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Collins English-Chinese Dictionary
- instrument
['ɪnstrumənt]
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1.
noun
[c]
(tool，device) 器械
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2.
noun
[音]
乐器
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an instrument of diplomacy/repression
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外交/镇压手段
Comprehensive English-Chinese Dictionary
- instrument
[ˈɪnstrʊmənt]
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1.
n.[c]
仪器，器械，器具
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2.
n.[c]
手段，方法
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My greed was the instrument of my destruction.
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贪婪是毁灭我的帮凶。
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3.
n.[c]
傀儡，走卒，被他人利用者
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4.
n.[c]
[Law]
法定文书，法律文件
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5.
n.[c/u]
重要因素
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6.
n.[c]
[Music]
乐器
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7.
n.[c]
[Aeronautics]
仪表
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8.
vt.
为……配备仪器
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9.
vt.
[Music]
为……写乐谱，为……谱曲
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10.
vt.
[Law]
向……提交文书
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11.
adjective
[Aeronautics]
靠仪表导航的
Collins English-English Dictionary
- instrument
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n
a mechanical implement or tool, esp one used for precision work
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surgical instrument
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2.
n
[music]
any of various contrivances or mechanisms that can be played to produce musical tones or sounds
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3.
n
an important factor or agency in something
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her evidence was an instrument in his arrest
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4.
n
[Spoken]
a person used by another to gain an end; dupe; tool
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5.
n
a measuring device, such as a pressure gauge or ammeter
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6.
n
a device or system for use in navigation or control, esp of aircraft
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7.
n
(as modifier)
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instrument landing
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8.
n
a formal legal document
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9.
vt.
another word for orchestrate
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10.
vt.
[tr]
to equip with instruments
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11.
vt.
[Etymology]
C13: from Latin instrumentum tool, equipment, from instruere to erect, furnish; see instruct
Examples
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a chromatic instrument
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半音乐器
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blunt instrument
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[法] 钝器
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can you play a musical instrument?
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你会一种乐器吗？
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control {or} instrument panel
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控制板{或}仪表板
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I had some professional courses in vocalism, dance, and percussion instrument.
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我学过声乐技巧、舞蹈和打击乐的专业课程。
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A voltameter is a scientific instrument used for measuring quantity of electricity.
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电量计是测量电量的科学仪器。
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A voltmeter is an instrument used for measuring the electrical potential difference between two points in an electric circuit.
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伏特计是用于测量电路中两点之间电势差的仪器。
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Raising the ticket price is an instrument of limiting passenger flow.
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提高票价是限制客流量的一种方法。
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