Definition of instrumental in English:

instrumental

adjective ɪnstrʊˈmɛnt(ə)lˌɪnstrəˈmɛn(t)l

1Serving as a means of pursuing an aim or policy.
作为工具（或手段）的，起促成作用的
the Society was instrumental in bringing about legislation
这一社团起了促成立法的作用。
Example sentencesExamples
- Emily was instrumental in forming a branch of the Girls Friendly Society in Tullow and remained active in this society for many years helping to train young girls in their formative years in religion and crafts.
- Produce production can be instrumental in arresting the decline in the number of farms in some rural areas, as well as in providing an alternative to tobacco production.
- The strategy, which was instrumental in Microsoft's victory in the so-called browser wars, is being replayed in the digital media market.
- They went to war together and both were instrumental in a victory that many consider a defining moment in Canadian hockey history.
- The government's ability to provide basic services reliably was instrumental in establishing government creditability.
- Nor did he allow himself to be deterred by the fact that it was these men who were instrumental in his success as a solo artist.
- He crossed for two of Australia's 13 tries in a 90-8 victory and was instrumental in many more.
- You were elected to government in 1996 with a mandate to improve standards of behaviour in government and parliament, and have instead been instrumental in bringing about a sharp decline!
- A few well chosen elements of directorial interpretation are instrumental in making this production more suited to and enjoyable for its audience.
- Her major gratifications were seeing the many social services she was instrumental in initiating come to fruition, among them day care for senior citizens.
- He was instrumental in bringing in both Japanese and American taiko drum ensembles, as well as the 1997 and 1999 North American taiko conferences.
- A good planning process is instrumental in positioning an organization for success.
- The motor is also instrumental in producing a rapid response rate in the hand without sacrificing pinch force.
- Anne was instrumental in coordinating, with the assistance of the Barwon Group of the Country Women's Association, drought hampers that were dispersed amongst farmers in need.
- Thirty four years later, in 2001, it was found dusty and forgotten in the loft of a house in Top Lane and was returned to the parish council chairman who was instrumental in reintroducing the competition.
- Although several experienced hands, who were instrumental in that series victory are unavailable, a core of exciting young players is emerging.
- The exhibition, which is well worth a visit, consists mainly of photographs and prints of ships that were built, their history and the people who were instrumental in Waterford shipbuilding.
- All tenets are instrumental in producing issues that prepare war fighters and planners to be good decision makers.
- Our thoughts, attitudes, and beliefs about other motorists' dangerous driving habits are instrumental in producing our emotional response.
- A small investment in time could be instrumental in gaining positive outcomes.
Synonyms
involved, active, influential, contributory
helpful, of help/assistance, useful, of use/service
significant, important
(be instrumental in), play a part in, contribute to, be a factor in, be (partly) responsible for, have a hand in
add to, help, promote, advance, further, forward, oil the wheels of, open the door for, be conducive to, make for
lead to, cause, give rise to
formal conduce to
1. 1.1 Relating to something's function as a means to an end.
  与（事物）的工具效用有关的
  a very instrumental view of education and how it relates to their needs
  强调教育作为工具及其如何与他们的需求相关的观点。
  Example sentencesExamples
  First, Longinus recognizes the instrumental functions of rhetoric, and can treat it as an object of judgment.
  They lead to an overly instrumental view of education that emphasizes the immediate needs of self-interested parties and programs of study that have economic returns.
  The process of naming brands of dope and the choice of images represented in dope stamps have a number of functions not related to the instrumental functions employed by users and distributors.
  In other words, they have a purely instrumental view of power, one in which the ends of power are irrelevant.
  Stamps also serve important instrumental and expressive functions in the lives of heroin distributors.
  The instrumental function of dope stamps, for both users and dealers, is clearly an important aspect of the phenomenon, but it does not tell the whole story.
  Also, neocons seem to have a more instrumental view of religion.
  That is so because the bohemian frequently professes an instrumental view of work as a necessary evil to make money necessary to provide for his bohemian life and the expenses that it involves.
