clans

英 [klænz]

美 [klænz]

n.  (尤指苏格兰的)宗族，氏族，家族; 庞大的家族; 宗派; 帮派; 小集团
clan的复数

柯林斯词典

• N-COUNT 家族;宗族;氏族
  Aclanis a group which consists of families that are related to each other.
  1. ...rival clans.
     敌对的家族
• N-COUNT (有共同利益的)集团，帮派，派系
  You can refer to a group of people with the same interests as aclan.
  1. ...a powerful clan of industrialists from Monterrey.
     来自蒙特雷的势力强大的企业家集团

双语例句

• The giant statues were pulled to the ground, possibly acts of sabotage between rival clans.
  很可能由于宗族之间的破坏行为，石像被推倒了。
• Another feature was the movements of individuals and clans from their ancestral abode.
  另一个特征就是个人和族人从祖宗老家向外迁徙。
• Traditionally, an unmarried woman was considered a disgrace because the family would miss out on establishing social relationships with other clans.
  传统上，一个未婚女子被认为是一种耻辱，因为家庭将错失建立与其他氏族社会关系了。
• These were the descendants of Joseph by their clans.
  按着家族，这就是约瑟的子孙。
• When two clans of gorillas meet, they always avoid conflict.
  当两个不同族群的大猩猩相遇时，他们总是避免冲突。
• The clans lived off the land more or less self-sufficiently, with cattle as their main wealth.
  各个家族都拥有土地，基本可以自给自足，但他们主要的财产是牛。
• These are the boundaries around the people of Judah by their clans.
  这是犹大人按着宗族所得之地四围的交界。
• Clans are ruled by clan chieftains, or warlords, and a council of females, called matrons.
  每个氏族由族长或军阀率领，辅以有声望的年长妇女组成的议会。
• These educational measures of the patriarchal clans guaranteed the cultural and economical prosperity in Huizhou.
  这些措施是明清时期徽州一府文化繁荣、济发达的重要保证。
• Members of the local militia are usually members powerful local clans, which wield considerable power in the region.
  当地军事组织的成员通常是由能力的当地氏族成员，在本地区拥有相当大的权势。