[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
[ˌɪnstrəˈmentl]
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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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