tribe

noun

/traɪb/

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(sometimes offensive) (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 having one leader known as a chief 部落
- 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
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- The dancers are all members of the Tembu tribe.舞蹈演员都是坦布部落的成员。
- They recruited the toughest soldiers from the desert tribes.他们从沙漠部落中招募了最强壮的士兵。
- We spoke to Umbara, the headman of the Ywin tribe.我们和尤温部落的首领乌姆巴拉谈过了。
Oxford Collocations Dictionary
adjective
- aboriginal
- indigenous
- native
- …
verb + tribe
- belong to
phrases
- a member of a tribe
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(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。
(biology生物) a group of related animals or plants（动物或植物的）群，族
- a tribe of cats猫族
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(informal or humorous) a large family大群，大帮，大批（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。

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.