| 单词 | instrument |
| 释义 | instrument n. & v. --n 1. a tool or implement, esp. for delicate or scientific work. 2. (in full musical instrument) a device for producing musical sounds by vibration, wind, percussion, etc. 3. a a thing used in performing an action (the meeting was an instrument in his success). b a person made use of (is merely their instrument). 4. a measuring-device, esp. in an aeroplane, serving to determine its position in darkness etc. 5. a formal, esp. legal, document. --vtr. 1. arrange (music) for instruments. 2. equip with instruments (for measuring, recording, controlling, etc.). Phrases and idioms instrument board (or panel) a surface, esp. in a car or aeroplane, containing the dials etc. of measuring-devices. Etymology: ME f. OF instrument or L instrumentum (as INSTRUCT) |
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