tribe

英 [traɪb]

美 [traɪb]

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

复数：tribes　

Collins.2 / BNC.4602 / COCA.2948

牛津词典

noun

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
1. 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
（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
1. He had a sudden outburst against the whole tribe of actors.
  他突然对所有的演员非常反感。
（动物或植物的）群，族
a group of related animals or plants
1. a tribe of cats
  猫族
大群，大帮，大批（人）
a large number of people
1. 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。

noun

group of people related by blood or marriage
Synonym:kinkin groupkinship groupkindredclan
(biology) a taxonomic category between a genus and a subfamily
a federation (as of American Indians)
Synonym:federation of tribes
a social division of (usually preliterate) people
Synonym:folk

This epic extolled the founder of this primitive tribe.
这部史诗歌颂了这个原始部落的创始人。
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。
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
Divisions of race and religion and tribe were settled through the sword and the clash of armies.
种族、宗教和部落的四分五裂通过刀光剑影和兵戎相见成为定局。
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。
Do I belong to a clan or tribe?
我是不是一个宗族或者部落的成员？
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。
Originally tribes exchanged with tribe through the respective chiefs of the gentes;
起初是部落和部落之间通过各自的氏族首长来进行交换；
The tribe had died out centuries before.
该部落早在几百年前就已经消亡了。
His intercession could be of help to the tribe
他的调解可能会帮上该部落的忙。