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band

UK /bænd/US /bænd/

词源

源自古北欧语 'band',意为'纽带'或'束缚',与古英语 'bend' 同源。

noun

❶ 指由音乐家组成的团体,通常演奏流行、摇滚等音乐类型。成员包括歌手、吉他手、鼓手等。

“The band played their new song at the concert.”

(乐队在音乐会上演奏了他们的新歌。)

“She joined a local band as the lead singer.”

(她加入了一个本地乐队担任主唱。)

❶ 指扁平的环形物体,通常由金属、塑料等材料制成,用于固定或装饰。

“She wore a gold band on her finger.”

(她手指上戴着一枚金戒指。)

“The box was tied with a rubber band.”

(盒子用橡皮筋捆着。)

❶ 指无线电或电视广播的特定频率范围。

“The radio station broadcasts on the FM band.”

(这个电台在调频波段广播。)

“This device can receive signals on multiple frequency bands.”

(这个设备可以接收多个频段的信号。)

同义词:group, ensemble, strip, ring, frequency range

verb

❶ 指将人或物聚集在一起形成一个团体或组合。

“The villagers banded together to fight the fire.”

(村民们联合起来扑灭大火。)

“Several small companies banded to compete with the big one.”

(几家小公司联合起来与大公司竞争。)

同义词:unite, join, combine, gather, team up

常见短语

band together — 指人们为了共同目的而联合起来,通常用于面对困难或挑战时。

“The neighbors banded together to clean up the park.”

(邻居们联合起来清理公园。)

one-man band — 指一个人同时演奏多种乐器,也比喻一个人承担多项工作。

“As a freelancer, he's a one-man band doing design, coding and marketing.”

(作为自由职业者,他一个人包揽设计、编程和营销多项工作。)