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词汇 instrument
释义 instrument
noun[ C ]
uk /ˈɪn.strə.mənt/ us /ˈɪn.strə.mənt/

instrumentnoun[C] (MUSIC)


A2(alsomusical instrument)
an object, such as a piano, guitar, or drum, that is played to produce musical sounds: 乐器
play an instrumentWhich instrument do you play?你演奏哪一种乐器?
When a piece of music is recorded, each instrument is recorded separately on a 24- or 48-track tape.录制音乐时,每一种乐器分别被录制在一盘24或48声道的磁带上。
If you want to learn to play a musical instrument, it might be a good idea to begin on something simple.如果你想学一种乐器,从简单的开始或许是个好主意。
This wooden instrument is the ancestor of the modern metal flute.这种木质乐器是现代金属长笛的雏形。
The family all play instruments - they're all very musical.
The trumpet and trombone are brass instruments.小号和长号是铜管乐器。
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases

Musical instruments
accordion
acoustically
aerophone
alphorn
alto
drum kit
drum machine
drumbeat
drumhead
drumroll
ocarina
oud
over-pedal
panpipes
paradiddle
tubular bells
tuned
tuning fork
tuning peg
ukulele

instrumentnoun[C] (TOOL)


C1
a tool or other device, especially one without electrical power, used for performing a particular piece of work: 器械
surgical instruments外科手术器械
instruments of torture刑具
The man's injuries had obviously been caused by a blunt instrument.这人的伤口显然是由钝器所致。
a device used for measuring speed, height, etc. in vehicles, especially aircraft: (尤指飞机上的)仪器,仪表
the instrument panel仪表板
The lightning had damaged the plane's instruments, and they weren't giving any readings.闪电击毁了飞机的仪表,上面什么数据都显示不出来。
C2formal
a way of achieving or causing something: 手段
instrument ofHe saw the theatre as an instrument of change - a way of forcing people to consider social and political issues.他把戏剧看作变革的手段——一种迫使人们考虑社会及政治问题的方法。
The main instruments are in the centre of the control panel.主要仪器安放在控制板的中心。
The doctor used a sharp instrument to dig a piece of glass out of my finger.医生用尖头工具把我手指里的一块玻璃渣挑了出来。
Lewis estimates that 40 to 80 percent of dentists actually autoclave their instruments as they should.
The museum has a large collection of vicious medieval torture instruments.
The instrument panel was brightly illuminated.
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases

Tools in general
aid
blade
blaster
contrivance
cutter
device
gadget
grabber
hardware
machine tool
piercer
power tool
precision instrument
spacer
sucker
tool
toolbox
toolkit
utensil
utility belt

You can also find related words, phrases, and synonyms in the topics:


The interior of vehicles
Measuring, weighing, & counting devices
Ways of achieving things

instrumentnoun[C] (FINANCE)


a type of investment in a company or in government debt that can be traded on the financial markets: 可以在金融市场上进行交易的投资(或政府债券)
debt instrumentThey trade in the debt instruments of developing countries.他们对发展中国家的债卷进行交易。
financial instrumentincreasingly complex financial instruments越来越复杂的财务债券

instrument | American Dictionary


instrument
noun[ C ]
us/ˈɪn·strə·mənt/

instrumentnoun[C] (MUSIC)


an object, such as a piano, guitar, or flute, which is played to produce musical sounds:
He plays saxophone, trumpet, and several other instruments.

instrumentnoun[C] (TOOL)


a tool or other device used for doing a particular piece of work:
surgical instruments

instrument | Business English


instrument
noun[ C ]
(alsofinancial instrument)uk /ˈɪnstrəmənt/us
FINANCE
a financial asset that can be bought or sold, such as a bond, share, or other security :
Fixed-income instruments include bonds, Treasury bills, and notes.
This will still leave sufficient funds in low-risk instruments such as the debt market.
Hedging instruments such as futures contracts are priced in dollars.
a tool, especially one without electrical power, used for performing a particular piece of work:
surgical/precision/optical instrumentThe first optical instruments were telescopes.
a piece of equipment used for measuring speed, height, etc. in vehicles, especially aircraft:
flight instruments
a way of achieving or causing something:
The main instrument of change was the bank credit card.
LAW
a legal document:
This is a legal instrument and both claims will have to be decided by the English High Court.

See also


debt instrument
equity instrument
money-market instrument
negotiable instrument
statutory instrument
trust instrument

Examples of instrument


instrument
The time of 'orchestral' instruments as the only instruments for music making, and thus a specialty of trained musicians, is passed.
The results of this design philosophy are instruments which work well within a specific class of interactions and their sounding responses.
Our need for this framework stems from the desire to design and build new instruments for musical expression.
The results of a questionnaire based on traditional motivational measurement instruments were put through factor analysis to determine the interrelationship of the questionnaire items.
Initiated the first world-wide network of seismological stations with his accurate recording instruments.
The last could well be what a thirteenth-century author would understand, anxious to show instruments in church as having papal blessing.
They were four singers who could also dance, but they played no instruments.
The intra-class correlation was good for both instruments.
Fourthly, although the same set of standardized instruments were used across all sites, quality of data collection might have varied.
However, the instruments used here were more practicable because of time constraints in the general medical settings.
Is it possible to increase the accuracy of our diagnostic instruments ?
Both these instruments have been used to determine the range of behaviours associated with specific syndromes, and published data are available.
The two following sections present characteristics of networks and instruments, respectively.
A number of aspects of instruments can be discussed, and appropriately relevant characteristics can be derived.
Another distinction among types of policy instruments, that between economic and judicial or regulatory mechanisms, often gives rise to a misimpression.
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Collocations withinstrument


instrument

These are words often used in combination with instrument.

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acoustic instrument
In contrast, the kind of dynamics that shall be explored here shall be close coupled and physical, as they are in an acousticinstrument.
ancient instrument
It is an ancientinstrument rarely played today.
From
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appropriate instrument
There is a difficulty in finding the appropriateinstrument among hundreds.
These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors.
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