instrumental

英 [ˌɪnstrəˈmentl]

美 [ˌɪnstrəˈmentl]

adj.  起重要作用; 用乐器演奏的; 为乐器谱写的
n.  器乐曲; 工具格; 工具词

复数：instrumentals　

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牛津词典

adj.

• 起重要作用
  important in making sth happen
  1. He was instrumental in bringing about an end to the conflict.
     他在终止冲突的过程中起了重要作用。
• 用乐器演奏的；为乐器谱写的
  made by or for musical instruments
  1. instrumental music
     器乐曲

noun

• 器乐曲
  a piece of music (usually popular music) in which only musical instruments are used with no singing
• 工具格；工具词
  the form of a noun, pronoun or adjective when it refers to a thing that is used to do sth

柯林斯词典

• ADJ-GRADED 有助益的;有帮助的;起作用的
  Someone or something that isinstrumental ina process or event helps to make it happen.
  1. In his first years as chairman he was instrumental in raising the company's wider profile...
     他任董事长的最初几年为提升公司的知名度起到了积极的推动作用。
  2. Jesse Jackson was instrumental in the release of some of the hostages.
     其中一些人质得以获释多亏了杰西·杰克逊。
• ADJ 用乐器演奏(而非声乐)的;为器乐谱写的
  Instrumentalmusic is performed by instruments and not by voices.
  1. ...a cassette recording of vocal and instrumental music.
     有声乐也有器乐的磁带录音
  2. Instrumentalsare pieces of instrumental music.
     器乐曲
  3. The last track on the CD is an instrumental.
     CD 上的最后一支曲目是一首器乐曲。

英英释义

adj

• serving or acting as a means or aid
  1. instrumental in solving the crime
  Synonym:implementalsubservient
• relating to or designed for or performed on musical instruments
  1. instrumental compositions
  2. an instrumental ensemble

双语例句

• An artistic form of auditory communication incorporating instrumental or vocal tones in a structured and continuous manner.
  配合乐器和嗓音的有组织、连续的表现的听觉交流的艺术形式。
• It has one of the most outstanding melodies in Chinese instrumental music.
  它是中国器乐作品个最出色的旋律之一。
• With life basis lost, education has grown instrumental day by day and lost its own sense of direction.
  失去了生活根基，教育工具性日益增长，迷失了自身方向。
• The dependence of consciousness, mind, thought and nature on signs and interpretation is not an instrumental one.
  意识，心理，思想和生理对于符号和解释的依赖性，并不是手段性，工具性的。
• The humanism idea of regional economic development shows that humanism restricts instrumental rationality and their concerted development.
  区域经济发展的人文理念表现为人文理性对工具理性的制约以及二者的协调发展。
• This technical innovation is instrumental in improving the qualities of our products.
  这项技术革新有助于改善我们的产品质量。
• As baseball commissioner, Chandler was instrumental in making Jackie Robinson the first black player in the major leagues.
  杰基·罗宾逊成为职业棒球联赛中首位黑人选手，作为棒球协会总干事的钱德勒功不可没。
• They took an instrumental role in the formation of britain's first such organization.
  他们在创建英国第一个这类组织中起了推动作用。
• Instrumental analysis experiment, thesis and research for teachers and students.
  本科生仪器分析实验，本科生及研究生论文实验，教师科研。
• I was instrumental in catching the criminal.
  我发挥了作用帮助捉住那个罪犯。