instrument

US: /ˈɪnstɹəmənt/

UK: /ˈɪnstɹəmənt/


English - Vietnamese dictionary

instrument /'instrumənt/
  • danh từ
    • dụng cụ ((nghĩa đen) & (nghĩa bóng))
    • nhạc khí
    • công cụ, phương tiện
      • an instrument of government: một công cụ cai trị
    • văn kiện
    • ngoại động từ
      • cung cấp dụng cụ máy móc cho
      • phối dàn nhạc

    Advanced English dictionary

    + noun
    1 a tool or device used for a particular task, especially for delicate or scientific work: surgical / optical / precision instruments + instruments of torture
    2 = MUSICAL INSTRUMENT: Is he learning an instrument?
    3 a device used for measuring speed, distance, temperature, etc. in a vehicle or on a piece of machinery: the flight instruments + the instrument panel
    4 ~ of / for sth (formal) something that is used by sb in order to achieve sth; a person or thing that makes sth happen: The law is not the best instrument for dealing with family matters. + an instrument of change / oppression
    5 ~ of sb/sth (formal) a person who is used and controlled by sb/sth that is more powerful: an instrument of God / fate(also instrument)
    + noun
    an object used for producing musical sounds, for example a piano or a drum: Most pupils learn (to play) a musical instrument. + the instruments of the orchestra

    Thesaurus dictionary

    n.
    1 implement, tool, device, apparatus, utensil, appliance, contrivance, mechanism, gadget, Colloq contraption, thingumabob, thingumajig, thingummy, thingy, whatsit, what's-its-name, whatnot, what-d'you-call-it, Brit gubbins, US gismo or gizmo:
    Which instrument should I use to loosen this bolt? The doctor extracted the splinter with some sort of instrument
    2 agency, means, way, factor, mechanism, instrumentality, wherewithal, (prime) mover, catalyst, agent:
    Summers refused to be the instrument of bringing free people into slavery
    3 contract, (legal) document, (written) agreement, pact, compact, paper:
    After the signing, copies of the instruments were exchanged.

    Collocation

    1 tool for a particular task

    ADJ.

    precision | sophisticated | reliable | crude | blunt
    The autopsy revealed that the deceased had been hit with a blunt instrument. (figurative) Even though it was a somewhat blunt instrument (= not very precise), our questionnaire provided us with some interesting ideas.
    | sharp | small | delicate | appropriate | research | drawing, measuring, writing | astronomical, flight, flying, mathematical, medical, navigation, navigational, optical, scientific, surgical | cockpit

    QUANT.

    set
    a set of mathematical instruments

    VERB + INSTRUMENT

    use
    All pupils should learn to use drawing instruments.
    | check, read
    to read the instruments and make a note of the wind speed and direction
    | design, develop, devise, invent | build, make
    All the instruments are made from glass capillary tubing.

    INSTRUMENT + VERB

    measure sth
    an instrument that measures light intensity

    INSTRUMENT + NOUN

    check
    The pilot did his instrument checks and taxied towards the runway.
    | maker | panel
    There was a warning light flashing on the instrument panel.

    PHRASES

    an instrument of torture
    medieval instruments of torture such as the rack and the wheel

    2 for playing music

    ADJ.

    musical | beautiful, fine | classical | modern | period
    baroque music played on period instruments
    | solo | orchestral | brass, keyboard, percussion, string/stringed, wind, woodwind | acoustic, electric, electronic

    VERB + INSTRUMENT

    play (on)
    She plays three musical instruments. The score was written to be played on a keyboard instrument.
    | learn, learn (how) to play | tune
    Ensure the instrument is tuned to concert pitch.
    | make
    an instrument made by a woman guitar maker in Canada

    INSTRUMENT + VERB

    sound
    The instrument sounds like a cello.

    INSTRUMENT + NOUN

    maker
    > Special page at MUSIC

    3 sb/sth used to make sth happen

    ADJ.

    chief, key, main, major, prime, principal | good, great
    They agreed that the UN was the best instrument for reaching agreement.
    | ideal | important, valuable | powerful | useful | effective | flexible | mere
    Some cynics say that sport is a mere instrument of capitalist domination.
    | chosen
    The despot claimed to be the chosen instrument of divine providence.
    | divine | political

    VERB + INSTRUMENT

    perceive sb/sth as, regard sb/sth as, see sb/sth as, view sb/sth as
    They saw criminal law as an instrument for improving public morals.
    | use sb/sth as | make sb/sth

    PREP.

    ~ for
    Criminal law is not the best instrument for dealing with family matters.
    | ~ of
    She was accused of making a public service an instrument of private advantage.


    Concise dictionary

    instruments|instrumented|instrumenting'ɪnstrəmənt
    noun
    +a device that requires skill for proper use
    +the means whereby some act is accomplished
    +a person used by another to gain an end
    +(law) a document that states some contractual relationship or grants some right
    +the semantic role of the entity (usually inanimate) that the agent uses to perform an action or start a process
    +any of various devices or contrivances that can be used to produce musical tones or sounds
    verb
    +equip with instruments for measuring, recording, or controlling
    +write an instrumental score for
    +address a legal document to

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