instrument

工具；仪器

乐器

傀儡；被利用的人

instrument

工具, 手段, 器械, 器具, 手段

instrument

1. a device that requires skill for proper use

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2. the means whereby some act is accomplished; "my greed was the instrument of my destruction"; "science has given us new tools to fight disease"

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3. a person used by another to gain an end

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4. (law) a document that states some contractual relationship or grants some right

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5. the semantic role of the entity (usually inanimate) that the agent uses to perform an action or start a process

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6. any of various devices or contrivances that can be used to produce musical tones or sounds

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1. equip with instruments for measuring, recording, or controlling

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2. write an instrumental score for

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3. address a legal document to

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