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

• Primitive tribes lived by fishing, hunting and gathering.
  原始部落靠渔猎采集为生。
• The Romans civilized many of the tribes of northern Europe.
  罗马人开化了北欧许多部落。
• Genghis Khan united the tribes living in Mongolian grasslands in 1206.
  1206年，成吉思汗统一了生活在蒙古草原的部落。
• The Sioux had always fought other tribes for territorial rights.
  苏人总是为领地权与其他部落作战。
• This is an ancient European tribes lived in what is now the junction of Norway and Denmark.
  这是一个欧洲的古老部落，生活在现在的挪威和丹麦的交界处。
• In Africa the snake is still sacred with many tribes.
  非洲许多部落仍把蛇尊为圣物。
• 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。
• Many African tribes believe in reincarnation.
  许多非洲的部落都相信人会转世。
• 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。
• I know nothing about the Indian tribes of america.
  我对美洲的印第安人部落一无所知。