  Why do so many people hold an instrumental view of culture?
  A narrower version of the instrumental view of free expression focuses on its utility in the functioning of a representative democracy.
  We will then consider the instrumental function of value judgments and their experimental verification.
  The official focus on the ageing question, with the implicit notion that people have a responsibility to reproduce a new generation of elder-carers, contributes to the instrumental view of parenthood.
  To some who hold an intrinsic view of education, instrumental education is nothing more than training.
  Duquin argues that nonactive representations of women may reinforce the view that women's bodies serve an ornamental, rather than instrumental, function.
  The instrumental view appears to have been dominant until the Renaissance.
  Trouble is, when education is so instrumental, what does that mean for teachers and schools?
  Du Toit also moves beyond a purely instrumental view of violence, as simply a means to an end, to argue that violence often has symbolic meanings and can become an end in itself.
  The instrumental function of power is perceived to be as a question of knowledge.
  Finally, he investigates what he calls the instrumental functions, that is, the afterlife of the narrative or the consequences of the work.
  It is incompatible with the manipulative attitude implicit in an instrumental view of religion.
2(of music) performed on instruments, with no vocals.
（音乐）用乐器演奏的
a largely instrumental piece
一首主要由乐器演奏的乐曲。
Example sentencesExamples
- By the 1960s, whites too had become avid fans of township jazz, which had sprouted into kwela's instrumental music and mbaqanga, a vocal jazz style.
- Although his musical output was modest, his vocal and instrumental music speaks in a highly personal voice.
- While Creston is best known for his instrumental music, his vocal literature deserves renewed attention.
- Both vocal and instrumental music, as well as dance, play a significant role in Azande culture.
- It is almost like I have to have two different heads - writing instrumental music is totally different from writing songs for vocals.
- Musicians, singers, and related workers play musical instruments, sing, compose or arrange music, or conduct groups in instrumental or vocal performances.
- Music is universal and hence Hindustani, Carnatic and instrumental music, which has great value on the international arena, has to be promoted through fusion, she adds.
- Finzi had more trouble with instrumental music than with vocal.
- Concerts of vocal and instrumental music were given regularly.
- My work consists of using instrumental music and the singing voice as sound stimulation, to train and develop listening.
- Unlike an instrumental music degree, conducting courses will generally involve more philosophical and historical elements, as well as the basic technical training.
- Both halves are packed with the duo's explosive instrumental music, and feature remarkably little in the way of stage banter or dialogue.
- Events include set dancing, figure dancing, instrumental music, solo singing, recitation, ballad group and question time.
- Much of traditional Korean vocal and instrumental music employs a metrical rhythmic system based on a series of accompanying patterns known as jangdan.
- There follow three chapters dealing with other sources grouped by genre: sacred music, theatre music and vocal, keyboard and instrumental music.
- This work represents not Beethoven the titan, but Beethoven as composer of warmly songful instrumental music.
- He has always been a prolific composer - 20 symphonies, an equal number of concertos, a vast array of orchestral, vocal and instrumental music.
- Competitions will take place in solo singing, recitation, question time, instrumental music, ballad group singing, novelty act, ceilidh dancing.
- The competition is open to those aged 16 to 24 and has categories for light and classical Hindustani and Carnatic vocal, instrumental and devotional music.
- Those featuring in the concert will travel from all over the county, guaranteeing those present a wonderful night's entertainment in instrumental music, singing and dancing.
1. 2.1 Relating to musical instruments.
  与乐器有关的
  brilliance of instrumental colour
  乐器音色的清亮。
  Example sentencesExamples
  Here was Bach with new life, vibrant instrumental colors and bold drama - Bach for the 21st century!
  Ideally too, the instrumental colours need to bolder, less integrated into a homogeneous texture.
  If the score breaks no new ground for Glass, the fine brush strokes of instrumental color lend texture and atmosphere to every scene, especially in the first opera.
  The real interest lies in Frank's uncanny use of contrasting instrumental colors to create a texture for the ear.
