1 [with.sop] a small group of musicians who play popular music together, often with a singer or singers 流行音乐乐队(常有歌手):
a rock/jazz band摇滚/爵士乐队He plays the drums in a band.他在乐队里敲鼓。The band has/have announced that it/they is/are going to split up.这支乐队宣布快将拆伙。
2 [with.sop] a group of people who do sth together or have the same ideas 一群;一伙;一帮:
A small band of rebels is/are hiding in the hills.一小股叛乱分子躲在山里。
3 a thin, flat, narrow piece of material used for fastening sth, or to put round sth 箍;带子;环:
She rolled up the papers and put an elastic band round them.她将文件卷起来,用橡皮筋扎好。
4 a line of colour or material on sth that is different from what is around it 条纹;条子:
She wore a red pullover with a green band across the middle.她穿着红色套头毛衣,中间有一条绿色横纹。