instruments
[ˈinstrumənts]

n.

器具( instrument的名词复数 )；工具；（尤指航空中用于操作的）仪器；乐器

双语释义

n.(名词)

1. [C]器具,仪器 an object used to help in work
2. [C]乐器 an object, such as piano, horn, etc.
3. [C]被外界所利用的人〔物〕,傀儡 sb/sth which seems to be used by an outside force
4. [C]正式的文件,文书 formal document

英英释义

instrument

• n.
  • a device that requires skill for proper use
  • the means whereby some act is accomplished

    "my greed was the instrument of my destruction"

    同义词：tool

  • a person used by another to gain an end

    同义词：pawncat's-paw

  • (law) a document that states some contractual relationship or grants some right

    同义词：legal documentlegal instrumentofficial document

  • 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

  • any of various devices or contrivances that can be used to produce musical tones or sounds

    同义词：musical instrument

• v.
  • equip with instruments for measuring, recording, or controlling
  • write an instrumental score for

    同义词：instrumentate

  • address a legal document to

词汇搭配

用作名词 (n.)动词+～

• play instrument演奏乐器
• study instrument检查仪器

形容词+～

• blunt instrument不灵敏的仪器
• convenient instrument使用不方便的工具
• stringed instrument弦乐器
• writing instrument书写工具

～+介词

• instrument for communication交际工具
• instrument in the murder杀人工具
• the instruments of the orchestra管弦乐器

词组短语

medical instruments医疗仪器；医学器具

medical apparatus and instruments医疗器械

derivative financial instruments n. 衍生金融工具

双语例句

用作名词(n.)

1. This instrument monitors the patient's heartbeats.
   这台仪器监听病人的心跳。
2. He can play nearly every musical instrument.
   他几乎能演奏每一件乐器。
3. A plough is an instrument used for farming.
   犁是用于耕作的工具。
4. The hospital imported some surgical instruments.
   医院进口了一些外科器械。

权威例句

Siemens Analytical X-Ray Instruments, Inc.
Testing for Weak Instruments in Linear IV Regression
A Note on the Theme of Too Many Instruments
A Note on the Theme of Too Many Instruments*
A Survey of Weak Instruments and Weak Identification in Generalized Method of Moments
Validation of the five-factor model of personality across instruments and observers.
Measuring change over time: assessing the usefulness of evaluative instruments.
Factor analysis in the development and refinement of clinical assessment instruments.
Limitations of Diagnostic Criteria and Assessment Instruments for Mental Disorders: Implications for Research and Policy
Problems with Instrumental Variables Estimation When the Correlation Between the Instruments and the Endogeneous Explanatory Variabl...