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

• The Spaniards subdued the Indian tribes in Mexico.
  西班牙人征服了墨西哥的印第安部落。
• The tribes were easily conquered by the Persian armies.
  这些部落轻易就被波斯军队征服了。
• 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。
• The various tribes had their regular festivals, with definite rites, especially dances and games.
  各部落各有其定期的节日和一定的崇拜形式，特别是舞蹈和竞技；
• Among the Grecian and Latin tribes these rites held a conspicuous position.
  在希腊部落和拉丁部落中，这些宗教仪式占有突出的地位。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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 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。
• 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。