-kai, the chieftain of the northern warlords.
  后来，他就失败于北洋军阀首领袁世凯之手。
• Also as a way of respect for Chieftain Mu.
  同样是为了尊重木氏土司。
• There is a tremendous difference in strategy between playing deity and chieftain.
  在神级和酋长级难度下存在着巨大的差异。
• The ferocious chieftain was executed.
  那个凶残的匪首被处决了。
• There he met the famous Shoshone chieftain Washakie.
  在那里他碰到了著名的绍山酋长华谢基。
• Mutengu was a good man, and a wise chieftain, and he treated his little niece kindly.
  穆腾古是位好心人，也是位贤明的部落首领，对自己的小侄女自然疼爱有加。
• 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。