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

Either way they lost the clan war, no discussion about the lineup.
既然他们输掉了比赛，讨论阵容也就没必要了。
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。
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。
Do I belong to a clan or tribe?
我是不是一个宗族或者部落的成员？
The Chinese feudal society was a grade society of patriarchal clan system.
中国封建社会是以血缘关系为纽带组成的宗法等级社会。
She was a member of my clan.
她是我的家族成员。
They attacked a stronghold of a clan aligned with the rival Fatah faction, and gunmen there returned fire.
他们袭击了一个和法塔赫结盟的家族的重要据点，据点内的武装人员进行还击。
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。
After graduation, they joined the Rushing Clan and soon became successful professionals.
毕业后他们加入了奔奔族，不久就成了成功的职业人士。
The Shaping Influence of Totem System on Chinese Patriarchal Clan System
图腾制度对中国宗法秩序的塑造与影响