  His style was mainstream with little evidence of experimentation, and yet there is variety and a particular use of instrumental colour throughout.
  On a whole, the album offers a lot in terms of musical context and instrumental set-up.
  A rich, soulful, musical voice and a brilliant instrumental ability are just the start of it.
  As well as musical skills such as improvisation, arranging, composition and instrumental studies, there will also be a business element to the course which will teach students how to market themselves and put on a gig.
  The instrumental color, finely crafted elegance, and glowing sweep of the music were exhilarating.
  Even more critically, he has an acute sense of how the rigors of instrumental training can actually squelch innate musical creativity.
  A dense libretto, by the composer, and an expressionistic musical style, which searches out new instrumental colors, make this opera a masterpiece.
  The blinding flashes of instrumental color were brilliantly evoked.
  It is music without any rhetoric or goal, in which periods of time (increasingly lengthy as he got older) are filled with washes of instrumental colour.
  The result is a fascinating array of delicate instrumental colours.
  The orchestra is no Vienna Philharmonic, but the musicians cope valiantly with the complex score and convey much of its instrumental color.
  The earliest piece here is Nacht-Schatten, from 1991, in which microtones colour and destabilise the instrumental textures.
  The Vogler Quartet worked closely with local music groups, schools and educational institutions in the key areas of performance, musical education and instrumental tuition.
  There are those who say that God can be worshipped in church through human musical creativity and instrumental skill, and would claim the Psalms advocate the use of many instruments in worship.
3Relating to an implement or measuring device.
与仪器或测量器具有关的
instrumental error
仪表误差。
instrumental delivery of a baby
借助器械分娩婴儿。
Example sentencesExamples
- The epidural group had more instrumental deliveries, however.
- The frequency of change to instrumental delivery and resuscitation at birth illustrates that many of the cases were probably infected in utero.
- Although height can be measured by instrumental methods, it is often an estimate.
- The effect is due to the limitation of the instrumental resolution regarding the measurement of hydration water large-scale motions.
- Secondly, it was recorded that no attempt should be made at a difficult mid-cavity instrumental delivery.
- This situation is likely if she has experienced a long labor, an instrumental delivery, or separation from her baby, all of which are more likely following an epidural.
- If necessary, early intervention with instrumental delivery is appropriate.
- Fetal distress was more common among instrumental deliveries.
- In electronic devices, even a negligible instrumental error can totally degrade the system compared to electro-mechanical ones.
- Inclusion criteria were instrumental vertex delivery of a live singleton after 37 weeks of gestation or cesarean delivery at full dilation.
- I'd rather have a caesarean than go through another instrumental delivery.
- Trials were selected for evaluation that specifically addressed whether epidural analgesia affected the risk of instrumental delivery.
- The American College of Obstetrics and Gynecology has recommended training in instrumental delivery to control and reduce the rates of caesarean section.
- This result may be related to the increase in instrumental deliveries or to the increased use of Pitocin.
- Two widely recognized research programs have used the available instrumental data to reconstruct global surface air temperature trends from the late 1800's through today.
- Studies with sufficiently long followup, including the need for surgical repair later in life, are required to properly evaluate the association between instrumental deliveries and such outcomes.
- The organoleptic quality of tomato fruit involves a set of attributes (flavour, aroma, texture) that can be evaluated either by sensory analyses or by instrumental measures.
- Sensory and instrumental measurements are used together to draw conclusions and make assumptions about quality.
- The distribution of true ages may be only approximated by the measured distribution, because the latter can be disturbed by fluctuations in measured age caused by instrumental error.
- However, the public was not informed in hopes that this was simply because of an instrumental error.
4Grammar
Denoting or relating to a case of nouns and pronouns (and words in grammatical agreement with them) indicating a means or instrument.
〔语法〕工具格的
Example sentencesExamples
- In Russian, the instrumental case is used to indicate how something is done.

