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TOEFL IELTS BNC: 1709 COCA: 1611

instrument

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Related topics: Tools, Medicine, Music, Measurement
in·stru·ment /ˈɪnstrəmənt/ ●●● W2 noun [countableC]  
1  instrument_surgical.jpg tool 工具TZM a small tool used in work such as science or medicine 〔科学、医学等工作用的小巧的〕器械，器具
 surgical instruments
外科(手术)器械
2  music 音乐APM an object used for producing music, such as a piano or violin 乐器 SYN musical instrument, → instrumental, instrumentalist
 electronic instruments
电子乐器
brass/wind/percussion/stringed etc instrument 铜管乐器/管乐器/打击乐器/弦乐器等
3  for measuring 用于测量TM a piece of equipment for measuring and showing distance, speed, temperature etc 仪器，仪表
 a failure of the flight instruments
飞行仪表的失灵
 sensitive earthquake-detecting instruments
灵敏的地震探测仪
4  method 方法 [usually singular]WAY/METHOD something or someone that is used to get a particular result 促成某事的物[人]；手段，方法
instrument of
 Interest rates are an important instrument of economic policy.
利率是经济政策的重要调控手段。
instrument for (doing) something
 Good management should be an instrument for innovation.
良好的管理应当是创新所必需的手段。
5  HURT/CAUSE PAINfor hurting 用于伤害 something that is used to hit or hurt someone 〔击打或伤害他人的〕工具
 Death was due to a blow on the head with a blunt instrument.
死亡是由于钝器击中头部所致。
instrument of torture (=an object used to make people suffer pain until they give information) 〔逼供用的〕刑具
6. instrument of fate/God literaryPOWER someone or something that is used by a power beyond our control 受命运/上帝摆布的人[物]
n COLLOCATIONS – Meaning 2: an object used for producing music, such as a piano or violin
verbs
play 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 + instrument
a 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.
Examples from the Corpus
instrument• The army is an instrument of the government.• Even small children were used as instruments in the regime, encouraged to spy on and report their parents.• The Committee on Ethics in Public Life was regarded by many as being a mere instrument of the government.• I sat in the dentist's chair and looked at the row of instruments beside me.• Spending was once considered the most powerful instrument of government policy.• The microscope is perhaps the most widely used scientific instrument.• The instrument measures breathing and blood pressure.• The instrument produces a sound similar to a violin.• The company specializes in the manufacture of high quality writing instruments.
brass/wind/percussion/stringed etc instrument• Concertos for brass instruments have helped to develop and increase their technical resources.• Mac had said something about his fondness for wind instruments without actually saying what he played.• The same held true for mouthpieces for wind instruments and replacement roots for teeth, Sakai explained.• He bashed about on percussion instruments.• It boomed as if the whole house was a resonating chamber for the brass instrument on the door.• Many of the stringed instruments imitate the sounds of horses; wind instruments imitate the sounds of birds and other wild animals.• If you have access to stringed instruments, bring them to class and let the students try playing them.
instrument for (doing) something• Polls have become not only an instrument for taking the momentary public pulse but a servant of political spin.• However, we are very keen to encourage centres not to interpret this as meaning a separate assessment instrument for every outcome.• This attention to detail only enhances the beauty and warmth of the voice itself, the ideal instrument for the part.• Thoughtful, well-reasoned covert action, lawfully reported to Congress, can be a tremendous foreign-policy instrument for a president.• These examinations are probably a poor instrument for measuring the quality of medical education because they concentrate on factual retention.• A bomb is a terrible and random instrument for tearing flesh.• Most often C rdenas uses her own body as the instrument for her explorations.• I was aghast to see that Peter had spread the instruments for the operation on the dining table.
instrument of torture• It resembled a medieval instrument of torture, a rack or wheel.
From Longman Business Dictionary
instrumentin·stru·ment /ˈɪnstrəmənt/ noun [countableC]
1 (also financial instrument)FINANCE an investment such as a bond or share
the growth of financial instruments such as options and futures
→ debt instrument → equity instrument → hedging instrument → money-market instrument → negotiable instrument
2 (also statutory instrument) British EnglishBrELAW an instruction given by a British minister that has the force of a law
The Secretary of State may, by order made by statutory instrument, determine the fees payable by any applicant to a licensing board.
3LAW a formal legal document
→ trust instrument
Origin instrument
(1200-1300) Latin instrumentum, from instruere; → INSTRUCT
in·stru·ment noun →n COLLOCATIONS1
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TOEFL IELTS BNC: 1709 COCA: 1611
instrument

