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instrument

英 [ˈɪnstrəmənt]

美 [ˈɪnstrəmənt]

n.  器械; 仪器; 器具; (车辆、机器的)仪器,仪表; 促成某事的人(或事物); 手段

复数:instruments 

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同义词辨析

toolimplementinstrument【导航词义:工具,器具】

tooln. 工具
〔辨析〕
指手工操作的简易工具或工作上有用的器具,也可指被人利用的人(此时含贬义)。
〔例证〕
He reached out to grab the tool.
他伸手去拿工具。
This is a very handy tool for opening cans.
这是一种很简便的开罐头工具。
Language is a tool for communication.
语言是交流的工具。
The computer is a very useful tool.
计算机是一种非常有用的工具。
He made me the tool of his wicked deeds.
他使我成了他干罪恶勾当的工具。
implementn. 工具,器具
〔辨析〕
指为完成某项任务所需的工具或器具,尤指用于户外体力活的工具。
〔例证〕
writing implements
书写用具
The best implement for digging a garden is a spade.
在花园里挖土的最好工具是铁锹。
instrumentn. 工具,器械
〔辨析〕
指科学、医学等工作用的小巧的器械、器具。
〔例证〕
A scalpel is a surgical instrument.
手术刀是外科器械。
His department has introduced a new batch of scientific instruments.
他所在的部门引进了一批新的科学仪器。
The stethoscope is a medical instrument.
听诊器是一种医疗器械。

牛津词典

    noun

    • 器械;仪器;器具
      a tool or device used for a particular task, especially for delicate or scientific work
      1. Is he learning an instrument?
        他在学习演奏乐器吗?
      2. brass/stringed, etc. instruments
        铜管乐器、弦乐器等
    • 器械;仪器;器具
      a tool or device used for a particular task, especially for delicate or scientific work
      1. Is he learning an instrument?
        他在学习演奏乐器吗?
      2. brass/stringed, etc. instruments
        铜管乐器、弦乐器等
    • (车辆、机器的)仪器,仪表
      a device used for measuring speed, distance, temperature, etc. in a vehicle or on a piece of machinery
      1. the flight instruments
        飞行仪表
      2. the instrument panel
        仪表盘
    • 促成某事的人(或事物);手段
      something that is used by sb in order to achieve sth; a person or thing that makes sth happen
      1. The law is not the best instrument for dealing with family matters.
        法律并不是处理家庭问题的最佳方法。
      2. an instrument of change
        促成变革的措施
    • 受利用(或控制)的人;工具
      a person who is used and controlled by sb/sth that is more powerful
      1. an instrument of fate
        受命运摆布的人
    • 文据;正式法律文件
      a formal legal document

      柯林斯词典

      • N-COUNT 器械;器具
        Aninstrumentis a tool or device that is used to do a particular task, especially a scientific task.
        1. ...a thin tube-like optical instrument.
          试管状的细长光学仪器
        2. ...instruments for cleaning and polishing teeth...
          清洗和抛光牙齿的器械
        3. The environment itself will at the same time be measured by about 60 scientific instruments.
          同时环境本身将由大约60种科学器械来测量。
      • N-COUNT 乐器
        A musicalinstrumentis an object such as a piano, guitar, or flute, which you play in order to produce music.
        1. Learning a musical instrument introduces a child to an understanding of music.
          学一门乐器能引导孩子了解音乐。
      • N-COUNT 仪器;仪表
        Aninstrumentis a device that is used for making measurements of something such as speed, height, or sound, for example on a ship or plane or in a car.
        1. ...crucial instruments on the control panel.
          控制面板上的重要仪表
        2. ...navigation instruments.
          导航仪器
      • N-COUNT 工具;手段;被他人利用的人
        Something that is aninstrumentfor achieving a particular aim is used by people to achieve that aim.
        1. The veto has been a traditional instrument of diplomacy for centuries.
          几个世纪以来否决权一直是外交上惯用的手段。
      • See also:stringed instrumentwind instrument

      英英释义

      noun

      • the means whereby some act is accomplished
        1. my greed was the instrument of my destruction
        2. science has given us new tools to fight disease
        Synonym:tool
      • a device that requires skill for proper use
        1. any of various devices or contrivances that can be used to produce musical tones or sounds
            Synonym:musical instrument
          1. the semantic role of the entity (usually inanimate) that the agent uses to perform an action or start a process
              Synonym:instrumental role
            1. (law) a document that states some contractual relationship or grants some right
                Synonym:legal documentlegal instrumentofficial document
              1. a person used by another to gain an end
                  Synonym:pawncat's-paw

                verb

                • address a legal document to
                  1. write an instrumental score for
                      Synonym:instrumentate
                    1. equip with instruments for measuring, recording, or controlling

                      双语例句

                      • The principle of this method, the composing of the instrument and the environment are introduced in this paper.
                        对该方法的原理、仪器系统组成、运作环境等进行了介绍,论述了产生问题的原因。
                      • This instrument monitors the patient's heartbeats.
                        这台仪器监听病人的心跳。
                      • This instrument demands stringent specification.
                        这台设备要求高标准。
                      • A language is a finely tuned instrument which it is a crime to damage
                        语言是一种精心调试的乐器,破坏它就是一种罪过。
                      • Her hands trembled slightly as she reached for the instrument.
                        她伸出手拿乐器时,手微微有些抖动。
                      • An instrument called a trocar makes a puncture in the abdominal wall.
                        一种叫做套管针的工具在腹壁上刺了一个孔。
                      • The veto has been a traditional instrument of diplomacy for centuries.
                        几个世纪以来否决权一直是外交上惯用的手段。
                      • There is an internal circuit breaker to protect the instrument from overload.
                        内置有断路器,防止设备过载。
                      • He did not himself kill the prisoner; the jailer was his instrument in the murder.
                        他没有亲手杀死犯人,监狱看守在这起凶杀案中充当了他的工具。
                      • No kidding, it's not easy to get a universal instrument these days.
                        说真的,现在要买台万能仪可不容易。