n. 1.仪表，仪器 〔cf. tool, implement〕。 2.乐器 (＝musical instrument)。 3.【法律】证件，证券，文件。 4.手段，工具。 短语和例子 airborne instruments 航空仪表。 all-purpose instruments 万能仪表。 end instruments 敏感元件。 nautical instruments 航海仪器。 optical instrument光学仪器。 precision instruments 精密仪器。 surgical instruments 外科器械。 stringed instruments 弦乐器。 wind instruments 管乐器。 an instrument of credit 商业证券。 negotiable instrument 流通票据，可转让证券。 the instrument of ratification 批准书。 instruments of production 生产工具。 act as sb.'s instrument 做某人傀儡。 be the instrument of sb.'s death (误)致某人死亡。 vt. 1.用仪器装备。 2.给乐器编(曲)，为管弦乐队编(曲)。 3.向…提交法律文件。
the means whereby some act is accomplished; "my greed was the instrument of my destruction"; "science has given us new tools to fight disease" 同义词：tool,
a device that requires skill for proper use
any of various devices or contrivances that can be used to produce musical tones or sounds 同义词：musical instrument,
the semantic role of the entity (usually inanimate) that the agent uses to perform an action or start a process 同义词：instrumental role,
(law) a document that states some contractual relationship or grants some right 同义词：legal document, legal instrument, official document,
a person used by another to gain an end 同义词：pawn, cat''s-paw,
address a legal document to
write an instrumental score for 同义词：instrumentate,
equip with instruments for measuring, recording, or controlling
例句与用法
1.
The king signed the instrument of abdication . 国王签署了逊位的文告。
2.
The instrument must be carefully leveled . 必须将仪器小心地调到水平。
3.
This instrument demands stringent specification . 这台设备要求高标准。
4.
They chanced to have their instruments with them .. 他们正巧带有仪器。
5.
They happened to have their instruments with them .. 他们正巧带有仪器。
6.
Language is an instrument for communication . 语言是交际的工具。
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High temperature instruments use photodiodes . 高温测量仪器用光电二极管。
8.
This precision instrument is worth 10,000 yuan . 这台精密仪器价值一万元。
9.
We humans are merely the instruments of fate . 我们人类只不过是天命的工具。
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