instruments

英 [ˈɪnstrʊmənts]

美 [ˈɪnstrəmənts]

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
instrument的复数

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 instrument wind instrument

Telescopes and microscopes are optical instruments.
望远镜和显微镜是光学仪器。
She was no mean performer on a variety of other instruments
许多别的乐器她也演奏得相当出色。
Put the instruments in their proper places.
把仪器安放好。
Our institute has ordered a great many instruments from the company.
我们学院向该公司订购了不少仪器。
The Pioneer probes have on board ultraviolet instruments which are measuring light that we can't measure on the earth.
“先驱者号”太空探测器上装有紫外线仪器，能够对在地球上探测不到的光进行测量。
It can translate data from maps or remote sensing instruments into images.
它可以把从地图或遥感设备中得到的数据转化成为图像。
They happened [ chanced] to have their instruments with them.
他们正巧带有仪器。
You can buy perfectly good instruments for a lot less.
你可以少花一大笔钱买到顶好的仪器。
The carriage on these precision instruments is high.
这些精密仪器的运费很贵。
These musical instruments belong to the school.
这些乐器属学校所有。