bands

英 [bændz]

美 [bændz]

n.  流行音乐乐队; 管乐队; 鼓号乐队; 一伙人; 一帮人
v.  加彩条(或嵌条等); (将价格、收入等)划分档次，分等级
band的第三人称单数和复数

IELTS

柯林斯词典

• 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
  Aband ofpeople 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
• See also:Almost all hospitals use a wrist-band of some kind with your name and details on it.armbandhatbandwaistband
• N-COUNT 条纹；带状物
  Abandis 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
• 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 bandrubber 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 taxis 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


• See also:wedding band

双语例句

• Marked with bands or strips of contrasting color or texture.
  有颜色和质地形成对比的条或带。
• I spent years on the dole trying to get bands together and I never worried about money then.
  我多年靠救济金过活，一直在努力组建乐队，那时，我从不为钱发愁。
• The two bands join forces for a gig at the Sheffield Arena on November 28
  11月28日，这两支乐队将携手在谢菲尔德剧场举办一场演唱会。
• They were raided by roaming bands of marauders.
  他们遭到了流窜作案的抢劫团伙的袭击。
• Featuring new bands gives the show an edge
  以新乐队为主打是这次演出的一个亮点。
• They were streaked with alternate bands of colour.
  它们都带有各种色彩相间的条纹。
• This year numerous bands are playing, as well as comedy acts
  今年除了那些搞笑短剧外，还会有众多乐队登台献艺。
• The three school bands amalgamated last month.
  三个校园乐队上个月合并了。
• It is the movers and shakers of the record industry who will decide which bands make it.
  能决定由哪些乐队来录制节目的是那些唱片业的大佬们。
• All bands slag off their record companies. It's just the way it is
  所有乐队都会臭骂自己的唱片公司，都这样。