band 1 S2 W2 / bænd / 名词 [可数名词]

1 [ also + 复数形式 动词 ] British English a group of musicians, especially a group that plays popular music :

The band was playing old Beatles songs.

I grew up playing in rock bands.

Smith joined the band in 1989.

They formed a band when they were still at school.

The entertainment includes a disco and live band .

interviews with band members → big band , brass band , marching band , one-man band

2 a group of people formed because of a common belief or purpose

band of

a small band of volunteers

bands of soldiers

3 a range of numbers within a system :

Interest rates stayed within a relatively narrow band.

age/tax/income etc band

people within the $20,000–$30,000 income band

4 a flat narrow piece of something with one end joined to the other to form a circle :

papers held together with a rubber band

a slim gold band on her finger

5 a narrow area of light, colour, land etc that is different from the areas around it :

The birds have a distinctive blue band round their eyes.

band of

a thin band of cloud

6 technical a range of radio signals 同义词 waveband

COLLOCATIONS

动词

form a band They formed their own band and released a single.

join a band He took up the saxophone and joined the school band.

play/sing in a band (= be a musician or singer in a band ) Budd played in a rock band.

lead a band (= either as lead singer or as a conductor ) He led his own band in Florida and played in clubs.

a band performs/plays The band is performing live on Saturday night.

a band strikes up (= starts playing ) We were on the dance floor waiting for the band to strike up.

ADJECTIVES/NOUN + band

a rock/jazz etc band He’s the saxophonist in a jazz band.

a brass band (= a band of brass instruments such as trumpets and trombones ) A brass band was playing in the park.

a live band (= playing live music, not recorded music ) There’s a live band at the club on Saturday nights.

the school band She plays the trumpet in the school band.

a marching band (= musicians who march as they play ) the Ohio state marching band

a military band (= musicians who play music on military occasions ) a military band with their brass and their drums

band + NOUN

a band member He was one of the original band members.

a band leader (= the conductor of a brass band, a military band, etc )

COMMON ERRORS

► Do not say ‘make a band’. Say form a band .

THESAURUS

stripe a line of colour, especially one of several lines of colour all close together : the red and white stripes on the US flag | horizontal stripes

streak a coloured line or thin mark, especially one that is not straight or has been made accidentally : His hair was black with streaks of grey. | He saw the red streaks of sunrise in the sky.

band a thick line of colour that is different from the areas around it : The fish has a black band on its fin.