noun ɪnstrʊˈmɛnt(ə)lˌɪnstrəˈmɛn(t)l

1A piece of (usually non-classical) music performed by instruments, with no vocals.
器乐曲（通常指非古典音乐）
the opening tune is an instrumental
Example sentencesExamples
- If the songs had simply been instrumentals, the album would not have suffered.
- We spent over a fortnight in the studio, going through vocals and instrumentals.
- Finally, she re-recorded the vocal performances over the finished instrumentals.
- Alternating between sharp funky instrumentals and light-hearted vocal tracks, Outside In feels at ones familiar yet totally fresh and new.
- Have you always mixed songs and instrumentals in your work?
- Four of these are songs, and seven instrumentals.
- Overall, I found the vocals and the instrumentals to be good, just not great.
- The songs and instrumentals come from all over French Canada and France.
- Her music presents instrumentals and melodies that blend classical, contemporary jazz, pop and African rhythms into a seamless style.
- The performance will feature instrumentals using guitar, bass, vibes, keyboards and tapes.
- He prefers garage-style vocals, electronic instrumentals and the all-essential horns.
- After this the album is split into two halves: the next four songs having vocals, whilst the remaining four are instrumentals.
- The song is heavy on instrumentals, which is weird to me, but I like it.
- The beautiful vocals and instrumentals make memorable moments in each piece, whether a honky-tonk, a love ballad or simply a swinging tune.
- I start with melodies, instrumentals, a rough sketch of what the song's going to be.
- Even more slicked down and hooked up than even Face The Music, this one doesn't even have any instrumentals.
- With its haunting vocals and enchanting instrumentals, this song will leave you lusting for more.
- Half the songs are instrumentals featuring the many talents of each gal.
- The badly drawn one has stuck to a signature script of music-box melodies, shuffling instrumentals and rambling lyrical tangents.
- It has a beautiful melody and instrumentals while Green sings of her love of music.
2the instrumentalGrammar
The instrumental case.
〔语法〕工具格
Example sentencesExamples
- Of the five inflectional cases which are commonly ascribed to the Old English noun, the instrumental is the one least obvious.
1. 2.1 A noun in the instrumental case.
  〔语法〕工具格
  Example sentencesExamples
  Grammatically, it is an instrumental.

Derivatives

instrumentally

adverb

This is an album of bittersweet love stories expressed instrumentally - introspective, dreamy and impressionistic, yet joyful and exuberant.
Example sentencesExamples
- Putting it in the negative, I reject the idea that law should be used instrumentally by judges to achieve the judge's idea of what constitutes good policy.
- The federal government does not issue bonds in the same way that a municipal government does, but under this logic, they would be instrumentally similar.
- They don't see themselves as illicit drug users, principally because they're using the drugs instrumentally - as tools rather than for recreational or hedonistic purposes.
- Regan argues that using animals instrumentally is wrong because animals share important psychological states and dispositions with humans.

Definition of instrumental in US English:

