tribes

英 [traɪbz]

美 [traɪbz]

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
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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

双语例句

• Primitive tribes lived by fishing, hunting and gathering.
  原始部落靠渔猎采集为生。
• Libya is divided into tribes and clans.
  利比亚被部落和党派瓜分。
• They battled against other Indian tribes, but rarely fought with the whites
  他们同其他印第安部落作战，但很少与白人并肩对敌。
• Many African tribes believe in reincarnation.
  许多非洲的部落都相信人会转世。
• The same impulses toward extremism are used to justify war between Sunni and Shia, between tribes and clans.
  对极端主义的同样驱动引发逊尼派教徒和什叶派教徒、部落与宗族间的交战。
• From the tribes of Judah, Simeon and Benjamin they allotted the previously named towns.
  这以上录名的城，在犹大，西缅，便雅悯三支派的地中，以色列人拈阄给了他们。
• To the north, nomadic tribes have always roamed, developing skill of horsemanship, raiding, and warfare.
  在长城以北游牧部落一直到处漂泊，发展了骑术、袭击和战斗技能。
• Like Chinese, we absorbed some tiny peoples and tribes throughout history.
  和中国人一样，我们在历史中吸纳了一些人数微小的种族。
• Many tribes became extinct when they came into contact with Western illnesses.
  许多部落在接触到西方疾病后就灭绝了。
• 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