band

バンド、楽団

一緒に音楽を演奏する人々の集まり。

やさしい英語で： A group of people who play music together.

• My brother plays in a band.
• The band played three new songs.
• Which bands are performing at the festival?

類義語： music group

よく使う表現： rock band, play in a band, live band

バンド、輪

物をぐるりと囲む帯状のもので、まとめて留めるためによく使う。

やさしい英語で： A strip of material that forms a circle around something, often to hold it together.

• Put a rubber band around the cards.
• A metal band held the barrel together.
• These elastic bands stretch easily.

類義語： loop, strap

よく使う表現： rubber band, elastic band, metal band

一団、集団

一緒に行動する、または共通の目的を持つ人々の集まり。

やさしい英語で： A group of people who act together or share a purpose.

• A band of thieves stole the horses.
• She led a small band of explorers.
• The soldiers remained a loyal band of brothers.

使い方： band of people (A band of volunteers cleared the path.)

類義語： group, company

よく使う表現： band of thieves, band of brothers, small band

結婚指輪、指輪

指にはめる飾りの少ない輪で、特に結婚していることを示すもの。

やさしい英語で： A plain ring worn on a finger, especially to show that someone is married.

• He wears a gold band.
• They chose matching wedding bands.
• She slipped the silver band onto her finger.

類義語： ring

よく使う表現： wedding band, gold band, plain band

帯、縞

周りとは違って見える、細長い部分。

やさしい英語で： A long, narrow area that looks different from the areas beside it.

• A red band crossed the flag.
• The rock contains bands of darker stone.
• We could see a narrow band of light beneath the door.

使い方： band of something (A band of dark cloud covered the hills.)

類義語： strip, stripe

よく使う表現： band of color, dark band, narrow band

帯、飾り帯

衣服を留めたり補強したり飾ったりするために付ける細長い布など。

やさしい英語で： A narrow piece of material attached to clothing to hold, strengthen, or decorate it.

• The hat has a red band.
• She sewed a wide band around the waist.
• The sleeves have decorative bands of blue cloth.

使い方： band of material (A band of silk decorated the collar.)

類義語： strip, trim

よく使う表現： hat band, decorative band, band of fabric

団結する、結束する

何かを一緒に成し遂げるために、他の人々とまとまること。

やさしい英語で： To join other people in a group to achieve something together.

• We must band together.
• Local parents banded together to repair the playground.
• The workers are banding together against unfair treatment.

使い方： band together to do something (The neighbors banded together to save the park.); band together against someone/something (Small shops banded together against the new tax.)

類義語： unite, join forces

反対語： separate

よく使う表現： band together, band together against, band together to