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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 仪器制造商
Extra ExamplesTopics Musica2Ensure 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
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- musical
- beautiful
- fine
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- play
- learn
- learn to play
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- sound
- maker
- on an/the instrument
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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，科学家们开始使用强大的仪器来观察这颗行星的致密大气。 syringes, needles or other sharp instruments 注射器、针头或其他尖锐器具 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. 用于诊断和手术的仪器已经变得非常复杂。 - instrument for doing something
the world's most powerful instrument for detecting gamma rays 世界上最强大的探测伽马射线的仪器
Extra ExamplesTopics Scientific researchb2All 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。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- precision
- sensitive
- sophisticated
- …
- set
- use
- check
- read
- …
- measure something
- check
- maker
- panel
- …
- an instrument of torture
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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 ExamplesTopics Engineeringb2to 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。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- precision
- sensitive
- sophisticated
- …
- set
- use
- check
- read
- …
- measure something
- check
- maker
- panel
- …
- an instrument of torture
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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
Extra ExamplesEven 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
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- regard somebody/something as
- see somebody/something as
- view somebody/something as
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- instrument for
- instrument of
- instrument for (doing) something
- 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。
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law 法律 a formal legal document 文据；正式法律文件 credit instruments issued by banks 银行发行的信用工具
Word OriginMiddle English: from Old French, or from Latin instrumentum ‘equipment, implement’, from the verb instruere ‘construct, equip’.