✨ 语义深度解析
chief
高考核心词 作文加分词 难度 1/5 ⏱ 2 分钟
核心
主要的;首席;首长——最重要的,或组织中地位最高的
释义
1
adj.主要的,首要的(最重要的)
The chief obstacle to economic recovery is a lack of consumer confidence, which is limiting both spending and investment.
经济复苏的主要障碍是消费者信心不足,这限制了消费和投资。
2
n.首长,主管;首领
The police chief held a press conference to address growing public concerns about rising crime rates in the city.
警察局长召开新闻发布会,回应公众对该市犯罪率上升的日益增长的关切。
语感
the chief reason / concern / obstacle(主要原因/关切/障碍);chief executive(首席执行官);police chief(警察局长);in chief(最高级,如 editor-in-chief = 总编辑)
主要的,首要的(形容词)首长,主管(名词)首领(名词,部落/组织)
陷阱
⚠️chief(形容词,作定语)——通常不作表语
The chief challenge facing the education system is the persistent gap in attainment between students from different socioeconomic backgrounds.
× the challenge is chief(chief 作表语)
chief 作形容词时通常只作定语(放名词前):the chief reason = 主要原因;the chief concern = 首要关切;× the reason is chief(不用作表语);若要说「最重要的」作表语,用 the most important / the primary;此句 the chief challenge(定语形容词)正确
教育系统面临的主要挑战是来自不同社会经济背景的学生之间持续存在的成绩差距。(chief = 定语形容词,× 作表语)
⚠️chief vs. main——书面程度不同,chief 更正式
The report identified the main cause of the financial collapse as a systematic failure in risk management across multiple institutions.
该报告将金融崩溃的主要原因确定为多个机构风险管理的系统性失败。(main 正确但较口语;chief/primary 更书面正式)
main(主要的)和 chief(首要的)意思相近,均正确;但在正式报告/学术写作中,chief 或 primary / principal 比 main 更书面;main 偏口语:the main reason = 主要原因(口语/一般写作均可);此句使用 main 本身没有错误,但在正式报告语境中 chief / primary 更合适;知道两者的书面程度差异即可,并非 main 有错
The report identified the chief cause of the financial collapse as a systematic failure in risk management across multiple institutions.
该报告将金融崩溃的主要原因确定为多个机构风险管理的系统性失败。(chief = 书面正式用语)
近义辨析
chief vs primary
chief chief(主要的,最重要的:the chief reason = 主要原因;书面正式,通常作定语) primary primary(首要的,根本性的,书面:the primary objective = 首要目标;primary education = 基础教育;比 chief 更学术,强调「第一位的/根本的」)
The chief concern of parents surveyed was the quality of teaching rather than school facilities or academic results.
受访家长的主要关切是教学质量,而不是学校设施或学业成绩。
Access to clean water remains the primary challenge for communities in many arid regions of sub-Saharan Africa.
对撒哈拉以南非洲许多干旱地区的社区来说,获得洁净水仍是首要挑战。
写作加分
✨ 加分词
替换:mainmost importantbiggest
社会问题议论文政策分析话题经济话题
普通
The most important reason why inequality is growing is the difference in access to education.
不平等加剧的最主要原因是受教育机会的差距。
加分 ✨
The chief driver of widening inequality is differential access to quality education — a disparity that compounds across generations and becomes increasingly difficult to reverse.
不平等加剧的主要驱动力是获得优质教育的差异——这种差距在代际间积累,变得越来越难以逆转。
常用搭配
the chief reason / cause / concern主要原因 / 关切(形容词,作定语)
chief executive (officer)首席执行官(CEO)
police / fire chief警察 / 消防局长
editor-in-chief / commander-in-chief总编辑 / 总司令(in chief = 最高级)
chief among these is其中最重要的是(书面引导语)
词根
chief = 「头」(来自法语 chef,厨师长/主管)→ 最高职位的人 = 首长;形容词:最重要的 = 「头号的」;editor-in-chief = 「总编」= 最高编辑
考考你
Q1对错判断
判断下面句子里的用法是否正确:
Chief among the obstacles to international climate agreements is the difficulty of ensuring compliance without enforceable sanctions.
Chief among...is...(其中最重要的是…)倒装结构,书面正式用法;chief 放句首作强调,语法正确;主语 the difficulty,谓语 is,倒装语序合规
Q2近义选词
选择最恰当的词填空:
The organisation's ___ objective for the coming year is to expand its services to communities currently without access to mental health support.
Achief
Bprimary
✓ 该组织来年的首要目标是将其服务扩展到目前无法获得心理健康支持的社区。
primary objective(首要目标)是机构/战略文件的标准表达;primary 强调「第一位的/最根本的」;chief objective 也正确,但 primary objective 在机构规划语境中更常见
Q3义项辨析
下面四个句子中,chief 的含义与其他三个最不同的是:
A
The chief reason for the project's failure was a lack of coordination between teams.
B
She was appointed chief executive of the company at the age of just thirty-two.
C
One of the chief concerns raised by the report was the rising cost of social care.
D
The government's chief priority is reducing carbon emissions by 2030.
B 中 chief = 首席(名词/定语,chief executive = 首席执行官,职位名称);A、C、D 中 chief = 主要的,首要的(形容词,修饰原因/关切/优先事项)
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