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instrument

noun
 OPAL W
🔊/ˈɪnstrəmənt/
🔊/ˈɪnstrəmənt/
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  1.  
    (also musical instrument)
    an object used for producing musical sounds, for example a piano or a drum器械；仪器；器具
    • to play an instrument演奏乐器
    • Is he learning an instrument?他在学习演奏乐器吗？🔊🔊
    • percussion/brass/string instruments打击乐器/铜管乐器/弦乐器
    • an instrument maker乐器制造商
    see also stringed instrument, wind instrument
    Extra Examples
    • Ensure the instrument is tuned to concert pitch.一定要把乐器的音调到标准音高。
    • The instrument sounds like a cello.这种乐器听起来像大提琴。
    • The piece can be played on a keyboard instrument.这首乐曲可以用键盘乐器演奏。
    • The score was written to be played on a keyboard instrument.这份总谱是用于键盘乐器演奏的。
    • an instrument made by a violin maker in Canada一位加拿大小提琴制作师制作的乐器
    • baroque music played on period instruments用当时的乐器演奏的巴罗克音乐
    Topics Musica2
    Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective
    • musical
    • beautiful
    • fine
    • …
    verb + instrument
    • play
    • learn
    • learn to play
    • …
    instrument + verb
    • sound
    instrument + noun
    • maker
    preposition
    • on an/​the instrument
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  2.  
     a tool or device used for a particular task, especially for specialist or scientific work器械；仪器；器具
    • surgical/optical/scientific instruments外科/光学/科学仪器
    • Scientists then began using powerful instruments to peer through the planet's dense atmosphere.然后，科学家开始使用功能强大的仪器窥视地球的稠密大气层。
    • syringes, needles or other sharp instruments注射器，针头或其他锋利的器械
    • medieval instruments of torture such as the rack and the wheel肢刑架、轮式刑车等中世纪刑具
    • instrument for something Instruments for diagnosis and surgery have become hugely more sophisticated.诊断和外科手术器械已经变得极为复杂。
    • instrument for doing something the world's most powerful instrument for detecting gamma rays世界上最强大的伽玛射线探测仪器
    see also blunt instrument (1)
    Extra Examples
    • All pupils should learn to use drawing instruments.所有的小学生都应当学会使用绘图工具。
    • All the instruments are made from glass capillary tubing.所有仪器都是用玻璃细管制成的。
    • a set of mathematical instruments一套数学仪器
    • This pen is the ideal precision instrument for all your graphic needs.这支笔是理想的精密器具，可满足您的一切绘图需要。
    • The autopsy revealed that the deceased had been hit with a blunt instrument.尸检表明死者遭受过钝器的重击。
    Topics Scientific researchb2
    Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective
    • precision
    • sensitive
    • sophisticated
    • …
    … of instruments
    • set
    verb + instrument
    • use
    • check
    • read
    • …
    instrument + verb
    • measure something
    instrument + noun
    • check
    • maker
    • panel
    • …
    phrases
    • an instrument of torture
    See full entry
  3.  
     a device used for measuring speed, distance, temperature, etc. in a vehicle or on a machine（车辆、机器的）仪器，仪表
    • data gathered by instruments aboard the satellite卫星上仪器收集的数据
    • the flight instruments飞行仪表
    • There was a warning light flashing on the instrument panel.仪表盘上有一个警示灯在闪烁。
    Extra Examples
    • to read the instruments and make a note of the wind speed and direction读取仪器数据并记录风速和风向
    • an instrument that measures light intensity测量光强度的仪器
    • The pilot did his instrument checks in preparation for take-off.飞行员检查仪表准备起飞。
    Topics Engineeringb2
    Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective
    • precision
    • sensitive
    • sophisticated
    • …
    … of instruments
    • set
    verb + instrument
    • use
    • check
    • read
    • …
    instrument + verb
    • measure something
    instrument + noun
    • check
    • maker
    • panel
    • …
    phrases
    • an instrument of torture
    See full entry
  4. (formal) something that is used by somebody in order to achieve something; a person or thing that makes something happen促成某事的人（或事物）；手段
    • instrument for (doing) something 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。🔊🔊
    • instrument of something an instrument of change促成变革的措施
    see also blunt instrument (2)
    Extra Examples
    • Even though it was a somewhat blunt instrument (= not very precise), our questionnaire provided us with some interesting ideas.我们的调查问卷虽然有点儿不够精确，但仍然为我们提供了一些有趣的观点。
    • Internet polls are considered to be better instruments than telephone polls.网络调查被认为是比电话调查更好的方法。
    • More effective instruments of oversight are needed.需要更加有效的监督手段。
    • They agreed that the UN was the best instrument for reaching agreement.他们都认为要达成一致意见最好通过联合国。
    • They saw criminal law as an instrument for improving public morals.他们把刑法视为提高公众道德水准的工具。
    • the use of language as an instrument of power and social control作为权力和社会控制工具的语言的应用
    • Financial aid can become an instrument of control rather than a support.财政援助有时会成为实施操控的手段，而非单纯的支持。
    • She was accused of making a public service an instrument of private advantage.她被控利用公职谋取私利。
    • Some cynics say that popular music is a mere instrument of capitalist domination.有些愤世嫉俗的人说流行音乐只不过是资本主义统治的工具而已。
    Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective
    • chief
    • key
    • main
    • …
    verb + instrument
    • regard somebody/​something as
    • see somebody/​something as
    • view somebody/​something as
    • …
    preposition
    • instrument for
    • instrument of
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  5. instrument of somebody/something (formal) a person who is used and controlled by somebody/something that is more powerful受利用（或控制）的人；工具
    • an instrument of fate受命运摆布的人
    • The despot claimed to be the chosen instrument of divine providence.专制者声称自己是上天选定的统治工具。
  6. (law法律) a formal legal document文据；正式法律文件
    • credit instruments issued by banks银行发行的信贷工具
    see also statutory instrument
    7. Word OriginMiddle English: from Old French, or from Latin instrumentum ‘equipment, implement’, from the verb instruere ‘construct, equip’.