instruments

英 [ˈɪnstrʊmənts]

美 [ˈɪnstrəmənts]

n.  器械; 仪器; 器具; (车辆、机器的)仪器，仪表; 促成某事的人(或事物); 手段
instrument的复数

IELTS

柯林斯词典

• N-COUNT 器械;器具
  Aninstrumentis a tool or device that is used to do a particular task, especially a scientific task.
  1. ...a thin tube-like optical instrument.
     试管状的细长光学仪器
  2. ...instruments for cleaning and polishing teeth...
     清洗和抛光牙齿的器械
  3. 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。
• N-COUNT 乐器
  A musicalinstrumentis an object such as a piano, guitar, or flute, which you play in order to produce music.
  1. 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。
• N-COUNT 仪器;仪表
  Aninstrumentis 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.
  1. ...crucial instruments on the control panel.
     控制面板上的重要仪表
  2. ...navigation instruments.
     导航仪器
• N-COUNT 工具;手段;被他人利用的人
  Something that is aninstrumentfor achieving a particular aim is used by people to achieve that aim.
  1. 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。
• See also:stringed instrumentwind instrument

双语例句

• In India and Bali students learn to vocalize music before ever picking up instruments.
  在印度和巴厘岛，学生们在开始学习乐器之前要先学习唱歌。
• These instruments form a complete set. Don't separate them.
  这些仪器是成套的，不要拆散。
• These musical instruments belong to the school.
  这些乐器属学校所有。
• The drum is one of the oldest musical instruments.
  鼓是最古老的乐器之一。
• She was no mean performer on a variety of other instruments
  许多别的乐器她也演奏得相当出色。
• Their instruments detected very faint radiowaves at a frequency of 3 kilohertz.
  他们的仪器检测到一个3千赫的微弱无线电波。
• Today's clever financial instruments make it possible for firms to hedge their risks.
  现今各种巧妙的金融手段使得各公司防范风险成为可能。
• Only half of the spacecraft's six science instruments are still in working order.
  这艘宇宙飞船的6件科学仪器中只有一半还在正常运转。
• Our institute has ordered a great many instruments from the company.
  我们学院向该公司订购了不少仪器。
• Telescopes and microscopes are optical instruments.
  望远镜和显微镜是光学仪器。