- See also: He was a drummer in a rock band... Local bands provide music for dancing. one-man band
- See also: Bands played German marches. brass band
- 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.
- 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。 - ...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
- See also: Almost all hospitals use a wrist-band of some kind with your name and details on it. armband hatband waistband
- 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.
- ...bands of natural vegetation between strips of crops...
农作物狭地之间的野生植被带 - 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
- 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
- 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
- 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.
- 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。 - ...a banding system based on property values...
基于财产价值的分级制 - 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
- See also: wedding band