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

• 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。
• 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。
• We find among some peoples that the older men, the chieftains and the magician-priests, exploit the community of wives and monopolize most of the women for themselves;
  有些民族中，还有这种情形，即男性长者酋长和巫师，利用共妻制来达到自己的目的，自己独占大多数妇女；
• 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。
• His strategy was to govern through the local chieftains, which greatly improved relations between the Shu government and the minority peoples.
  此后，诸葛亮就任用少数民族首领管理当地人，蜀政权与少数民族关系大大改善。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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；
• After Hannah's death, Flatley eventually joined The Chieftains, a traditional Irish band, and danced on stages across the world.
  汉娜去世后，弗拉特利终于进入了一个传统爱尔兰乐团首领乐团，并在全世界巡回登台演出。
• 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。