2012年新托福词汇记忆：instrument7 A- [8 Z1 Y! s, [- b8 t- }
１）instrument /ˈɪnstrumənt; ˋɪnstrəmənt/ n
$ |. `- c |; k( ~# j implement or apparatus used in performing an action, esp for delicate or scientific work 器具; 器械; 仪器6 x6 J$ q. x3 ` w" k1 v' F
a surgicalinstrument, eg a scalpel 外科器械（如手术刀） ; }" i* R" C: A/ Y7 d# z% _3 C. k
an opticalinstrument, eg a microscope 光学仪器（如显微镜）. }# X" Q& }/ H( f7 A% d
instruments of torture 刑具.
4 z y% |; Z$ B. ?7 `2 o4 k; A+ j! }! Z apparatus for producing musical sounds, eg a piano, violin, flute or drum 乐器（如钢琴﹑ 小提琴﹑ 笛或鼓）0 `- b. ^" T* [2 P5 |( J2 \6 e+ J$ N" g$ [
learning to play an instrument 学习演奏乐器7 L% b6 H& m! c5 k+ I! O
the instruments of the orchestra 演奏管弦乐的乐器. # j) M- X; ~5 o5 u4 J* w- D
measuring device giving information about the operation of an engine, etc or in navigation （发动机等或航海﹑ 航空中用的）测量仪器, 仪表! k5 k* u, e0 ~! k9 Z% P. b! R
a ship’s instruments 船用测量仪器; f& [9 N* H! N1 Y2 C8 D
[attrib 作定语] an instrument panel 仪表盘. 转自:考试网 - [Examw.Com]; i7 G( L3 i% H0 k9 c6 B0 z( z
(a) ~ of sb/sth person used and controlled by another person, organization, etc, often without being aware of it 受人利用或控制的人（常为不自觉的）
) Y2 j: ?( a& E; r0 C" Q eg：We humans are merely the instruments of fate. 我们人类只不过是天命的工具.
4 @7 Z+ P+ ]5 I. o; W (b) ~ of sth person or thing that brings sth about 促成某事的人或物: L" ]: g `4 m6 X
eg：The organization he had built up eventually became the instrument of his downfall. 他创建起来的组织到头来却成为促使他倒台的根本原因了.
/ z% Z# ^$ Y. F; Z& D3 i# Q% R$ N ~ (of sth) formal (esp legal) document 正式的（尤指合法的）文件﹑文书
& i4 k" @% s2 ` eg：The king signed the instrument of abdication. 国王签署了逊位的文告.: P2 e2 U ]# D
２）instrumentation / ˏɪnstrumenˈteɪʃn; ˏɪnstrəmɛnˋteʃən/n [U]
: R3 d6 Q! H" U4 N8 e2 R* m7 Y 1 arrangement of music for instruments 为器乐的 编曲) q% p% K' [5 A1 T k$ _0 h
eg：The instrumentation is particularly fine. 这首器乐曲编得特别细致.
) O9 [, x0 C! \3 I 2 instruments (instrument 3) 测量仪器; 仪表
/ n( f9 @( F7 p4 I monitoring the spacecraft’s instrumentation 监控宇航器的检测仪表. |
发表于 2012-8-14 22:56:05
