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.
Officials used to have trouble with the foreign names of people passing through Ellis Island, and because they were so busy, many people's names got changed in the rush.