instrument /ˈɪnstrəmənt/ noun plural instruments
plural instruments
Learner's definition of INSTRUMENT
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: a tool or device used for a particular purpose器具;工具 especially : a tool or device designed to do careful and exact work(尤指用于精细操作的)器械,仪器 2
: a device that measures something (such as temperature or distance)测量仪器;测量仪表 -
an instrument designed to measure the Earth's atmosphere用于测量地球大气层的仪器
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Part of her training as a pilot involved learning to fly by instruments. [=learning to fly only by looking at the instruments in the airplane]作为飞行员,她训练的一部分就是学习如何靠仪表飞行。
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: someone or something that can be used to do or achieve something促成某事的人(或事物) -
Movies can be useful instruments of social change. [=movies can be used to cause social change]电影可以成为促进社会变迁的重要手段。
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She believed that she was an instrument of God. [=she believed that God was using her to do things; she believed that God was acting through her]她相信自己是上帝的化身。
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law : an official document that shows legal rights or duties正式法律文件;文据 -
a mortgage instrument抵押文书
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stocks, bonds, and other financial instruments股票、债券和其他金融票据