chief副词形式

副词形式: chiefly

adv. 主要地首先

People in the far north subsist chiefly on fish and meat.

住在北极地方的人主要以鱼和肉为生。Unemployment was the chief cause of poverty.

失业是贫穷的主要原因。

He is to remain in the hot seat as chiefexecutive.

他将继续留在公司首席行政官这个身负重任的位子上。

Rainey's chief interest in life is hunting with hounds.

雷尼一生中的主要嗜好是带着猎犬去打猎。

Yesterday saw the resignation of the chieffinancial officer.

昨天，首席财政长官辞职了。

副词形式为chiefly，例如：

1、We are chiefly concerned with improving educational standards.我们主要关心的是提高教育水平。

2、He's travelled widely， chiefly in Africa and Asia.他游历了许多地方，主要在非洲和亚洲。

3、His response to attacks on his work was chiefly bewilderment.听到别人对自己工作的指责，他的反应主要是困惑。