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a tribe of + plural noun
表示‘一群部落成员’时常用此结构。
A tribe of nomads crossed the desert.
一个游牧部落穿越了沙漠。
部落；部族
先理解核心含义，再看它在真实句子里的用法。
部落；部族
An ethnic or social group of people who share a common culture, language, or ancestry; a tribal people or nation.
A tribe of nomads crossed the desert.
一个游牧部落穿越了沙漠。
比氏族大但比民族小的族群,常构成民族认同的基础。
An ethnic group larger than a band or clan (and which may contain clans) but smaller than a nation (and which in turn may constitute a nation with other tribes). The tribe is often the basis of ethnic identity.
(通常是原始社会的)社会分支
a social division of (usually preliterate) people
部落民族或人民。
A tribal nation or people.
(如美洲印第安人的)联盟
a federation (as of American Indians)
The Maasai tribe has lived in this region for centuries.
马赛部落已经在这个地区生活了几个世纪。
Members of the tribe gather each summer to celebrate their traditions.
部落成员每年夏天聚集在一起庆祝他们的传统。
Anthropologists have documented the customs of many Amazonian tribes.
人类学家记录了许多亚马逊部落的习俗。
表示‘一群部落成员’时常用此结构。
A tribe of nomads crossed the desert.
一个游牧部落穿越了沙漠。
She belongs to the Cherokee tribe.
她属于切罗基部落。
名词作定语，如 tribe member / tribe tradition。
The tribe leader spoke to the council.
部落首领向议会发表讲话。
Not this
He is from tribe.
Use this
He is from a tribe.
英语中可数名词单数通常需要冠词。'tribe' 是可数名词，所以要说 'a tribe' 或 'the tribe'。
Not this
They tribe together every summer.
Use this
They live together as a tribe every summer.
'tribe' 是名词，不能用作动词。应使用 'live as a tribe' 或类似结构。
Focus on the distinctions below. Other candidates are kept compact until a reliable usage note is available.
土著部落
The native tribe has lived in this forest for centuries.
这个土著部落在这片森林里生活了几个世纪。
部落成员
All tribe members gathered for the ceremony.
所有部落成员聚集参加仪式。
部落首领
The tribe leader made an important decision.
部落首领做出了一个重要决定。
印第安部落
The Indian tribe signed a treaty with the government.
印第安部落与政府签署了一项条约。
部落文化
He is studying the tribe culture of the Amazon.
他正在研究亚马逊部落文化。
部落领地
The tribe territory extends beyond the river.
部落领地延伸到河流之外。
失落的部落
The graduate students felt like a lost tribe in the big university.
研究生们在这所大学里感觉自己像失落的部落。
全体部落成员/所有人
The whole tribe gathered for the celebration.
整个部落都聚集起来庆祝。
我是奥马提卡亚部落的一员。
In the movie 'Avatar', Jake Sully introduces himself as a member of the Omaticaya tribe, a clan of the Na'vi.
在电影《阿凡达》中，杰克·萨利介绍自己是纳美人分支奥马提卡亚部落的成员。
Use tribe naturally, then get feedback on meaning, tone, grammar, and phrasing.
Revisit a common error or keep this word in your review list.
将'tribe'拆解为'tri'（三）和'be'（是），想象三个家庭组成一个部落。
tribe 通常指由血缘或文化联系的部落群体，多用于人类学、历史学等正式语境，也可用于日常口语中指代兴趣相投的群体。语域混合：正式讨论中中性，非正式语境中可能带感情色彩。
All six words share the same /aɪb/ ending as 'tribe' and rhyme with it. Words such as 'tube' (spelled similarly but pronounced /tjuːb/) are not included.
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.