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

• They traded with our enemies the crow and other tribes.
  他们同我们的死对头克劳族以及其他部落进行贸易。
• 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。
• I know nothing about the Indian tribes of america.
  我对美洲的印第安人部落一无所知。
• 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。
• 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。
• Libya is divided into tribes and clans.
  利比亚被部落和党派瓜分。
• To the north, nomadic tribes have always roamed, developing skill of horsemanship, raiding, and warfare.
  在长城以北游牧部落一直到处漂泊，发展了骑术、袭击和战斗技能。
• 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 Sioux had always fought other tribes for territorial rights.
  苏人总是为领地权与其他部落作战。
• The tribes were easily conquered by the Persian armies.
  这些部落轻易就被波斯军队征服了。