band

1. N-COUNT-COLL A band is a small group of musicians who play popular music such as jazz, rock, or pop. (演奏流行音乐的) 乐队

He was a drummer in a rock band. 他曾是一支摇滚乐队里的鼓手。

2. N-COUNT-COLL A band is a group of musicians who play brass and percussion instruments. (演奏管乐和打击乐的) 乐队

Bands played German marches. 管乐队演奏了德国的进行曲。

3. N-COUNT-COLL A band of people is a group of people who have joined together because they share an interest or belief. (趣味相投的) 群体

Bands of government soldiers, rebels and just plain criminals have been roaming some neighbourhoods. 一群群政府士兵、叛乱分子和纯属一般的罪犯一直在一些街区里游荡。

4. N-COUNT A band is a flat, narrow strip of cloth which you wear around your head or wrists, or which forms part of a piece of clothing. (指服饰) 带子

Almost all hospitals use a wrist-band of some kind with your name and details on it. 几乎所有医院都使用某种腕带，上面有你的名字和详细信息。

5. N-COUNT A band is a strip of something such as colour, light, land, or cloth that contrasts with the areas on either side of it. 带状物

...bands of natural vegetation between strips of crops. …在带状的庄稼之间的一行行天然植被带。

6. N-COUNT A band is a strip or loop of metal or other strong material which strengthens something, or which holds several things together. (用以加固或捆绑的) 箍; 带

Surgeon Geoffrey Horne placed a metal band around the knee cap to help it knit back together. 外科医生杰弗里·霍恩在膝盖骨上放了一个金属箍以帮助其愈合。

7. N-COUNT a ring for the finger (esp in phrases such as wedding band, band of gold, etc) 戒指(如结婚戒指或金戒指等)

8. →see also elastic band , rubber band

9. N-COUNT A band is a range of numbers or values within a system of measurement. (测量的) 范围

For an initial service, a 10 megahertz-wide band of frequencies will be needed. 初期制动将需要10兆赫兹宽的频带。

10. V to unite; assemble 联合(起来)