instrumental

adjectiveˌɪnstrəˈmɛn(t)lˌinstrəˈmen(t)l

1Serving as a means of pursuing an aim or policy.
作为工具（或手段）的，起促成作用的
the Society was instrumental in bringing about legislation
这一社团起了促成立法的作用。
Example sentencesExamples
- Emily was instrumental in forming a branch of the Girls Friendly Society in Tullow and remained active in this society for many years helping to train young girls in their formative years in religion and crafts.
- He crossed for two of Australia's 13 tries in a 90-8 victory and was instrumental in many more.
- All tenets are instrumental in producing issues that prepare war fighters and planners to be good decision makers.
- The government's ability to provide basic services reliably was instrumental in establishing government creditability.
- A good planning process is instrumental in positioning an organization for success.
- The exhibition, which is well worth a visit, consists mainly of photographs and prints of ships that were built, their history and the people who were instrumental in Waterford shipbuilding.
- Anne was instrumental in coordinating, with the assistance of the Barwon Group of the Country Women's Association, drought hampers that were dispersed amongst farmers in need.
- A few well chosen elements of directorial interpretation are instrumental in making this production more suited to and enjoyable for its audience.
- They went to war together and both were instrumental in a victory that many consider a defining moment in Canadian hockey history.
- Nor did he allow himself to be deterred by the fact that it was these men who were instrumental in his success as a solo artist.
- A small investment in time could be instrumental in gaining positive outcomes.
- Produce production can be instrumental in arresting the decline in the number of farms in some rural areas, as well as in providing an alternative to tobacco production.
- The motor is also instrumental in producing a rapid response rate in the hand without sacrificing pinch force.
- Although several experienced hands, who were instrumental in that series victory are unavailable, a core of exciting young players is emerging.
- Thirty four years later, in 2001, it was found dusty and forgotten in the loft of a house in Top Lane and was returned to the parish council chairman who was instrumental in reintroducing the competition.
- The strategy, which was instrumental in Microsoft's victory in the so-called browser wars, is being replayed in the digital media market.
- You were elected to government in 1996 with a mandate to improve standards of behaviour in government and parliament, and have instead been instrumental in bringing about a sharp decline!
- He was instrumental in bringing in both Japanese and American taiko drum ensembles, as well as the 1997 and 1999 North American taiko conferences.
- Our thoughts, attitudes, and beliefs about other motorists' dangerous driving habits are instrumental in producing our emotional response.
- Her major gratifications were seeing the many social services she was instrumental in initiating come to fruition, among them day care for senior citizens.
Synonyms
involved, active, influential, contributory
1. 1.1 Relating to something's function as a means to an end.
  与（事物）的工具效用有关的
  a very instrumental view of education and how it relates to their needs
  强调教育作为工具及其如何与他们的需求相关的观点。
  Example sentencesExamples
  First, Longinus recognizes the instrumental functions of rhetoric, and can treat it as an object of judgment.
  The instrumental view appears to have been dominant until the Renaissance.
  The instrumental function of dope stamps, for both users and dealers, is clearly an important aspect of the phenomenon, but it does not tell the whole story.
  In other words, they have a purely instrumental view of power, one in which the ends of power are irrelevant.
  Also, neocons seem to have a more instrumental view of religion.
  A narrower version of the instrumental view of free expression focuses on its utility in the functioning of a representative democracy.
  That is so because the bohemian frequently professes an instrumental view of work as a necessary evil to make money necessary to provide for his bohemian life and the expenses that it involves.
  Stamps also serve important instrumental and expressive functions in the lives of heroin distributors.
  To some who hold an intrinsic view of education, instrumental education is nothing more than training.
  We will then consider the instrumental function of value judgments and their experimental verification.
  The process of naming brands of dope and the choice of images represented in dope stamps have a number of functions not related to the instrumental functions employed by users and distributors.
  The instrumental function of power is perceived to be as a question of knowledge.
  Why do so many people hold an instrumental view of culture?
  Du Toit also moves beyond a purely instrumental view of violence, as simply a means to an end, to argue that violence often has symbolic meanings and can become an end in itself.
  They lead to an overly instrumental view of education that emphasizes the immediate needs of self-interested parties and programs of study that have economic returns.
  Finally, he investigates what he calls the instrumental functions, that is, the afterlife of the narrative or the consequences of the work.
  Trouble is, when education is so instrumental, what does that mean for teachers and schools?
  It is incompatible with the manipulative attitude implicit in an instrumental view of religion.
  Duquin argues that nonactive representations of women may reinforce the view that women's bodies serve an ornamental, rather than instrumental, function.
  The official focus on the ageing question, with the implicit notion that people have a responsibility to reproduce a new generation of elder-carers, contributes to the instrumental view of parenthood.
2(of music) performed on instruments, with no vocals.
（音乐）用乐器演奏的
a largely instrumental piece
一首主要由乐器演奏的乐曲。
Example sentencesExamples
- Finzi had more trouble with instrumental music than with vocal.
- Both halves are packed with the duo's explosive instrumental music, and feature remarkably little in the way of stage banter or dialogue.
- While Creston is best known for his instrumental music, his vocal literature deserves renewed attention.
- He has always been a prolific composer - 20 symphonies, an equal number of concertos, a vast array of orchestral, vocal and instrumental music.
- My work consists of using instrumental music and the singing voice as sound stimulation, to train and develop listening.
- The competition is open to those aged 16 to 24 and has categories for light and classical Hindustani and Carnatic vocal, instrumental and devotional music.
- Although his musical output was modest, his vocal and instrumental music speaks in a highly personal voice.
- Concerts of vocal and instrumental music were given regularly.
- Events include set dancing, figure dancing, instrumental music, solo singing, recitation, ballad group and question time.
