instrument是什么意思

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• 0 an object, such as a piano, guitar, or drum, that is played to produce musical sounds -- 乐器

  • Which instrument do you play? 你演奏哪一种乐器？

• 1 a tool or other device, especially one without electrical power, used for performing a particular piece of work -- 器械

  • 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。

  • the instrument panel 仪表板

  • The lightning had damaged the plane's instruments, and they weren't giving any readings. 闪电击毁了飞机的仪表，上面什么数据都显示不出来。

  • He saw the theatre as an instrument of change - a way of forcing people to consider social and political issues. 他把戏剧看作变革的手段——一种迫使人们考虑社会及政治问题的方法。

• 2 a type of investment in a company or in government debt that can be traded on the financial markets -- 可以在金融市场上进行交易的投资（或政府债券）

  • They trade in the debt instruments of developing countries. 他们对发展中国家的债卷进行交易。

  • increasingly complex financial instruments 越来越复杂的财务债券