[N-COUNT 可数名词]器械；器具 An instrument is a tool or device that is used to do a particular task, especially a scientific task.
[usu with supp]
...a thin tube-like optical instrument.
试管状的细长光学仪器
...instruments for cleaning and polishing teeth...
清洗和抛光牙齿的器械
The environment itself will at the same time be measured by about 60 scientific instruments.
同时环境本身将由大约60种科学器械来测量。
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[N-COUNT 可数名词]乐器 A musical instrument is an object such as a piano, guitar, or flute, which you play in order to produce music.
[oft supp N]
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。
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[N-COUNT 可数名词]仪器；仪表 An instrument is a device that is used for making measurements of something such as speed, height, or sound, for example on a ship or plane or in a car.
[oft supp N]
...crucial instruments on the control panel.
控制面板上的重要仪表
...navigation instruments.
导航仪器
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[N-COUNT 可数名词]工具；手段；被他人利用的人 Something that is an instrument for achieving a particular aim is used by people to achieve that aim.
[oft N of n]
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。
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See also:
stringed instrument
；
wind instrument
；
Oxford
in·stru·ment★/ˈɪnstrəmənt; NAmEˈɪnstrəmənt/noun1★a tool or device used for a particular task, especially for delicate or scientific work 器械；仪器；器具◆surgical/optical/precision, etc. instruments外科器械；光学、精密等仪器◆instruments of torture刑具2★=
musical instrument
◆Is he learning an instrument?他在学习演奏乐器吗？◆brass/stringed, etc. instruments铜管乐器、弦乐器等3★a device used for measuring speed, distance, temperature, etc. in a vehicle or on a piece of machinery （车辆、机器的）仪器，仪表◆the flight instruments飞行仪表◆the instrument panel仪表盘4( formal) something that is used by sb in order to achieve sth; a person or thing that makes sth happen 促成某事的人（或事物）；手段instrumentfor sth/for doing sth ◆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。instrumentof sth ◆an instrument of change促成变革的措施5instrumentof sb/sth ( formal) a person who is used and controlled by sb/sth that is more powerful 受利用（或控制）的人；工具◆an instrument of fate受命运摆布的人6( law 律) a formal legal document 文据；正式法律文件instrumentinstrumentsinstrumentedinstrumentingin·stru·ment/ˈɪnstrəmənt; NAmEˈɪnstrəmənt/
1instrument (1)tool a small tool used in work such as science or medicine: surgical instruments2music an object used for producing music, such as a piano or violinSYN musical instrument → instrumental, instrumentalist: electronic instrumentsbrass/wind/percussion/stringed etc instrument3for measuring a piece of equipment for measuring and showing distance, speed, temperature etc: a failure of the flight instruments sensitive earthquake-detecting instruments4method [usually singular] something or someone that is used to get a particular resultinstrument of Interest rates are an important instrument of economic policy.instrument for (doing) something Good management should be an instrument for innovation.5for hurting something that is used to hit or hurt someone: Death was due to a blow on the head with a blunt instrument.instrument of torture (=an object used to make people suffer pain until they give information)6instrument of fate/God literary someone or something that is used by a power beyond our controlCOLLOCATIONS– Meaning 2verbsplay an instrument· Can you play a musical instrument?learn to play an instrument (also learn an instrument)· All students at the school have the opportunity to learn an instrument.tune an instrument (=make it play at the right pitch)· The musicians were tuning their instruments before the concert began.hire an instrument· You could hire an instrument from a music shop.ADJECTIVES/NOUN + instrumenta wind/woodwind instrument· Violas blend very well with most of the wind instruments.a brass instrument· The tuba is the deepest of the brass instruments.a string/stringed instrument· He spent many hours playing string instruments of all kinds.a keyboard instrument· Keyboard instruments are relatively easy to learn.a percussion instrument (=one that you hit)· Children can learn to play percussion instruments through games and songs.an electronic instrument· An electronic instrument requires no tuning and very little maintenance.a solo instrument (=one that can be played on its own)· The organ has increasingly become recognized as a solo instrument in its own right.
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