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

• What the diplomats and corporate chieftains in their bestial stupor can never understand is this paradox of history: With triumph, the aggressors seal their defeat;
  外交官与企业家在他们的醉生梦死之中，永远都不可能明白这个历史的悖论：随着侵略者的胜利，他们的失败将会被尘封；
• As early as the 13th century, when the chieftains gathered for meetings, they would hold the Nadam Fair.
  远在十三世纪初，蒙古族的首领们每当举行大聚会时都要举行规模较大的那达慕。
• As we know very little about them apart from legend, we can only speculate that they were probably tribal chieftains during the transitional period from primitive to slave society.
  撇开神话的色彩，他们的本来面目大概就是原始社会向奴隶社会过渡时期的部落首领。
• Because of the barbaric ethnic groups 'geopolitical predominance, the chieftains waver between the Southern and Northern Dynasties, which make them enlarge their influence and maintain their independent or semi-independent status.
  藉此地缘政治优势，蛮酋游移于南北之间，积极扩大本部族的势力和影响，以保持本部族独立或半独立的地位。
• The greatest transformation of the social structure in Yunnan in the Ming dynasty was the emergence and formation of the intellectual gentry class, which changed the original social structure formed mainly by the tribal chieftains and members and made it similar to the interior of China.
  明代云南社会结构的最大变化是知识分子士绅阶层的勃兴与形成，从而改变了原来土酋与土民，或部落首领与部民为主的社会结构，促使云南的社会结构与中国内地基本趋于一致。
• 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。
• Similarly the Arab chieftains on their silken Byzantine divans could not forget the desert, and hoarded riches far beyond any possible physical need.
  同样，那些坐在拜占庭帝国柔软光滑的长沙椅上的阿拉伯酋长们也无法忘记沙漠，贮藏起远远超过可能需要的物质财富。
• Perhaps while in uniform, all of those at the top have moments when they imagine they are God be they generals, surgeons or corporate chieftains.
  也许，当穿上制服时，所有那些高高在上的人都曾想过自己就是上帝不管他们是将军、外科医师还是企业领导者。
• 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。
• On the basis of the late achievements of national formation theory and Tujia practical history, this paper points out that Tujia came into being in Song dynasty and got into shape in the period of chieftains.
  由此，根据民族形成理论的最新成果，结合土家族历史发展的实际，土家族初步形成于宋代，最终定型于土司时期。