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

• Many African tribes believe in reincarnation.
  许多非洲的部落都相信人会转世。
• I know nothing about the Indian tribes of america.
  我对美洲的印第安人部落一无所知。
• The missionaries intended to civilize the wild tribes of africa.
  传教士们打算去教化非洲的野蛮部落。
• Schools will help to civilize the wild tribes there.
  学校教育将有助于使那里的野蛮部落逐步开化。
• 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。
• The East Germanic tribes settled east of the Oder River, but their languages have long since become extinct.
  东部的日耳曼各部落定居在奥得河以东地区，但是他们的语言早就消失了。
• The Romans civilized many of the tribes of northern Europe.
  罗马人开化了北欧许多部落。
• 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 two tribes live peaceably together.
  这两个部落和平地生活在一起。
• 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。