tribe

美 [traɪb]英 [traɪb]
  • n.部落;(动物或植物的)群,族;(尤指同一职业的)一伙(人),一帮(人),一类(人);大群,大帮,大批(人)

复数: tribes

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noun

1

部落
(in developing countries) a group of people of the same race, and with the same customs, language, religion, etc., living in a particular area and often led by a chief

tribes living in remote areas of the Amazonian rainforest

居住在亚马孙河雨林偏远地区的部落

2

(尤指同一职业的)一伙(人),一帮(人),一类(人)
a group or class of people, especially of one profession

He had a sudden outburst against the whole tribe of actors.

他突然对所有的演员非常反感。

3

(动物或植物的)群,族
a group of related animals or plants

a tribe of cats

猫族

4

大群,大帮,大批(人)
a large number of people

One or two of the grandchildren will be there, but not the whole tribe.

一两个孙子孙女会去那里,但并不是所有的人。

tribe

频次

  • 1
    N-COUNT-COLL (尤指发展中国家的)部落,部族(一些人不赞成此用法)
    Tribe is 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.

    ...three-hundred members of the Xhosa tribe.

    300 名科萨族人

  • 2
    N-COUNT-COLL (从事相同活动或行为相同的)一伙(人),一帮(人)
    You can use tribe to refer to a group of people who are all doing the same thing or who all behave in the same way.

    ...tribes of talented young people.

    一群群才华出众的年轻人

noun

1
group of people related by blood or marriage
Synonym: kin kin group kinship group kindred clan
2
(biology) a taxonomic category between a genus and a subfamily
3
a federation (as of American Indians)
Synonym: federation of tribes
4
a social division of (usually preliterate) people
Synonym: folk

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  1. The village tribe is friendly and they share their water supply with you

    村里的部落很友善,他们会和你一起分享水源。

  2. His intercession could be of help to the tribe

    他的调解可能会帮上该部落的忙。

  3. One or two of the grandchildren will be there , but not the whole tribe .

    一两个孙子孙女会去那里,但并不是所有的人。

  4. None of the tribes speak the same tongue .

    这些部落所说的语言都不相同。

  5. The US Government gave the land to the tribe in perpetuity .

    美国政府将这块土地永久性划拨给该部族。

  6. A sacred site might be a mountain that is of some significance to a tribe .

    对一个部落有重大意义的一座山峰可能就是一处圣地。

  7. 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

  8. 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。

  9. Many African tribes believe in reincarnation .

    许多非洲的部落都相信人会转世。

  10. 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

  11. 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。

  12. When a tribe encounters civilization , the first things to get trampled underfoot are the religious beliefs of the tribe .

    当一个部落遭遇文明,首先被践踏脚下的是该部落的宗教信仰。

  13. The valley is inhabited by the Dani tribe .

    山谷里居住着达尼部落。

  14. There 's hardly any contact between the two tribes .

    这两个部落间几乎没什么交往。

  15. The two tribes signed a pact to end their fighting .

    这两个部落签署了一项终止战争的协定。

  16. This elderly lady is the last person who can speak that language in her tribe .

    这位老妇人是部落中最后一位会讲那种语言的人。

  17. Primitive tribes lived by fishing , hunting and gathering .

    原始部落靠渔猎采集为生。

  18. Until recently , this remote tribe had little contact with the outside world .

    这个边远的部落直到最近和外界几乎都没有什么联系。

  19. In Africa the snake is still sacred with many tribes .

    非洲许多部落仍把蛇尊为圣物。

  20. 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。

  21. Many of the tribe 's customs and rituals are as old as the hills .

    这部落的许多风俗、仪式都极其古老。

  22. 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。

  23. In other words , our inner caveman is continually looking over his shoulder to see what the rest of the tribe are up to .

    换言之,我们内心的穴居人正不断地回头看部落其他人在干什么。

  24. Some of these Romans married local Chinese women and the legend of the blond-haired , blue-eyed tribes of China was started .

    其中一些罗马人娶了当地的中国妇女为妻,由此开启了金发碧眼的中国部落的传说。

  25. The two tribes were long at feud with each other .

    这两个部族长期不和。

  26. Jacob had 13 children , 10 of whom founded tribes of Israel .

    雅各共有十三个子女,其中十个创立了以色列支派。

  27. This is a subject tribe .

    这是个受他人统治的部落。

  28. tribes living in remote areas of the Amazonian rainforest

    居住在亚马孙河雨林偏远地区的部落

  29. In exchange , the tribe waives claim to similar water rights on non federal and private lands .

    作为交换,部落放弃非联邦河私人土地上的类似水权

  30. The tribe has been forced to modify its chauvinistic attitudes .

    部族不得不改变它的沙文主义姿态。

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