instrument
英 ['ɪnstrʊm(ə)nt]
美['ɪnstrəmənt]
- n. 仪器；工具；乐器；手段；器械
英英释意
- 1. a device that requires skill for proper use
- 2. the means whereby some act is accomplished;
- "my greed was the instrument of my destruction"
- "science has given us new tools to fight disease"
- 3. a person used by another to gain an end
- 4. (law) a document that states some contractual relationship or grants some right
- 5. the semantic role of the entity (usually inanimate) that the agent uses to perform an action or start a process
- 6. any of various devices or contrivances that can be used to produce musical tones or sounds
双语例句
- 1. 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。
来自柯林斯例句
- 2. 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。
来自柯林斯例句
- 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。
来自柯林斯例句
- 4. 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.
来自《简明英汉词典》
- 5. There are twin holes on each side of the instrument.
- 这工具的两边各有一对孔眼.
来自《简明英汉词典》