chieftains

英 [ˈtʃiːftənz]

美 [ˈtʃiftənz]

n.  首领; 酋长; (苏格兰的)族长
chieftain的复数

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

双语例句

• With the emergence of the influential families, southwest China was under the control of three powers, that is, the inland regime, the influential families and the minority chieftains.
  由于大姓的出现，使西南地区形成了以内地政权、大姓、夷帅为主体的三元势力结构。
• Indian Heroes& Great Chieftains
  印地安人的英雄和杰出的酋长
• Yumu Village used to be the military fortress of a chieftain, in an era when chieftains in different villages waged war against each other to expand their territory.
  鱼木寨在古代一直是土司军事要塞，而盘踞在各个山寨的土司们为扩大领地，相互征战。
• 10. The right to elect chieftains and to depose them.
  10·选举和撤换酋长的权利。
• Strictly speaking, the real Roman dynasty started from the Etruscan conquest. The Latin kings or the indigenous kings before then were in fact only heads of the clan coalition or chieftains.
  认为真正的罗马王政实际上应始于埃特鲁斯征服，此前的拉丁王或本土王只不过是氏族联盟首领或部落首领。
• For example, as Geely's interest in Ford Motor's Volvo unit shows, many of China's auto makers are run by corporate chieftains with similar global ambitions.
  举例来讲，正如吉利汽车控股有限公司有兴趣收购福特汽车（FordMotor）旗下的沃尔沃（Volvo）品牌所表明的，很多中国汽车厂商的领导都有着类似的全球雄心。
• As recorded in historical literature, when the ancient sovereign Yao was head of the tribal confederation, the chieftains unanimously agreed that Shun should be his successor.
  古代文献上说，尧为部落联盟领袖时，各部落首领共同推举舜为尧的继承人。
• He was the most outstanding of all chieftains.
  他是历代土司中最杰出的一位。
• He solicited the advice of various tribal chieftains, asking them to recommend to him talented leaders to help with administering the affairs of the land.
  他向各部落首领咨询，请他们帮助挑选有才能的人，协助自己管理民事。
• Although good leaders often begin with similar expectations, convinced they're natural-born chieftains, they soon run smack-dab into a little thing called Monday morning.
  虽然优秀领导者往往也有同样的期待，确信自己是天生的领袖，可不久他们便迎面遇到了一个称之为“周一清晨”的小事物。