tribe
noun
traɪb
noun
1
a
social
group
consisting
of
people
of
the
same
RACE
who
have
the
same
beliefs,
customs,
language
etc,
and
usually
live
in
one
particular
area
ruled
by
their
leader
部落
a
tribe
of
Aborigines
known
as
the
Dolphin
People
一个叫“海豚人”的澳大利亚土著部落
2
a
group
of
people
with
the
same
interests
–
used
especially
to
show
disapproval
〔兴趣相同的〕一批（人），一伙〔多含贬义〕
tribes
of
journalists
成群的记者
3
a
group
of
related
animals
or
plants
族，群〔动植物的一类〕
the
cat
tribe
猫科
4
a
large
family
[幽默] 大家庭
humorous
We
were
only
expecting
Jack
and
his
wife,
but
the
whole
tribe
turned
up.
我们本以为只有杰克和他的妻子来，但结果是全家大小都来了。