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

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 instrument wind instrument

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。
You can buy perfectly good instruments for a lot less.
你可以少花一大笔钱买到顶好的仪器。
The instruments glowed in the bright orange light
明亮的橙色灯光下，这些乐器闪闪发光。
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。
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。
His surgical instruments were a knife and a pair of pincers.
他的外科手术器械是一把刀和一把钳子。
He is good at distinguishing the sounds of different instruments in an orchestra.
他善于辨别乐队里不同乐器的声音。
They happened [ chanced] to have their instruments with them.
他们正巧带有仪器。
These musical instruments belong to the school.
这些乐器属学校所有。