| 释义 |
tribe /traib; traib/ n 1 racial group, esp one united by language and customs, living as a community under one or more chiefs: 种族; 部落; 部 K： the Indian of America; 美洲的印第妄部落; the twelve ~s of ancient Israel. 古代以色列人的十二支族。 2 (dot. root) group of plants or animals, usu ranking between a genus and an order. (植物，动物) 族; 类。 3 (usu contemptuous) group of persons, etc of one profession: ，(通常为轻蔑语) 同一行业或职业的众人; 侪辈; 伙党： the ~ of politicians. 政客之辈。 '~sman /-zmsn; -zman/ n (pl -men) member of a ~⑴. 部族的一分子; 种族或部落的一员。 |