instrument

noun

1. 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
2. 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
3. （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
4. 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
5. 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
6. 文据；正式法律文件
   a formal legal document

1. N-COUNT 器械;器具
   An instrument is 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。
2. N-COUNT 乐器
   A musical instrument is 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。
3. N-COUNT 仪器;仪表
   An instrument is 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
4. N-COUNT 工具;手段;被他人利用的人
   Something that is an instrument for 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。
5. See also: stringed instrument wind instrument

1. 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。
2. The instrument is beautifully made in brass.
   这个仪器是用黄铜制成的，非常漂亮。
3. There is an internal circuit breaker to protect the instrument from overload.
   内置有断路器，防止设备过载。
4. The keyboard is a large and clumsy instrument as far as portable computers are concerned
   就手提电脑而言，键盘就显得大而笨重了。
5. 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。
6. The film explores the relationship between artist and instrument.
   这部电影探究了艺术家和乐器之间的关系。
7. 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。
8. 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。
9. 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。
10. 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。
11. This precision instrument is worth 10,000 yuan.
    这台精密仪器价值一万元。
12. A pen is an instrument used in writing with ink.
    钢笔是使用墨水的书写工具。
13. Language is an instrument for communication.
    语言是交际的工具。
14. Her hands trembled slightly as she reached for the instrument.
    她伸出手拿乐器时，手微微有些抖动。
15. This instrument is highly sensitive.
    这架仪器很灵敏。
16. The instrument has been installed.
    仪器已经装置好了。
17. 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。
18. This instrument demands stringent specification.
    这台设备要求高标准。
19. The president signed the instrument of abdication.
    总统签署了退位的文告。
20. I like instrument better than vocal music.
    我喜欢器乐甚于声乐。
21. Money is an acquisitive instrument only when it is exchanged for some other economic good.
    仅当货币交换其它经济财时，它才是一种营利工具。
22. This instrument monitors the patient's heartbeats.
    这台仪器监听病人的心跳。
23. 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。
24. Mind you don't touch this precision instrument.
    这是精密仪器，你可别碰。
25. 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。
26. 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。
27. Analysis measuring method and instrument
    分析测定方法和仪器
28. The principle of this method, the composing of the instrument and the environment are introduced in this paper.
    对该方法的原理、仪器系统组成、运作环境等进行了介绍，论述了产生问题的原因。
29. This is an instrument for measuring high temperature.
    这是一个测高温仪表。
30. Virtual instrument technology can improve flexibility and expansibility of test system.
    利用虚拟仪器技术可提高测试系统的灵活性和可扩展性。

  tool implement instrument【导航词义：工具，器具】

  tool n. 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）。

  implement n. 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。

  instrument n. 工具，器械

〔辨析〕指科学、医学等工作用的小巧的器械、器具。

noun

1. 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

2. a device that requires skill for proper use

3. any of various devices or contrivances that can be used to produce musical tones or sounds

   Synonym:    musical instrument

4. the semantic role of the entity (usually inanimate) that the agent uses to perform an action or start a process

   Synonym:    instrumental role

5. (law) a document that states some contractual relationship or grants some right

   Synonym:    legal documentlegal instrumentofficial document

6. a person used by another to gain an end

   Synonym:    pawncat's-paw

verb

1. address a legal document to

2. write an instrumental score for

   Synonym:    instrumentate

3. equip with instruments for measuring, recording, or controlling