clans

英 [klænz]

美 [klænz]

n.  (尤指苏格兰的)宗族，氏族，家族; 庞大的家族; 宗派; 帮派; 小集团
clan的复数

柯林斯词典

• N-COUNT 家族;宗族;氏族
  Aclanis a group which consists of families that are related to each other.
  1. ...rival clans.
     敌对的家族
• N-COUNT (有共同利益的)集团，帮派，派系
  You can refer to a group of people with the same interests as aclan.
  1. ...a powerful clan of industrialists from Monterrey.
     来自蒙特雷的势力强大的企业家集团

双语例句

• Many private car owners living near subway lines in Beijing have now been car-sparing clans.
  北京地铁沿线的许多私家车主都加入了“弃车族”行列。
• Traditionally, an unmarried woman was considered a disgrace because the family would miss out on establishing social relationships with other clans.
  传统上，一个未婚女子被认为是一种耻辱，因为家庭将错失建立与其他氏族社会关系了。
• Members of the local militia are usually members powerful local clans, which wield considerable power in the region.
  当地军事组织的成员通常是由能力的当地氏族成员，在本地区拥有相当大的权势。
• During that time, two clans have gained the upper hand: the clan of Red devils and the clan of Blue wolves.
  在那期间，二个氏族已经得到上面的手：红色魔鬼的氏族和蓝色狼的氏族。
• A Hmong marriage implies an agreement between two clans and it is an important goal for most Hmong men and women.
  一个苗族婚姻意味着两个部族之间的协议，这是一个苗族男女最重要的目标。
• This dance also seems to have a close relationship with primitive dances of the clans.
  这部乐舞看来也和氏族传统的原始舞蹈有着渊源关系。
• The same impulses toward extremism are used to justify war between Sunni and Shia, between tribes and clans.
  对极端主义的同样驱动引发逊尼派教徒和什叶派教徒、部落与宗族间的交战。
• "Sakau" is also used in solving differences and disputes amongst clans or individuals.
  “萨考”还可用于解决部落及个人之间的分歧和争端。
• If their clans had succeeded, we would all be dead by now.
  如果他们的计划成功了，我们现在都死了。
• The clans lived off the land more or less self-sufficiently, with cattle as their main wealth.
  各个家族都拥有土地，基本可以自给自足，但他们主要的财产是牛。