band
band — 動詞
1. to add a ring, strip, or narrow edge around something so it is held together, ma
套環；鑲邊
加上環帶作記號、固定，或在邊緣加飾邊
to add a ring, strip, or narrow edge around something so it is held together, marked, or given a border.
The park team banded each duck before it flew south for winter.
公園團隊在每隻鴨子南飛過冬前，都先替牠套環。
band + animal for identification
Workers banded the newspapers together with string for the morning delivery.
工作人員用繩子把報紙束起來，好做早上的配送。
band + objects together
The jeweler banded the bowl with a narrow silver rim.
珠寶匠替那只碗口鑲上一圈細銀邊。
At the lab, each baby bird was banded before the health check.
在實驗室裡，每隻幼鳥都會在健康檢查前先套環。
Before noon, the florist banded tulips with paper for waiting customers.
中午前，花店把鬱金香用紙束好，讓等候的客人帶走。
文法句型
band + [object]
band + [objects] together
be banded for identification
用法筆記
Often used for birds or farm animals that receive a small ring for tracking. With objects, it usually means tying them together or adding a narrow decorative border.
常見錯誤
band — 名詞
1. a set of musicians who regularly make pop or other modern music as one performin
流行樂團
一起演奏流行音樂的樂手團體
a set of musicians who regularly make pop or other modern music as one performing group.
My brother plays drums in a garage band with three close friends.
我哥哥和三個好朋友組了一個車庫樂團，由他打鼓。
garage band for modern music
The band practised in Tina's garage before the summer festival.
那個流行樂團在夏季音樂節前，都在 Tina 的車庫裡練團。
the band + practise
After one popular song, the band played in small towns across Taiwan.
靠著一首受歡迎的歌，那個樂團到台灣各地的小鎮演出。
We heard a new band playing live outside the night market.
我們在夜市外聽見一個新樂團現場演出。
- solo act
one performer rather than a full group.
文法句型
play in a band
start a band
the band + perform/practise
用法筆記
Usually names a regular performing group, not just any people making music once. Distinguish from sense 6: this sense covers pop or modern groups broadly, not specifically brass and percussion players.
常見錯誤
2. a young pop group whose members sing the songs and perform dance moves together
唱跳團體
年輕成員唱歌並一起跳舞的團體
a young pop group whose members sing the songs and perform dance moves together on stage.
Aya hopes to join a band that sings and dances on TV.
Aya 希望加入會上電視唱歌跳舞的唱跳團體。
band + sings and dances
The manager trained the band in dance steps before their first single.
經紀人在推出首支單曲前，先帶團員練舞步。
band + dance steps
Fans waved light sticks as the five-member band opened the show.
那個五人唱跳團體開場時，粉絲揮著應援燈。
Each band member changed jackets before the dance break in the last song.
每位團員都在最後一首歌的舞蹈段落前換了外套。
- pop group
a broader term that does not always suggest dancing.
- idol group
often used when image, training, and stage routine are central.
- solo singer
one singer performing alone instead of as part of a matched group.
文法句型
join a band
band member
the band + sing/dance
用法筆記
Common when dance is part of the performance and the members are presented as a matched pop act. Distinguish from sense 1: here the stage image and group dancing are central.
3. a narrow piece that goes round something to hold it, support it, or decorate it,
環帶；條紋
圍住物品的帶子，或一道色帶、光帶
a narrow piece that goes round something to hold it, support it, or decorate it, or a long stripe that stands out in colour or light.
A red band held the papers together inside the kitchen drawer.
抽屜裡有一條紅色環帶，把那些紙張束在一起。
band around objects
The nurse wrapped a soft band around Leo's injured ankle.
護士在 Leo 受傷的腳踝上纏了一圈柔軟的帶子。
band around body part
The plate has a blue band around the edge.
那個盤子邊緣有一道藍色條紋。
A bright band of light shone under the door all night.
門縫下整晚都透著一道亮光。
Dark bands of cloud moved over the hills before sunset.
日落前，帶狀的烏雲移過山丘上方。
文法句型
a band around [something]
a band of colour/light/cloud
用法筆記
With the physical-object meaning, 'band' often follows words for elastic, metal, or cloth. With the stripe meaning, it commonly appears in 'a band of' plus colour, light, cloud, or another visible feature.
常見錯誤
4. a section on a scale where numbers, prices, ages, or other measured amounts fall
級距；區間
數字或價格落入的範圍
a section on a scale where numbers, prices, ages, or other measured amounts fall.
Tickets in the lowest price band sold out before noon.
最低價格級距的票在中午前就賣完了。
price band
Children in the eight-to-ten age band can enter the race.
落在八到十歲年齡區間的孩子可以參加這場比賽。
age band
Most flats in this tax band paid less after the city cut rates.
這個稅級的大多數公寓在市府降費後繳得比較少。
At City Hall, staff compared spending across every income band.
在市政府裡，工作人員比較了各個收入級距的支出。
文法句型
in the [price/age/tax] band
within a band
用法筆記
Common in official or statistical language, especially with prices, ages, incomes, and taxes. Distinguish from sense 7: this sense is any measured interval, not a radio-wave range.
常見錯誤
5. people gathered around the same aim, belief, interest, or task.
