1. C （尤指演奏流行音乐的）乐队；乐团　 a small group of musicians who play popular music together, often with a singer or singers
2. C 一伙，一群，一帮，一队　a group of people formed for some common purpose and often with a leader
3. C 带；箍　a thin flat strip or circle of any material that is put around things, for example to hold them together or to strengthen them
4. C 条纹；条饰　a strip of colour or material on sth that is different from what is around it
5. C （衣服的）嵌条；镶边；带状部分　 a flat narrow often endless piece of material forming part of an article of clothing
6. C （价值，数量，价格等的）范围　a range of numbers, ages, prices, etc. within which people or things are counted or measured

　beat the ～　〈美俚〉又快又猛地，大大地
　hire a ～　雇佣乐队
　organize a ～　组织乐队
　strike up the ～　开始奏乐
　amateur ～　业余乐队
　big ～　庞大的乐队
　broad ～　宽波段
　chromatographic ～　色谱带
　elastic ～　松紧带
　marching ～　行进乐队
　predatory ～　强盗
　regimental ～　团军乐队
　roving ～　游民；一群流浪汉
　vibrational ～　振动谱带
　wandering ～　游牧的部落
　yellow ～　（不准停车的）黄带标志形
　brake ～　刹车圈
　brass ～　铜管乐队
　brass dance ～　铜管伴舞乐团
　citizens ～　民用波段
　concert ～　演奏会乐队
　conveyer ～　输送带
　dance ～　舞曲伴奏乐队
　frequency ～　频带
　guerilla ～　游击小分队
　hat ～　帽箍
　iron ～　铁箍
　jazz ～　爵士乐队
　marauder ～　流窜作案的强盗帮
　marine ～　海军乐队
　military ～　军乐队
　neck ～　领口带
　pilgrim ～　一队朝圣者
　rain ～　雨带
　red arm ～　红袖章
　rock ～　摇滚乐队
　rubber ～　橡皮圈
　sand ～　沙带
　school ～　学校乐队
　short wave ～　短波波段
　silver ～　吹奏乐队
　steel ～　钢箍
　string ～　弦乐队
　terrorist ～　一帮恐怖分子
　velocity ～　速度范围
　waist ～　腰带，裤带
　wave ～　波段
　wedding ～　结婚戒指
　wheel ～　轮箍
　wrist ～　袖口带
　～ carrier　传送带
　～ saw　带锯
　～ concert　吹奏乐队演奏会
　～ music　管弦乐
　four-～ radio　四波段收音机
　music by the ～　管弦乐
　in a ～　在乐队中
　a ～ of　一群
　a ～ of criminals　一帮罪犯
　a ～ of marauders　一群掳掠者
　a ～ of outlaws　一伙亡命之徒
　a ～ of rebels　一伙叛匪
　a ～ of robbers　一伙盗贼
　a ～ of robbers　一伙土匪
　a ～ of wild dogs　一群野狗
　a picked ～ of artisans　一组精选出来的工匠
　～s of Tartars　鞑靼部落
　one's ～ of men　手下的一帮人

