tribe

英 [traɪb]

美 [traɪb]

n.  部落; (尤指同一职业的)一伙(人)，一帮(人)，一类(人); (动物或植物的)群，族

复数：tribes　

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牛津词典

noun

• 部落
  (in developing countries) a group of people of the same race, and with the same customs, language, religion, etc., living in a particular area and often led by a chief
  1. tribes living in remote areas of the Amazonian rainforest
     居住在亚马孙河雨林偏远地区的部落
• （尤指同一职业的）一伙（人），一帮（人），一类（人）
  a group or class of people, especially of one profession
  1. He had a sudden outburst against the whole tribe of actors.
     他突然对所有的演员非常反感。
• （动物或植物的）群，族
  a group of related animals or plants
  1. a tribe of cats
     猫族
• 大群，大帮，大批（人）
  a large number of people
  1. One or two of the grandchildren will be there, but not the whole tribe.
     一两个孙子孙女会去那里，但并不是所有的人。

柯林斯词典

• N-COUNT-COLL (尤指发展中国家的)部落，部族(一些人不赞成此用法)
  Tribeis sometimes used to refer to a group of people of the same race, language, and customs, especially in a developing country. Some people disapprove of this use.
  1. ...three-hundred members of the Xhosa tribe.
     300 名科萨族人
  2. …a map of Maryland marked with the names of Indian tribes.
     标有印第安部落名称的马里兰州地图
• N-COUNT-COLL (从事相同活动或行为相同的)一伙(人)，一帮(人)
  You can usetribeto refer to a group of people who are all doing the same thing or who all behave in the same way.
  1. ...tribes of talented young people.
     一群群才华出众的年轻人
  2. …the particularly unpleasant tribe who argue over the splitting of restaurant and bar bills.
     那帮为分摊吃喝账单而争吵的令人非常讨厌的家伙

英英释义

noun

• group of people related by blood or marriage
  Synonym:kinkin groupkinship groupkindredclan
• (biology) a taxonomic category between a genus and a subfamily
• a federation (as of American Indians)
  Synonym:federation of tribes
• a social division of (usually preliterate) people
  Synonym:folk

双语例句

• Originally tribes exchanged with tribe through the respective chiefs of the gentes;
  起初是部落和部落之间通过各自的氏族首长来进行交换；
• This is my tribe. they're not losers.
  这是我的部落，他们不是失败者。
• Do I belong to a clan or tribe?
  我是不是一个宗族或者部落的成员？
• The US Government gave the land to the tribe in perpetuity.
  美国政府将这块土地永久性划拨给该部族。
• Until recently, this remote tribe had little contact with the outside world.
  这个边远的部落直到最近和外界几乎都没有什么联系。
• You can belong to more than one tribe.
  你可以身属不止一个族。
• We ask about his tribe, who is responsible from his family.
  我们询问了他家族控制之下的部落。
• Different tribe, the Pimas fought on the side of the white man.
  搞错部落了，皮马族是和白人并肩作战的。
• Many of the tribe's customs and rituals are as old as the hills.
  这部落的许多风俗、仪式都极其古老。
• Divisions of race and religion and tribe were settled through the sword and the clash of armies.
  种族、宗教和部落的四分五裂通过刀光剑影和兵戎相见成为定局。