1·Unemployment was the chief cause of poverty.
失业是贫穷的主要原因。
—— 《牛津词典》
2·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。
—— 《柯林斯英汉双解大词典》
3·Yesterday saw the resignation of the chief financial officer.
昨天，首席财政长官辞职了。
—— 《柯林斯英汉双解大词典》
4·NATO remains the United States' chief institutional anchor in Europe.
北大西洋公约组织仍然是美国在欧洲的主要支柱机构。
—— 《柯林斯英汉双解大词典》
5·Financial stress is well established as a chief reason for divorce.
经济压力被充分证实为导致离婚的一个首要因素。
—— 《柯林斯英汉双解大词典》
6·The index is the government's chief gauge of future economic activity.
这个指数是政府对未来经济活动的主要判断标准。
—— 《柯林斯英汉双解大词典》
7·He achieved notoriety as chief counsel to President Nixon in the Watergate break-in.
在水门事件中，他作为尼克松总统的首席辩护律师被搞得声名狼藉。
—— 《柯林斯英汉双解大词典》
8·He sent a letter inviting Naomi to attend his installation as chief of his tribe.
他给娜奥米寄了封信，邀请她来参加他就任部落酋长的仪式。
—— 《柯林斯英汉双解大词典》
9·On Thursday night the rebels' chief negotiator at the peace talks announced that dialogue had gone as far as it could go.
周四晚上，参加和谈的叛乱分子的首席谈判代表宣布已经尽可能深入地进行了对话。
—— 《柯林斯英汉双解大词典》
10·If she were involved in business, she would make a strong chief executive.
如果她经商的话，将会是一位有力的首席执行官。
—— 《柯林斯英汉双解大词典》