tribe
n
1 racial group (esp in a primitive or nomadic culture) united by language, religion, customs, etc and living as a community under one or more chiefs 部落
Zulu tribes 祖鲁人的部落
the twelve tribes of ancient Israel 早期以色列人十二支族.
2 group of related animals or plants (动植物的)族.
3 (often pl 常作复数) (infml esp joc 口, 尤作戏谑语) large number of people 大帮(人)
tribes of holiday-makers 大群的度假的人
What a tribe (ie large family) they've got! 他们这一家人口真多!
4 (usu derog 通常作贬义) set or class of people 一伙(人); 一类(人)
I hate the whole tribe of politicians. 我很不喜欢政客.
Why don't you hire a car and drive around for a couple of weeks?
你为什么不租部车四处转上一两个星期呢?
I've been working at a meat factory for about two months now.
大约两个月来,我一直在一家肉厂干活。
Twelve days later, millions more Indians lined the railway tracks as a slow train took the jar containing his ashes 584 kilometres to a place by the river.