Instrumental Music Instruments ˌɪnstrəˈmentl 器乐曲 Adjective Noun [Usu
This flashcard defines "instrumental" as an adjective meaning helpful or playing a role in making something happen. It also defines it as an adjective meaning performed by instruments, not voices, referring to instrumental music.
This flashcard defines "instrumental" as an adjective meaning helpful or playing a role in making something happen. It also defines it as an adjective meaning performed by instruments, not voices, referring to instrumental music.
[ADJ-GRADED 能被表示程度的副词或介词词组修饰的形容词]有助益的;有帮助的;起作用的 Someone or something that is instrumental in a process or event helps to make it happen.
[usu v-link ADJ]
In his first years as chairman he was instrumental in raising the company's wider profile...
他任董事长的最初几年为提升公司的知名度起到了积极的推动作用。
Jesse Jackson was instrumental in the release of some of the hostages.
其中一些人质得以获释多亏了杰西·杰克逊。
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[ADJ 形容词]用乐器演奏(而非声乐)的;为器乐谱写的Instrumental music is performed by instruments and not by voices.
[ADJ n]
[usu pl]
...a cassette recording of vocal and instrumental music.
有声乐也有器乐的磁带录音
Instrumentals are pieces of instrumental music.器乐曲
The last track on the CD is an instrumental.
CD 上的最后一支曲目是一首器乐曲。
Oxford
in·stru·men·tal/ˌɪnstrəˈmentl; NAmEˌɪnstrəˈmentl/
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noun
instrumentalinstrumentalsadjective1instrumental(in sth/in doing sth) important in making sth happen 起重要作用◆He was instrumental in bringing about an end to the conflict.他在终止冲突的过程中起了重要作用。2made by or for musical instruments 用乐器演奏的;为乐器谱写的◆instrumental music器乐曲▶in·stru·men·tal·ly/; NAmE/adverbnoun1a piece of music (usually popular music) in which only musical instruments are used with no singing 器乐曲2( grammar 语法) (in some languages 用于某些语言)the form of a noun, pronoun or adjective when it refers to a thing that is used to do sth 工具格;工具词in·stru·men·tal/ˌɪnstrəˈmentl; NAmEˌɪnstrəˈmentl/in·stru·men·tal·ly/; NAmE/
1be instrumental in (doing) something formal to be important in making something happen: He was instrumental in developing links with European organizations.2instrumental music is for instruments, not for voices—instrumentally adverb
instrumental1 adjective
instrumental2 noun
instrumentalinstrumental2 noun [countable]
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a piece of music in which no voices are used, only instruments
WDF
instrumental
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仪器的(30%),有帮助的(26%),器乐曲(23%),乐器的(18%),可做为手段的(3%)
n.器乐曲;工具字,工具格
adj.乐器的;有帮助的;仪器的,器械的
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