新东方-柯林斯雅思备考词典

instrumental

英  [ˌɪnstrəˈmentəl]
    

[ADJ, NOUN]

    ADJ. 形容词
  • 1起作用的

    Someone or something that is instrumental in a process or event helps to make it happen.

    双语例句

    例:

    In his first years as chairman he was instrumental in raising the company's wider profile.

    在任董事长的头几年,他在提升公司形象方面发挥了作用。

    2用乐器演奏的

    Instrumental music is performed by instruments and not by voices.

    双语例句

    例:

    a CD of vocal and instrumental music.

    一张声乐和器乐光盘。

    NOUN. 名词
  • instrumentals

    1[C 可数名词] 器乐曲

    Instrumentals are pieces of instrumental music.

    双语例句

    例:

    After a couple of brief instrumentals, he puts his guitar down.

    演奏了几首简短的器乐曲之后,他放下了吉他。