noun¹

 1tool for a particular task工具ADJECTIVE | ... OF INSTRUMENTS | VERB + INSTRUMENT | INSTRUMENT + VERB | INSTRUMENT + NOUN | PHRASES ADJECTIVE➤precision, sensitive精密／靈敏儀器▸➤sophisticated精密的儀器▸➤reliable可靠的工具➤crude粗糙的工具➤blunt鈍器；不精確◇The autopsy revealed that the deceased had been hit with a blunt instrument.屍檢表明死者遭受過鈍器的重擊。◇Even though it was a somewhat blunt instrument (= not very precise), our questionnaire provided us with some interesting ideas.我們的調查問卷雖然有點兒不夠精確，但仍然為我們提供了一些有趣的觀點。➤sharp鋒利的器具▸➤small小型器具▸➤delicate精巧的工具▸➤appropriate合適的工具➤drawing, measuring, writing繪圖儀器；測量儀器；書寫工具▸➤astronomical, mathematical, medical, navigation, navigational, optical, scientific, surgical天文儀器；數學儀器；醫療器械；導航儀器；光學儀器；科學儀器；外科器械▸➤cockpit, flight駕駛艙儀器；飛行儀表... OF INSTRUMENTS➤set一套儀器◇a set of mathematical instruments一套數學儀器VERB + INSTRUMENT➤use使用工具◇All students should learn to use drawing instruments.所有學生都應該學會使用繪圖工具。➤check, read查看儀器；讀取儀器數據◇to read the instruments and make a note of the wind speed and direction讀取儀器數據並記錄風速和風向➤design, develop, devise, invent設計工具；研發工具；發明儀器▸➤build, make製造／製作儀器◇All the instruments are made from glass capillary tubing.所有儀器都是用玻璃細管製成的。INSTRUMENT + VERB➤measure sth儀器測量⋯◇an instrument that measures light intensity測量光強度的儀器INSTRUMENT + NOUN➤check儀器檢查◇The pilot did his instrument checks in preparation for take-off.飛行員檢查儀表準備起飛。➤maker儀器生產商▸➤panel儀表盤◇There was a warning light flashing on the instrument panel.儀表盤上有一個警示燈在閃爍。PHRASES➤an instrument of torture刑具◇medieval instruments of torture such as the rack and the wheel肢刑架、輪式刑車等中世紀刑具
instrument

noun²

 2for playing music樂器ADJECTIVE | VERB + INSTRUMENT | INSTRUMENT + VERB | INSTRUMENT + NOUN | PREPOSITION ADJECTIVE➤musical樂器▸➤beautiful, fine美麗的／精美的樂器▸➤classical古典樂器▸➤modern現代樂器▸➤traditional傳統樂器▸➤period某歷史時期的樂器◇baroque music played on period instruments用當時的樂器演奏的巴羅克音樂➤solo獨奏樂器▸➤orchestral管弦樂器▸➤brass, keyboard, percussion, string, stringed, wind, woodwind銅管樂器；鍵盤樂器；打擊樂器；弦樂器；管樂器；木管樂器▸➤acoustic, electric, electronic原聲／電聲／電子樂器VERB + INSTRUMENT➤play演奏樂器◇She plays three musical instruments.她會演奏 3 種樂器。➤learn, learn to play學習演奏樂器▸➤tune為樂器調音▸➤make製作樂器◇an instrument made by a violin maker in Canada一位加拿大小提琴製作師製作的樂器INSTRUMENT + VERB➤sound樂器聽起來◇The instrument sounds like a cello.這種樂器聽起來像大提琴。INSTRUMENT + NOUN➤maker樂器製作師PREPOSITION➤on an/the instrument在樂器上◇The piece can be played on a keyboard instrument.這首樂曲可以用鍵盤樂器演奏。  ➡ topic at music
instrument

noun³

 3sb/sth used to make sth happen手段ADJECTIVE | VERB + INSTRUMENT | PREPOSITION ADJECTIVE➤chief, key, main, major, primary, principal首要手段；關鍵途徑；主要方式▸➤good, great好辦法；極好的手段◇Internet polls are considered to be better instruments than telephone polls.網絡調查被認為是比電話調查更好的方法。➤ideal理想的途徑▸➤important, valuable重要的／有價值的手段▸➤powerful強有力的工具▸➤useful有用的工具▸➤effective有效的手段◇More effective instruments of oversight are needed.需要更加有效的監督手段。➤flexible靈活的手段▸➤mere僅僅是工具◇Some cynics say that popular music is a mere instrument of capitalist domination.有些憤世嫉俗的人說流行音樂只不過是資本主義統治的工具而已。➤chosen選定的工具◇The despot claimed to be the chosen instrument of divine providence.專制者聲稱自己是上天選定的統治工具。➤political政治工具➤financial, legal金融／法律工具VERB + INSTRUMENT➤regard sb/sth as, see sb/sth as, view sb/sth as把⋯視為工具；認為⋯是工具◇They saw criminal law as an instrument for improving public morals.他們把刑法視為提高公眾道德水準的工具。➤use sb/sth as使用⋯作為工具▸➤make sb/sth把⋯用作工具PREPOSITION➤instrument for用於⋯的工具◇Criminal law is not the best instrument for dealing with family matters.刑法不是處理家庭問題的最佳工具。➤instrument of⋯的工具◇the use of language as an instrument of power and social control作為權力和社會控制工具的語言的應用
TOEFL IELTS BNC: 1709 COCA: 1611
instrument noun
⇨ medium (an instrument of control) ⇨ tool (a surgical instrument)
TOEFL IELTS BNC: 1709 COCA: 1611
instrument
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