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

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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

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