A：Hello?
      喂？

band是什么意思

B：Hi, Mr. Smith. This is Mary. Is Jenny there?
      你好，史密斯先生。我是玛丽。詹妮在吗？

A：No, I’m afraid not, Mary. May I take a message for her?
      不，恐怕不在，汤姆。要我留个口信给她吗？

B：Yes, please tell her that band practice has been moved to Tuesday night at 8:30.
      好的，请告诉她乐队练习时间改为星期二晚上8点半。

A：O.K. No problem. Anything else?
      好的，没问题。还有别的事情吗？

B：No, but if she has any questions, she can call me at 555-2345.
      没有了，不过如果她有什么疑问的话，可以打555-2345找我。

A：All right, I’ll leave her the message, Mary. Thanks for calling.
      好的。我会留口信给她，玛丽。谢谢你的电话。

B：Thank you. Bye.
      谢谢你。再见。

band是什么意思

A：Goodbye.
      再见。

1. （流行音乐）乐队，乐团
    A band is a small group of musicians who play popular music such as jazz, rock, or pop.

    e.g. He was a drummer in a rock band...
           他曾是一个摇滚乐团的鼓手。
    e.g. Local bands provide music for dancing.
           当地的乐队为跳舞伴乐。

2. （演奏铜管和打击乐器的）乐队，乐团
    A band is a group of musicians who play brass and percussion instruments.

    e.g. Bands played German marches.
           乐队演奏了德军进行曲。

3. （一）群；（一）帮；（一）伙
    A band of people is a group of people who have joined together because they share an interest or belief.

    e.g. 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。
    e.g. ...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

4. （佩戴用或衣物上的）带，箍
    band is a flat, narrow strip of cloth which you wear round your head or wrists, or which forms part of a piece of clothing.

    e.g. Almost all hospitals use a wrist-band of some kind with your name and details on it.
           几乎所有的医院都用某种腕带记录名字和详细信息。

5. 条纹；带状物
    A band is a strip of something such as colour, light, land, or cloth which contrasts with the areas on either side of it.

    e.g. ...bands of natural vegetation between strips of crops...
           农作物狭地之间的野生植被带
    e.g. 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

6. （用以加固或捆绑的）圈，箍
    A band is a strip or loop of metal or other strong material which strengthens something, or which holds several things together.

    e.g. Surgeons placed a metal band around the knee cap to help it knit back together.
           外科医生在膝盖骨上套了个金属箍以帮助其愈合。
    e.g. ...a strong band of flat muscle tissue.
           一圈坚韧的扁平肌肉组织

7. （数字、值等的）范围
    A band is a range of numbers or values within a system of measurement.

    e.g. For an initial service, a 10 megahertz-wide band of frequencies will be needed.
           初始服务需要10兆赫宽的频带。
    e.g. ...a new tax band of 20p in the pound on the first £2,000 of taxable income.
           对应税收入的头两千英镑每镑征收20便士的新税阶

8. 将…划分范围；把…分段
    If something such as a tax is banded, it is divided into bands according to the value of the thing being taxed.

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    e.g. 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。
    e.g. ...a banding system based on property values...
           基于财产价值的分级制

9. see also: wedding band

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