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| 1 | a small group of musicians who play popular music such as jazz or rockcan be followed by a singular or plural verb （演奏爵士乐或摇滚乐等流行音乐的）乐队（后可接动词的单数或复数形式） |
| a rock and roll band 摇滚乐队 |
| | 1a | a large group of musicians who play instruments such as trumpets and drums （演奏小号和鼓等乐器的）管乐队 | | a military band 军乐团 | |
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| 2 | a group of people who do something together or who share a particular feature or interest 一群；一队；一帮；一伙 |
| +of a band of outlaws 一伙亡命之徒 |
| a growing band of enthusiasts 不断壮大的一群热心人 |
| 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。 |
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| 3 | a range of values, prices, ages etc in a system used for measuring or grouping people or things （价值、价格、年龄等的）范围，段，级 |
| The rouble was trading with a band of 4,000 to 4,500 to the pound. 4000到4500卢布兑换1英镑。 |
| 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。 |
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| 4 | a flat narrow piece of cloth with the ends joined together to form a circle 带；箍 |
| She wore a band round her hair. 她头发上戴着发箍。 |
| a hat band 帽箍 |
| | 4a | a narrow circular piece of rubber or metal , often placed around something to support it 橡皮圈；金属圈 | |
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| 5 | literary a ring that you wear on your finger , especially a wedding ring 戒指；（尤指）结婚戒指 |
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| 6 | a line of something such as colour or light （颜色的）条纹；（光线的）一束 |
| The male bird has a brown band across its chest. 雄鸟的胸部有一棕色条纹。 |
| | 6a | a narrow area of rain that passes over a place （雨的）一带，一窄片 | | We can expect another band of showers in the afternoon. 我们预计下午部分地区又有阵雨。 | |
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