band

noun

乐队 group of musicians

1. 流行音乐乐队
   a small group of musicians who play popular music together, often with a singer or singers
   1. a rock/jazz band
      摇滚 / 爵士乐队
   2. She's a singer with a band.
      她是一个乐队的歌手。
2. 管乐队；鼓号乐队
   a group of musicians who play brass and percussion instruments
   1. a military band
      军乐队

人群 group of people

3. 一伙人；一帮人
   a group of people who do sth together or who have the same ideas
   1. a band of outlaws
      一帮歹徒
   2. He persuaded a small band of volunteers to help.
      他劝服了一小批志愿者来帮忙。

带子；颜色带 strip of material/colour

4. 带；箍
   a thin flat strip or circle of any material that is put around things, for example to hold them together or to make them stronger
   1. She always ties her hair back in a band.
      她总是用一条带子把头发扎在后面。
   2. All babies in the hospital have name bands on their wrists.
      医院里所有新生儿手腕上都套着写有名字的手箍。
   3. She wore a simple band of gold on her finger.
      她戴着一枚净面的金戒指。
5. 条纹；条饰
   a strip of colour or material on sth that is different from what is around it
   1. a white plate with a blue band around the edge
      带蓝边的白盘子

无线电波 of radio waves

6. 频带；波段
   a range of radio waves
   1. Short-wave radio uses the 20-50 metre band.
      短波收音机用的波段是20–50米。

范围 range

7. （数目、年龄、价格等的）范围，段
   a range of numbers, ages, prices, etc. within which people or things are counted or measured
   1. the 25-35 age band
      25–35岁的年龄段
   2. tax bands
      税收等级

verb

色彩；材料 with colour/material

1. 加彩条（或嵌条等）
   to put a band of a different colour or material around sth
   1. Many insects are banded black and yellow.
      很多昆虫有黑色和黄色的条纹。

划分范围 put into range

2. （将价格、收入等）划分档次，分等级
   to be organized into bands of price, income, etc.
   1. Tax is banded according to income.
      赋税是按收入划分等级的。

1. See also: He was a drummer in a rock band... Local bands provide music for dancing. one-man band
2. See also: Bands played German marches. brass band
3. N-COUNT-COLL （一）群；（一）帮；（一）伙
   A band of people is a group of people who have joined together because they share an interest or belief.
   1. Bands of government soldiers, rebels and just plain criminals have been roaming some neighborhoods.
      成群结队的政府军士兵、反叛分子和彻头彻尾的犯罪分子一直在一些街区游荡。
   2. ...a small but growing band of Japanese companies taking their first steps into American publishing.
      数量不多、但仍在增长的一批初次涉足美国出版业的日本公司
4. See also: Almost all hospitals use a wrist-band of some kind with your name and details on it. armband hatband waistband
5. N-COUNT 条纹；带状物
   A band is a strip of something such as colour, light, land, or cloth which contrasts with the areas on either side of it.
   1. ...bands of natural vegetation between strips of crops...
      农作物狭地之间的野生植被带
   2. A band of light glowed in the space between floor and door.
      一束阳光透过地板和门之间的缝隙照了进来
6. See also: Surgeons placed a metal band around the knee cap to help it knit back together. ...a strong band of flat muscle tissue. elastic band rubber band
7. See also: For an initial service, a 10 megahertz-wide band of frequencies will be needed. ...a new tax band of 20p in the pound on the first £2,000 of taxable income. waveband
8. VERB 将…划分范围；把…分段
   If something such as a tax is banded, it is divided into bands according to the value of the thing being taxed.
   1. They appear to rule out some of the ideas that have been mentioned — banding the tax so higher earners would pay more.
      他们看来要剔除其中提到的一些想法——如把税率分档，使收入越高，缴得越多。
   2. ...a banding system based on property values...
      基于财产价值的分级制
   3. The choice will be between a flat-rate or a banded charge.
      将在统一费用和分级费用之间作出选择。

