英语词汇“Band of Hope”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

band² /band/

noun

A group of people bound together for any common purpose

A troop of conspirators, confederates, etc

A group of instrumentalists, esp brass, wind and percussion players, often attached to a regiment

A group of players of music other than classical music

An orchestra (informal)

A group of native people on a reservation with elected chiefs (Can)

A herd or flock (N American)

transitive verb

To form into a band

intransitive verb

To associate, assemble, confederate

ORIGIN: Fr bande, of Gmc origin, with changed sense; cf band^1,3, bend¹, bind

bandˈ-call noun

A rehearsal

bandˈmaster noun

The conductor of a band (also bandˈleader)

band'mate noun

A member of the same band of musicians

Band of Hope noun

A 19–20c association of young people pledged to lifelong abstinence from alcoholic drinks

bandˈshell noun

A bandstand with a concave rear wall

bandsˈman noun

A member of a band of musicians

bandˈstand noun

A structure for accommodating a band of musicians

bandˈwagon noun

beat the band (informal)

To be the best (esp in the phrase to beat the band so as to beat everything)

get, jump or leap on the bandwagon

To join in any popular and currently successful movement in the hope of gaining advantage from it

band2 /band/