Tra từ band - Từ điển Oxford Advanced Learner 8th

band [band bands banded banding] noun, verb BrE [bænd] NAmE [bænd]
noun

GROUP OF MUSICIANS
1. countable + singular or plural verb a small group of musicians who play popular music together, often with a singer or singers
•a rock/jazz band
• She's a singer with a band.
see also ↑boy band, ↑girl band
2. countable + singular or plural verb a group of musicians who play ↑brass and ↑percussion instruments
•a military band
see also ↑brass band, ↑marching band, ↑one-man band

GROUP OF PEOPLE
3. countable + singular or plural verb a group of people who do sth together or who have the same ideas
•a band of outlaws
• He persuaded a small band of volunteers to help.

STRIP OF MATERIAL/COLOUR
4. countable a thin flat strip or circle of any material that is put around things, for example to hold them together or to make them stronger
• She always ties her hair back in a band.
• All babies in the hospital have name bands on their wrists.
•She wore a simple band of gold = a ring on her finger.
see also ↑armband, ↑hairband, ↑hatband, ↑rubber band, ↑sweatband, ↑waistband
5. countable a strip of colour or material on sth that is different from what is around it
•a white plate with a blue band around the edge

OF RADIO WAVES
6. (also wave·band)countable a range of radio waves
•Short-wave radio uses the 20-50 metre band.

RANGE
7. countable a range of numbers, ages, prices, etc. within which people or things are counted or measured
•the 25-35 age band
•tax bands

Word Origin:
n. senses 4 to 7 and v. late Old English Old Norse late Middle English Old French bande Germanic ↑bindn. senses 1 to 3 late Middle English Old French bande Germanic ↑banner

Thesaurus:
band noun
1. C+sing./pl. v.
•a small band of volunteers
group • • team • • party • • gang • • contingent • • crew • • squad • • corps • • detachment • • ring • |informal bunch • • crowd • |often disapproving pack •
a band/group/team/party/gang/contingent/crew/squad/corps/detachment/bunch/crowd/pack of sth
join a band/group/team/party/group/gang/crew/corps
2. C
•She always ties her hair back in a band.
•The plate was white with a blue band around the edge.
ribbon • • stripe • • strip •
a band/ribbon/strip of sth
a narrow/wide/broad band/ribbon/stripe/strip
wear a band/ribbon

Example Bank:
•He formed a garage band with his friends.
•He is one of a select band of top class players.
•He runs the business as a one-man band.
•He was accompanied onstage by his backing band.
•She plays in a rock band.
•She wore a simple band of gold on her finger.
•The light had expanded in a broad band across the sky.
•They hired a Beatles tribute band to play at the reception.
•We heard a band strike up in the park.
•Which tax band do you fall into?
•a band of rebels
•a drummer with a jazz band
•the 25–35 age band
•the excitement of seeing a live band
•He is one of a select band who have owned both Derby and Grand National winners.
•She persuaded a small band of volunteers to help.
•The bundle was held together with a rubber band.
•The plate was white with a blue band around the edge.
•The two men are part of a dwindling band of veterans.
•The young Irishman joined the elite band of Formula One drivers this week.
•They are members of a growing band of enthusiasts.
Derived: ↑band together

verb

WITH COLOUR/MATERIAL
1. usually passive be banded (+ adj.) to put a band of a different colour or material around sth
•Many insects are banded black and yellow.

PUT INTO RANGE
2. usually passive ~ sth (BrE)to be organized into ↑bands of price, income, etc
•Tax is banded according to income.
Verb forms:

Word Origin:
n. senses 4 to 7 and v. late Old English Old Norse late Middle English Old French bande Germanic ↑bindn. senses 1 to 3 late Middle English Old French bande Germanic ↑banner

See also: ↑waveband