in AM, use 美国英语用 be bracketed


9. See also: wedding band

1. He spent his adolescent years playing guitar in the church band.
   他在教堂的乐队里弹吉他，度过了他的青少年时期。
2. The band alternated romantic love songs with bouncy dance numbers.
   乐队轮番献上浪漫情歌和劲歌热舞。
3. The band played the Czech anthem.
   乐队演奏了捷克国歌。
4. He was a drummer in a rock band
   他曾是一个摇滚乐团的鼓手。
5. Local bands provide music for dancing.
   当地的乐队为跳舞伴乐。
6. Bands played German marches.
   乐队演奏了德军进行曲。
7. Bands of government soldiers, rebels and just plain criminals have been roaming some neighborhoods.
   成群结队的政府军士兵、反叛分子和彻头彻尾的犯罪分子一直在一些街区游荡。
8. A band of light glowed in the space between floor and door.
   一束阳光透过地板和门之间的缝隙照了进来
9. Surgeons placed a metal band around the knee cap to help it knit back together.
   外科医生在膝盖骨上套了个金属箍以帮助其愈合。
10. For an initial service, a 10 megahertz-wide band of frequencies will be needed.
    初始服务需要10兆赫宽的频带。
11. They appear to rule out some of the ideas that have been mentioned — banding the tax so higher earners would pay more.
    他们看来要剔除其中提到的一些想法——如把税率分档，使收入越高，缴得越多。
12. The choice will be between a flat-rate or a banded charge.
    将在统一费用和分级费用之间作出选择。
13. You can blend in so that the voice becomes just another instrument in the band.
    你可以把声音协调一下，让它成为乐队的另一种乐器。
14. The band are breaking in a new backing vocalist.
    乐队在帮一名新的后备主唱进行磨合和适应。
15. That's when I chased her down to be the singer in my band
    就是那时候，我找到了她，让她在我的乐队里担任歌手。
16. The band declined to comment on the story
    乐队拒绝对这一报道作任何评论。
17. I can dig it. I don't expect a band always to be innovative.
    我可以理解。我不指望一个乐队总能创新。
18. Paul and I were getting a band together, and we needed a new record deal.
    当时我和保罗在组建一个乐队，我们需要签一份新唱片合约。
19. The band have recently guested on records by Ringo Starr and Tears For Fears.
    这个乐队最近在林戈·斯塔尔和“恐惧之泪”乐队的唱片中客串过。
20. The band was starting to play a fast, loud number.
    乐队奏起一首很大声的快歌。
21. A military band played Russian marches and folk tunes.
    一支军乐队演奏了俄罗斯的进行曲与民乐。
22. He eventually took Charlie's place in a popular Latin band.
    他最终在一个很受欢迎的拉丁乐队中取代了查利的位置。
23. The 40-year-old singer reformed his band.
    这个40岁的歌手重组了他的乐队。
24. The band will reunite for this show only.
    乐队的重聚仅仅是为了这场演出。
25. My mother was a singer in a dance band.
    我妈妈是一个舞蹈乐队的歌手。
26. The collection includes all the band's British and American hit singles.
    专辑中收录了该乐队在英国和美国的所有热门单曲。
27. He wore a black band on the left sleeve of his jacket.
    他在夹克衫的左袖上戴了一条黑箍儿。
28. I could hear the sound of a band tuning up.
    我能听到乐队调音的声音。
29. He ignited the wood with a band of hay.
    他用一把干草引燃了这些木柴。
30. A band ended the parade.
    游行队伍的末尾是一个乐队。

band together

1. 联合；携手
   to form a group in order to achieve sth

noun

1. a thin flat strip of flexible material that is worn around the body or one of the limbs (especially to decorate the body)

2. an adornment consisting of a strip of a contrasting color or material

   Synonym:    bandingstripe

3. a restraint put around something to hold it together

4. a strip of material attached to the leg of a bird to identify it (as in studies of bird migration)

   Synonym:    ring

5. a thin flat strip or loop of flexible material that goes around or over something else, typically to hold it together or as a decoration

6. a driving belt in machinery

7. jewelry consisting of a circlet of precious metal (often set with jewels) worn on the finger
   1. she had rings on every finger
   2. he noted that she wore a wedding band

   Synonym:    ring

8. a stripe or stripes of contrasting color
   1. chromosomes exhibit characteristic bands
   2. the black and yellow banding of bees and wasps

   Synonym:    bandingstriastriation

9. a cord-like tissue connecting two larger parts of an anatomical structure

   Synonym:    isthmus

10. a range of frequencies between two limits

11. an unofficial association of people or groups
    1. the smart set goes there
    2. they were an angry lot

    Synonym:    setcirclelot

12. instrumentalists not including string players

13. a group of musicians playing popular music for dancing

    Synonym:    dance banddance orchestra

verb

1. attach a ring to the foot of, in order to identify
   1. ring birds
   2. band the geese to observe their migratory patterns

   Synonym:    ring

2. bind or tie together, as with a band