　The band played marches.　乐队演奏进行曲。
　The band played our national anthem.　乐队奏我国国歌。
　The band played all our favorite songs.　乐队演奏了所有我们喜欢的歌曲。
　The band struck up the strains of a welcome march.　乐队开始演奏迎宾曲。
　The band is marching forward.　乐队在向前行进。
　There was a great musical band at the party.　在聚会上有个棒极了的乐队。
　A band of light rain and showers extended from the Canadian border to Central Texas.　从加拿大边境到得克萨斯州中部有一片小雨和阵雨区。
　A velvet band held back her long hair.　一条柔软的带子将她的长发束在脑后。
　There is an orange band along the snake's back.　蛇背上有一条橘色的条纹。
　I could hear a jazz band playing .　我能听见一支爵士乐队在演奏。
　She will hire a band for the party.　她要为晚会雇一支乐队。
　We heard the band playing light music last night.　我们昨晚听乐队演奏轻音乐。
　Are you going to see the band at the Corn Exchange tonight? 　今晚你打算去谷物交易所去看乐队表演吗?
　The white plate has a gold band.　那只白盘子镶有金边。
　A worker put metal bands around a box.　一名工人用金属带子箍箱子。
　All babies in the hospital have name bands on their wrists.　医院里所有新生儿手腕上都套着写有名字的手箍。
　I want some rubber bands.　我要一些橡皮圈。
　She wore a band round her hair.　她头发上戴着发箍卡。
　The large wooden box had iron bands round it.　那只大木箱围以铁箍。
　The Beatles are probably the most famous band in the world.　甲壳虫乐队可能是世界上最有名的乐队。
　The cards were held together by a rubber band.　那些卡片是用橡皮筋捆在一起的。
　He played the cornet in the school band.　他在学校乐队吹奏短号。
　Radio signals are transmitted in different bands.　无线电信号是以不同的波段传播的。
　She plays the trumpet in the high school band.　她在中学的乐队里吹小号。
　The looters were roaming the streets in bands.　抢掠者成群地在街头巡游。
　The prices of the colour TV sets will be in the 500 to 800 band.　这批彩色电视机的售价将在500至800美元之间。
　The scheme is devised for young people in 15 to 20 age band.　这个计划是为15至20岁年龄段的年轻人制定的。
　If I get this job, I'll be moving into a higher tax band.　如果我得到了这份工作，我就要进入更高的纳税段。
　We danced to the music of the band all night.　整个晚上我们随着乐队的音乐跳舞。
　It's one of the dwindling band of independent car-makers.　这是不断萎缩的一群独立汽车制造商中的一家。
　She's a singer with a band.　她是一个乐队的歌手。
　She tied her hair back with a rubber band.　她用橡皮筋把头发扎到后面。
　The oak box was strengthened with bands of iron.　橡木箱子用铁箍加固。
　The tea-pot was brown with yellow bands.　那把茶壶是褐色的，带有黄色条纹。
　It was a treasure chest with thin bands of black metal round it.　这是一只镶有黑色金属窄边的财宝箱。
　This disease seems only to occur within a very narrow age band.　这种疾病似乎只发生在很窄的年龄段的人身上。
　The male bird has a brown band across its chest.　雄鸟的胸部有一棕色条纹。
　The trees threw bands of shadow across the sidewalk.　树木在人行道上留下了数条阴暗的光带。
　The metal bands around the box broke.　捆住箱子的金属箍断了。
　He wants a new band for his hat.　他想给他的帽子加一条镶边。
　He persuaded a small band of volunteers to help.　他劝服了一小批志愿者来帮忙。
　Bands of armed men came to the town.　一伙伙武装人员来到镇上。
　A narrow band of grass separated the greenhouse from the vegetable garden.　一条狭窄的草坪将暖房与菜园隔开。
　There is a band of cloud across the sky.　天空有一块带状的云。
　The band of our school is newly organized.　我们学校的乐队是新组成的。
　There were bands of white round the black box.　那只黑色的盒子有白色条纹。
　The former president still has a small band of supporters.　前总统仍有一小群支持者。
　We can expect another band of showers in the afternoon.　我们预计下午部分地区又有阵雨。
　The little white boat had a band of a red paint all around it.　这艘白色小船船身有一圈红边。
　It's possible to see bands of several colours in a rainbow.　彩虹里面可以看到一道道不同颜色的带子。
　She wore a band of ribbon in her hair.　她头上绑着一条缎带。
　She wore a simple band of gold on her finger.　她戴着一枚净面的金戒指。
　They were robbed by a band of bandits.　他们被一伙匪徒抢劫了。

