clan

英 [klæn]

美 [klæn]

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

复数：clans　

Collins.2 / BNC.7945 / COCA.5636

牛津词典

noun

（尤指苏格兰的）宗族，氏族，家族
a group of families who are related to each other, especially in Scotland
1. the Macleod clan
  麦克劳德氏族
2. clan warfare
  宗族冲突
庞大的家族；宗派；帮派；小集团
a very large family, or a group of people who are connected because of a particular thing
1. one of a growing clan of stars who have left Hollywood
  脱离了好莱坞的那帮人数日益增多的明星中的一员

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

noun

group of people related by blood or marriage
Synonym:kinkin groupkinship groupkindredtribe

Talking to the leader of the Wheel Clan looks to be our next step.
看起来我们下一步就是去和轮氏族的首领谈谈了。
She was a member of my clan.
她是我的家族成员。
The extended family, the clan, the language or dialect group are all important.
在这方面，大家庭、家族、语言或方言群体都很重要。
All the higher-grade engineers have formed a little clan of their own.
所有的高级工程师组成了他们自己的小团体。
Joseph Kennedy, the clan's patriarch, communicated with Bobby in a series of notes.
宗族族长约瑟夫·肯尼迪通过一系列便笺和博比交流。
The primitive commune is a matriarchal clan society.
原始公社是一个以母系为主的氏族社会。
The ancestors of the Chinese people like other nations experienced a clan commune period.
中国人的先祖和世界上其他民族一样，都经历了氏族公社时期。
He's from the Campbell clan.
他是坎贝尔家族的人。
Chinese clan associations and cultural organizations will face this new challenge.
这是华族宗乡会馆和文化团体的新挑战。
61 A dwarf clan famous for its wizards suddenly vanishes.
61一个因法师而闻名的矮人部落突然消失了。