instrument

n.仪器；手段，工具；乐器；法律文件

vt.用仪器装备；为演奏谱曲；向…提交文书

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

名词复数形式:instruments f:instruments

instrument 仪器，器械，乐器，法律文件

in-,进入，使，-stru,建造，建设，词源同structure,destruct.引申词义提供的工具，仪器，器械等。后也用于指乐器或法律文件。

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。