 ♣ band, bond
　这组词都可表示能将两个以上的东西紧紧系在一起之物。其区别是：bond指限制个体自由的束缚物如绳子、链子或械具如手铐、脚镣等；band除指上述之束缚物或械具外，还指某种窄长扁平的圈、箍等。
 ♣ band, belt, ribbon, strap, stripe
　这组词的共同意思是“带”。其区别是：
1. 从形状和质地上说：band泛指各种平而薄的带状物或横条纹；belt指窄、薄的长条状物；ribbon指细长的丝带或缎带；strap所指较广，常指布带、皮带等及各种细长的带；strip指细长的布条、木条、金属条等；stripe则指在某种材料上印染、编织或刻印的彩条、花纹。
2. 从功用上说：band主要用来系、固定，也用来装饰；belt主要用作腰带；ribbon主要用作装饰；strap和stripe则用途较广。
 ♣ band, circle, crowd, gang, group, herd, host, mass, mob, multitude, set
　这组词的共同意思 是“一伙人”。其区别在于：
1. 从组成上说：band常指有共同目的的、有领导者的一群人。 circle指因志同道合而形成的圈子或结成的团体，聚会频繁，文明高雅。crowd指毫无秩序地挤在一起的人群， 含有混乱、拥挤的意味。gang指为一个目标而聚在一起的一伙人， 常指在一起干坏事的人。group既可指有组织、有秩序的一群人， 也可指为一定目的临时聚在一起的一伙人；可指志趣相投的人，也可指社会团体；关系可密切，也可以是泛泛之交。herd指有盲目追随心理的一群人。host指散落开来的一群人，也指军队或备有武装的人。mass指群众， 民众。mob指乌合之众或心怀不满而聚在一起寻衅滋事的一群人。multitude常指人数庞大的人群。set指有共同社会地位或相同目的的社会团体，也可泛指广泛的人群， 有时可指势力集团。
2. 从用法上说：mass常用于复数形式；set常用于单数形式。
3. 从修饰色彩上说：band, gang, herd, mob多含贬义；set指势力集团时也含有贬义。
4. 从语体上说：host, set是口语用词；multitude是正式用词或较陈旧用词。

1. vt.用带绑扎　 tie with a band
2. vi.结合起来，伙同　 unite in a group

　～ together　联合起来
　～ closely　紧密团结
　～ against　联合起来反对
　～ into　联合成立
　～ with　伙同

　They banded the walls in light and dark grey stone.　他们用淡灰色和深灰色的石头砌墙。
　The birds are banded so we can track their movements.　鸟被套上了标记环，这样我们能够追踪它们的活动。
　Many insects are banded black and yellow.　很多昆虫有黑色和黄色的条纹。

 ♣ band against　(v.+prep.)
　联合反对　unite to oppose sb/sth
　〔　说明〕 band against不用于被动结构。　
　We must band against the common enemy.　我们必须联合反对我们的共同敌人。
　They banded themselves closely against the invaders.　他们紧密团结，抵抗入侵者。
 ♣ band into　(v.+prep.)
　结成…团体　unite into a group
　The states banded into a union.　这些国家结为联盟。
　They banded themselves into an association.　他们联合起来，成立一个协会。
 ♣ band together　(v.+adv.)
　联合起来　join together in a band or group
　Some families have banded together.　一些家庭已经联合了起来。
　His enemies were banding together, and combining their efforts.　他的敌人正狼狈为奸，拼凑力量。
　They banded together closely by ties of common interests.　他们为了共同的利益而联合在一起。
　The students banded together against the robbers.　学生们联合抗拒强盗。
　The liberals banded together against the new legislation.　自由党人联合一致反对新的立法。
　The troops banded together for the attack.　部队联合进攻。
　The cattle banded together for protection from the wind.　牲畜聚在一起抵御狂风。
　We must band together to fight the common enemy.　我们必须联合起来，与我们的共同敌人作斗争。
　The children band together to buy a present for their teacher.　孩子们合起来为他们的老师买了件礼物。
　They banded together to protest.　他们联合抗议。
　Everywhere, small groups of women banded together to talk about liberation.　到处都有小群的妇女聚集在一起谈论解放。
　Local people banded together to fight the drug dealers.　当地人齐心协力打击毒品贩子。
　The two parties banked together to form an alliance.　两党团结起来结成联盟。
　The workers banded together to stop the sale of the company.　工人们团结一致阻止将公司出售。
 ♣ band with　(v.+prep.)
1. 用…绑扎 tie sth with sth
　The boy banded the dog's neck with a yellow string.　男孩把一条黄绳绑在狗脖子上。
　She banded the birthday gift with a silk strip.　她用一根丝带扎好了生日礼物。
　She banded her hat with a silk strip.　她用丝带结帽。
　The white plate is banded with a blue line round the edge.　白盘子加了一圈蓝边。
2. 与某人联合 unite with sb
　They banded with people to form a political party.　他们联合人民组成一个政党。

　［同义词］ n. belt, circle, crowd, gang, group, league, multitude, party, ribbon, ring, set, strap, stripe, troop
　［反义词］ v. divide, split up