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 tribes were easily conquered by the Persian armies.
  这些部落轻易就被波斯军队征服了。
• The Romans civilized many of the tribes of northern Europe.
  罗马人开化了北欧许多部落。
• The Spaniards subdued the Indian tribes in Mexico.
  西班牙人征服了墨西哥的印第安部落。
• 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。
• 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
• The two tribes live peaceably together.
  这两个部落和平地生活在一起。
• Primitive tribes lived by fishing, hunting and gathering.
  原始部落靠渔猎采集为生。
• 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 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。
• I know nothing about the Indian tribes of america.
  我对美洲的印第安人部落一无所知。