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 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• Violent conflicts between tribes have shaken the region.
  部落之间的暴力冲突削弱了该地区的实力。
• 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。
• I know nothing about the Indian tribes of america.
  我对美洲的印第安人部落一无所知。
• 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 Spaniards subdued the Indian tribes in Mexico.
  西班牙人征服了墨西哥的印第安部落。
• 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 walls between races and tribes; natives and immigrants; Christian and Muslim and Jew cannot stand.
  种族和部落、原住民和移民、基督教徒、穆斯林与犹太教徒之间的墙不能存在下去。