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
tribe的复数

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

• I know nothing about the Indian tribes of america.
  我对美洲的印第安人部落一无所知。
• This book tells the stories of21 tribes, cultures, and cultural areas that are struggling to survive.
  这本书里讲诉了21个挣扎求存的部落、文化和文化区域的故事。
• The tribes were easily conquered by the Persian armies.
  这些部落轻易就被波斯军队征服了。
• 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
• The two tribes live peaceably together.
  这两个部落和平地生活在一起。
• Violent conflicts between tribes have shaken the region.
  部落之间的暴力冲突削弱了该地区的实力。
• 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。
• The Spaniards subdued the Indian tribes in Mexico.
  西班牙人征服了墨西哥的印第安部落。
• 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；
• The condition of Asiatic and European tribes in this period is substantially lost.
  亚洲和欧洲部落处在这一时期的情况基本上已经湮没无闻了。