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in.stru.ment TOOL5In7strE7mEntn [C]a tool or other device, esp. one that has no power, used for performing a particular piece of work, or (fig. fml) a way of achieving or causing something器械,手段surgical instruments外科手术器械instruments of torture刑具The man's injuries had obviously been caused by a blunt instrument.这人的伤口显然是由钝器所致。Instruments are also the various devices used for measuring speed, height, etc. that are found in vehicles, esp. aircraft.仪器,仪表the instrument panel仪表板The lightning had damaged the plane's instruments, and they weren't giving any readings.闪电损坏了飞机的仪表,仪表上没有任何指示。(fig. fml) He saw the theatre as an instrument of change--a way of forcing people to consider social and political issues.他将戏剧看成变革的手段----一种迫使人们考虑社会及政治问题的方法。
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