部落 (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 led by a chief
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
(尤指同一职业的)一伙(人),一帮(人),一类(人) a group or class of people, especially of one profession
He had a sudden outburst against the whole tribe of actors. 他突然对所有的演员非常反感。
(动物或植物的)群,族 a group of related animals or plants
a tribe of cats 猫族
大群,大帮,大批(人) a large number of people
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。
N-COUNT-COLL (尤指发展中国家的)部落,部族(一些人不赞成此用法) Tribe is sometimes used to refer to a group of people of the same race, language, and customs, especially in a developing country. Some people disapprove of this use.
...three-hundred members of the Xhosa tribe. 300 名科萨族人
…a map of Maryland marked with the names of Indian tribes. 标有印第安部落名称的马里兰州地图
N-COUNT-COLL (从事相同活动或行为相同的)一伙(人),一帮(人) You can use tribe to refer to a group of people who are all doing the same thing or who all behave in the same way.
...tribes of talented young people. 一群群才华出众的年轻人
…the particularly unpleasant tribe who argue over the splitting of restaurant and bar bills. 那帮为分摊吃喝账单而争吵的令人非常讨厌的家伙