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

• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• Clans are ruled by clan chieftains, or warlords, and a council of females, called matrons.
  每个氏族由族长或军阀率领，辅以有声望的年长妇女组成的议会。
• 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 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。
• The cause of the equality among the deities is that the Zhuang people were separated into many groups and tribes with many chieftains in history.
  壮族师公教众神平等的根源在于历史上壮族长期处于分散而居、部落林立、酋帅众多的社会状态。
• The institution of the chieftains 'gathering is a very effective ruling measure taken by the Qing government in the border minority areas.
  会盟制度是清政府在边境少数民族地区推行的非常有效的统治措施。
• 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；
• Since 18th century, there has been three great shifts in Tujia Nationality ′ s dwelling, drinking and eating culture: the replacement of hereditary local chieftains with nonhereditary appointees from the central government;
  18世纪以来，土家族的居住饮食文化有三次大变迁：改土归流；