- Much of traditional Korean vocal and instrumental music employs a metrical rhythmic system based on a series of accompanying patterns known as jangdan.
- This work represents not Beethoven the titan, but Beethoven as composer of warmly songful instrumental music.
- Unlike an instrumental music degree, conducting courses will generally involve more philosophical and historical elements, as well as the basic technical training.
- Both vocal and instrumental music, as well as dance, play a significant role in Azande culture.
- There follow three chapters dealing with other sources grouped by genre: sacred music, theatre music and vocal, keyboard and instrumental music.
- By the 1960s, whites too had become avid fans of township jazz, which had sprouted into kwela's instrumental music and mbaqanga, a vocal jazz style.
- It is almost like I have to have two different heads - writing instrumental music is totally different from writing songs for vocals.
- Music is universal and hence Hindustani, Carnatic and instrumental music, which has great value on the international arena, has to be promoted through fusion, she adds.
- Those featuring in the concert will travel from all over the county, guaranteeing those present a wonderful night's entertainment in instrumental music, singing and dancing.
- Musicians, singers, and related workers play musical instruments, sing, compose or arrange music, or conduct groups in instrumental or vocal performances.
- Competitions will take place in solo singing, recitation, question time, instrumental music, ballad group singing, novelty act, ceilidh dancing.
1. 2.1 Relating to musical instruments.
  与乐器有关的
  brilliance of instrumental color
  乐器音色的清亮。
  Example sentencesExamples
  If the score breaks no new ground for Glass, the fine brush strokes of instrumental color lend texture and atmosphere to every scene, especially in the first opera.
  His style was mainstream with little evidence of experimentation, and yet there is variety and a particular use of instrumental colour throughout.
  A rich, soulful, musical voice and a brilliant instrumental ability are just the start of it.
  The blinding flashes of instrumental color were brilliantly evoked.
  The real interest lies in Frank's uncanny use of contrasting instrumental colors to create a texture for the ear.
  On a whole, the album offers a lot in terms of musical context and instrumental set-up.
  There are those who say that God can be worshipped in church through human musical creativity and instrumental skill, and would claim the Psalms advocate the use of many instruments in worship.
  Ideally too, the instrumental colours need to bolder, less integrated into a homogeneous texture.
  A dense libretto, by the composer, and an expressionistic musical style, which searches out new instrumental colors, make this opera a masterpiece.
  As well as musical skills such as improvisation, arranging, composition and instrumental studies, there will also be a business element to the course which will teach students how to market themselves and put on a gig.
  Here was Bach with new life, vibrant instrumental colors and bold drama - Bach for the 21st century!
  The earliest piece here is Nacht-Schatten, from 1991, in which microtones colour and destabilise the instrumental textures.
  Even more critically, he has an acute sense of how the rigors of instrumental training can actually squelch innate musical creativity.
  The orchestra is no Vienna Philharmonic, but the musicians cope valiantly with the complex score and convey much of its instrumental color.
  It is music without any rhetoric or goal, in which periods of time (increasingly lengthy as he got older) are filled with washes of instrumental colour.
  The Vogler Quartet worked closely with local music groups, schools and educational institutions in the key areas of performance, musical education and instrumental tuition.
  The result is a fascinating array of delicate instrumental colours.
  The instrumental color, finely crafted elegance, and glowing sweep of the music were exhilarating.
3Relating to an implement or measuring device.
与仪器或测量器具有关的
instrumental error
仪表误差。
instrumental delivery of a baby
借助器械分娩婴儿。
Example sentencesExamples
- Studies with sufficiently long followup, including the need for surgical repair later in life, are required to properly evaluate the association between instrumental deliveries and such outcomes.
- The organoleptic quality of tomato fruit involves a set of attributes (flavour, aroma, texture) that can be evaluated either by sensory analyses or by instrumental measures.
- The frequency of change to instrumental delivery and resuscitation at birth illustrates that many of the cases were probably infected in utero.
- The American College of Obstetrics and Gynecology has recommended training in instrumental delivery to control and reduce the rates of caesarean section.
- Inclusion criteria were instrumental vertex delivery of a live singleton after 37 weeks of gestation or cesarean delivery at full dilation.
- The epidural group had more instrumental deliveries, however.
- Secondly, it was recorded that no attempt should be made at a difficult mid-cavity instrumental delivery.
- In electronic devices, even a negligible instrumental error can totally degrade the system compared to electro-mechanical ones.
- Although height can be measured by instrumental methods, it is often an estimate.
- The effect is due to the limitation of the instrumental resolution regarding the measurement of hydration water large-scale motions.
- If necessary, early intervention with instrumental delivery is appropriate.
- This result may be related to the increase in instrumental deliveries or to the increased use of Pitocin.
- Sensory and instrumental measurements are used together to draw conclusions and make assumptions about quality.
- Trials were selected for evaluation that specifically addressed whether epidural analgesia affected the risk of instrumental delivery.
- Fetal distress was more common among instrumental deliveries.
- However, the public was not informed in hopes that this was simply because of an instrumental error.
- The distribution of true ages may be only approximated by the measured distribution, because the latter can be disturbed by fluctuations in measured age caused by instrumental error.
- Two widely recognized research programs have used the available instrumental data to reconstruct global surface air temperature trends from the late 1800's through today.
- This situation is likely if she has experienced a long labor, an instrumental delivery, or separation from her baby, all of which are more likely following an epidural.
- I'd rather have a caesarean than go through another instrumental delivery.
4Grammar
Denoting or relating to a case of nouns and pronouns (and words in grammatical agreement with them) indicating a means or instrument.
〔语法〕工具格的
Example sentencesExamples
- In Russian, the instrumental case is used to indicate how something is done.

