band

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

e.g. she had rings on every finger
he noted that she wore a wedding band

Synonym: ring

8. a stripe or stripes of contrasting color

e.g. chromosomes exhibit characteristic bands
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

e.g. the smart set goes there
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

e.g. ring birds
band the geese to observe their migratory patterns

Synonym: ring

2. bind or tie together, as with a band

1. （流行音乐）乐队，乐团
A band is a small group of musicians who play popular music such as jazz, rock, or pop.

e.g. He was a drummer in a rock band...
他曾是一个摇滚乐团的鼓手。
e.g. Local bands provide music for dancing.
当地的乐队为跳舞伴乐。

2. （演奏铜管和打击乐器的）乐队，乐团
A band is a group of musicians who play brass and percussion instruments.

e.g. Bands played German marches.
乐队演奏了德军进行曲。

3. （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.

e.g. 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。
e.g. ...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. （佩戴用或衣物上的）带，箍
band is a flat, narrow strip of cloth which you wear round your head or wrists, or which forms part of a piece of clothing.

e.g. Almost all hospitals use a wrist-band of some kind with your name and details on it.
几乎所有的医院都用某种腕带记录名字和详细信息。

5. 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.

e.g. ...bands of natural vegetation between strips of crops...
农作物狭地之间的野生植被带
e.g. 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. （用以加固或捆绑的）圈，箍
A band is a strip or loop of metal or other strong material which strengthens something, or which holds several things together.

e.g. 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。
e.g. ...a strong band of flat muscle tissue.
一圈坚韧的扁平肌肉组织

7. （数字、值等的）范围
A band is a range of numbers or values within a system of measurement.

e.g. 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。
e.g. ...a new tax band of 20p in the pound on the first £2,000 of taxable income.
对应税收入的头两千英镑每镑征收20便士的新税阶

8. 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.

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e.g. 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。
e.g. ...a banding system based on property values...
基于财产价值的分级制

9. see also: wedding band

相关词组：band together

1. 区：带区(Band)有两种保护模式可供你选择. 并且你也可对报表本身设置不同的保护方式. 报表设计的用户界面作了很多改进,使得用户能更方便、更直观地设计出报表. 菜单项也作了很大的调整,上下文菜单做了改进,报表设计器的工具栏中增加了一些新选项.

2. 频段：使用频率(frequency)范围为5GHz UNII频段(band)和ERP-OFDM的展频(spread spectrum)技术,最大传输率为54Mbps. 相较于802.11b/g,802.11a于5GHz的频段下作业最大的优点是有较少的干扰来源,缺点是较小的覆盖(coverage)范围.

3. 频带：对频带(band)的选择也由用户来确定,包括卫星、极性和频带高低3个条件. 以上4个条件确定后,各机顶盒对应的信号传输通路就确定了. 虽然各机顶盒占用的UB不同,但对所选的卫星、极性和频带高低没有限制.