chief副詞形式

副詞形式: chiefly

adv. 主要地首先

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

住在北極地方的人主要以魚和肉為生。Unemployment was the chief cause of poverty.

失業是貧窮的主要原因。

He is to remain in the hot seat as chiefexecutive.

他將繼續留在公司首席行政官這個身負重任的位子上。

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

雷尼一生中的主要嗜好是帶着獵犬去打獵。

Yesterday saw the resignation of the chieffinancial officer.

昨天，首席財政長官辭職了。

副詞形式為chiefly，例如：

1、We are chiefly concerned with improving educational standards.我們主要關心的是提高教育水平。

2、He's travelled widely， chiefly in Africa and Asia.他遊歷了許多地方，主要在非洲和亞洲。

3、His response to attacks on his work was chiefly bewilderment.聽到別人對自己工作的指責，他的反應主要是困惑。