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单词 tribe
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tribe

noun
 
/traɪb/
/traɪb/
  1.  
    (sometimes offensive) a social group in a traditional society consisting of people with the same language, culture, religion, etc., living in a particular area and often having one leader known as a chief 传统社会中由具有相同语言、文化、宗教等的人们组成的社会群体,居住在特定地区,通常有一个领导者,称为酋长Because this word can be offensive, it is better to only use it if you are sure that the group of people is correctly referred to as a tribe. You can use the words community or people instead.
    • They were a nomadic horse-riding tribe.他们是一个骑马的游牧部落。
    Extra Examples
    • The dancers are all members of the Tembu tribe.舞者都是 Tembu 部落的成员。
    • They recruited the toughest soldiers from the desert tribes.他们从沙漠部落中招募了最坚强的士兵。
    • We spoke to Umbara, the headman of the Ywin tribe.我们采访了尤文部落的首领乌巴拉。
    Topics People in societyb2
    Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective
    • aboriginal
    • indigenous
    • native
    verb + tribe
    • belong to
    phrases
    • a member of a tribe
  2. (usually disapproving) a group or class of people, especially of one profession(尤指同一职业的)一伙(人),一帮(人),一类(人)
    • 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. (biology) a group of related animals or plants(动物或植物的)族,群
    • a tribe of cats猫族
    Topics Animalsc2
  4. (informal or humorous) a large family一大家人
    • 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。
  5. Word OriginMiddle English: from Old French tribu or Latin tribus (singular and plural); perhaps related to tri- ‘three’ and referring to the three divisions of the early people of Rome.
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