團體；隊伍
因共同理念或目的組成的一群人
people gathered around the same aim, belief, interest, or task.
A small band of parents cleaned the beach every Saturday morning.
一小群家長每週六早上都去海邊淨灘。
a band of + people with a shared aim
The novel follows a band of rebels crossing the snowy mountains.
這本小說講的是一支反抗隊伍翻越雪山的故事。
a band of rebels
A band of bird lovers met at dawn near the lake.
一群愛鳥人士天一亮就在湖邊集合。
During the flood, a band of neighbours cooked meals for older residents.
洪水期間，一群鄰居為年長住戶煮飯。
- individual
one person acting alone rather than as part of a group.
文法句型
a band of + plural noun
用法筆記
Often appears as "a band of" plus a plural noun, and can sound a little literary compared with the ordinary word "group". Distinguish from senses 8 and 9: this sense is any purpose-based or interest-based set of people, not a specific Indigenous social or government unit.
6. a music group made up mainly of brass players and drummers, often for marches or
管樂隊
以銅管和打擊樂器為主的樂隊
a music group made up mainly of brass players and drummers, often for marches or public events.
The town band led the parade down King Street this morning.
鎮上的管樂隊今天早上沿著 King Street 帶領遊行。
town band leading a parade
Children cheered as the band played trumpets and drums in the park.
孩子們看到樂隊在公園裡吹小號、打鼓時，開心地歡呼。
brass and percussion instruments in context
Her son joined the school band and learned the trombone.
她兒子加入了學校管樂隊，開始學長號。
At noon, the army band performed outside the palace gates.
中午時，陸軍管樂隊在宮門外演出。
- brass band
the closest match; this exact term is often preferred.
- marching band
used when the musicians play while moving, often in parades or at sports events.
- ensemble
a broader music word that does not specifically suggest brass and drums.
文法句型
school band
army band
town band
用法筆記
Usually linked with schools, parades, town events, or the military. Distinguish from senses 1 and 2, which cover modern popular-music groups rather than mainly instrumental ones.
常見錯誤
7. a section of radio frequencies used for sending a particular kind of signal.
頻段
無線電頻率中的一段範圍
a section of radio frequencies used for sending a particular kind of signal.
City police radios use a different band from the taxis waiting outside.
城市裡警方無線電用的頻段和外頭排班計程車的不一樣。
separate radio services using different bands
This old phone cannot connect on the new 5G band.
這支舊手機連不上新的 5G 頻段。
technology label before band
At dawn, engineers tested each band before the local station started broadcasting.
天剛亮時，工程師就在地方電台開播前測試每個頻段。
The airport weather radar works in a higher band than the cafe Wi-Fi.
機場氣象雷達使用的頻段比咖啡店 Wi-Fi 更高。
- frequency band
the full technical phrase for this sense.
- waveband
a more technical alternative, especially in science writing.
- spectrum segment
explains the idea, but is less common as an everyday label.
文法句型
FM band
5G band
weather band
用法筆記
Usually modified by a letter, number, or purpose label, such as "FM band" or "weather band". Distinguish from sense 4: that sense is any range of values, while this one is specifically part of the radio spectrum.
常見錯誤
8. one smaller Indigenous group in North America, linked by family ties and belongi
原民支族
北美原住民族中較大部族的一支
one smaller Indigenous group in North America, linked by family ties and belonging to a wider people.
The museum map placed the Bear River band within the wider nation.
博物館地圖標出了 Bear River 這個支族在較大族群中的位置。
band within a larger nation
Elders from one Ojibwe band met related families at the summer gathering.
某個 Ojibwe 支族的長者在夏季聚會上與有親緣關係的家庭見面。
elders from the band
The teacher explained that the Bear River band was one branch of the nation.
老師解釋，Bear River 支族是該民族底下的一個分支。
At the museum, a map marked the hunting land used by each band.
在博物館裡，一張地圖標出各個支族使用的獵地。
文法句型
the band
a band within a larger nation
用法筆記
Commonest in historical, legal, or museum writing about Indigenous peoples in North America. When the specific nation name is known, that more exact name is often preferred in modern use.
9. in Canada, a First Nations community that the law recognizes as a local governin
原民自治體
加拿大原住民族的自治單位
in Canada, a First Nations community that the law recognizes as a local governing body.
Leaders from the Willow Lake Band met federal officials in Ottawa on Tuesday.
Willow Lake Band 的領袖週二在 Ottawa 與聯邦官員會面。
the [name] Band as an official body
The Willow Lake Band council voted to build a new health centre.
Willow Lake Band 的議會投票決定興建新的健康中心。
band acting as a governing body
Under the treaty, each band receives school funding through its own council.
依照條約，每個原民自治體都會透過自己的議會收到學校經費。
Otto works for a band office in northern Ontario.
Otto 在 Ontario 北部的原民自治體辦公室工作。
- First Nation
broader and now more common; it may refer to the people or community, not only the legal unit.
- tribal government
describes the governing function, but is less exact as a Canadian legal term.
- community
broader; it does not by itself imply official governing status.
文法句型
the [name] Band
band office
band land
用法筆記
In Canadian English, this sense often appears in official names with a capital letter. Distinguish from sense 8: that sense is the people or kin group, while this one is the recognized governing unit.