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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

                      • Supplier shall completely test and verify all boiler instrument& control system with control system subcontractor.
                        供应商应与控制系统分包商完全测试和验证所有锅炉仪表和控制系统。
                      • 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。
                      • They had failed to recognise signs on their instrument panel indicating a serious problem in the left engine.
                        他们没有意识到仪表板上的指示信号表明左引擎出现了严重问题。
                      • 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 president signed the instrument of abdication.
                        总统签署了退位的文告。
                      • The instrument is beautifully made in brass.
                        这个仪器是用黄铜制成的,非常漂亮。
                      • You can blend in so that the voice becomes just another instrument in the band.
                        你可以把声音协调一下,让它成为乐队的另一种乐器。
                      • 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。
                      • 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。
                      • So it is used instead to calibrate more practical current-measuring instrument, called ammeters.
                        因此,它只用于校准更实用的测量电流的仪表&安培计。