nomad + plural noun
nomad 作形容词时一般放在名词前，意思与 nomadic 相同，表示“游牧的”。
Nomad tribes move with the seasons.
游牧部落随季节迁移。
同“nomadic”。
Synonym of nomadic: wandering from place to place instead of settling in one place.
作形容词时与 nomadic 同义，用法较少见。
同“nomadic”。
Synonym of nomadic.
Many nomad families move their tents with the seasons.
许多游牧家庭随着季节迁移帐篷。
用法提示：nomad 作形容词，直接修饰 families，表示“游牧的”。
She gave up her office job for a nomad life, working from a different city each month.
她放弃了办公室工作，过起漂泊的生活，每个月都在不同的城市工作。
用法提示：nomad 作形容词放在名词 life 前，表示“漂泊的、不定居的”。
The documentary follows a nomad community as it crosses the desert.
这部纪录片跟随一个游牧社群穿越沙漠。
用法提示：nomad 作形容词修饰 community，说明这个群体过着游牧生活。
nomad 作形容词时一般放在名词前，意思与 nomadic 相同，表示“游牧的”。
Nomad tribes move with the seasons.
游牧部落随季节迁移。
They chose a nomad life on the open road.
他们选择了漂泊在路上的游牧生活。
grammar · medium
易错句子They live nomad life.
正确表达They live a nomad life.
英语中单数可数名词 life 前通常要加限定词；汉语没有冠词，容易漏掉 a。这里 nomad 是形容词，修饰 life，所以应说 a nomad life。
grammar · medium
易错句子They live a nomad.
正确表达They live a nomad life.
nomad 在此是形容词（同 nomadic），不能单独放在 a 后面作名词中心语；a 后面需要名词。补上 life 后，nomad 作定语，句子才完整。
grammar · medium
易错句子They live in a nomad lifestyle.
正确表达They live a nomad lifestyle.
live in 后面通常接地点或环境，不接 lifestyle；表示“过着某种生活方式”用 live a ... lifestyle。汉语“生活在……方式中”容易误加 in。
游牧部落
Nomad tribes moved with the seasons across the steppe.
游牧部落随着季节在草原上迁徙。
游牧生活
She gave up nomad life to settle in the city.
她放弃了游牧生活，在城里定居下来。
游牧文化
The museum celebrates the region's nomad culture.
这家博物馆展示该地区的游牧文化。
游牧民族
Nomad peoples have roamed these deserts for centuries.
游牧民族在这片沙漠中游荡了几个世纪。
漂泊不定的生活
His nomad existence meant never staying long in one place.
他漂泊不定的生活意味着从不在一个地方久留。
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