nounˌɪnstrəˈmɛn(t)lˌinstrəˈmen(t)l

1A piece of (usually nonclassical) music performed by instruments, with no vocals.
器乐曲（通常指非古典音乐）
Example sentencesExamples
- After this the album is split into two halves: the next four songs having vocals, whilst the remaining four are instrumentals.
- Her music presents instrumentals and melodies that blend classical, contemporary jazz, pop and African rhythms into a seamless style.
- Have you always mixed songs and instrumentals in your work?
- Finally, she re-recorded the vocal performances over the finished instrumentals.
- Overall, I found the vocals and the instrumentals to be good, just not great.
- It has a beautiful melody and instrumentals while Green sings of her love of music.
- I start with melodies, instrumentals, a rough sketch of what the song's going to be.
- With its haunting vocals and enchanting instrumentals, this song will leave you lusting for more.
- He prefers garage-style vocals, electronic instrumentals and the all-essential horns.
- If the songs had simply been instrumentals, the album would not have suffered.
- Even more slicked down and hooked up than even Face The Music, this one doesn't even have any instrumentals.
- The song is heavy on instrumentals, which is weird to me, but I like it.
- We spent over a fortnight in the studio, going through vocals and instrumentals.
- Four of these are songs, and seven instrumentals.
- Half the songs are instrumentals featuring the many talents of each gal.
- The performance will feature instrumentals using guitar, bass, vibes, keyboards and tapes.
- The beautiful vocals and instrumentals make memorable moments in each piece, whether a honky-tonk, a love ballad or simply a swinging tune.
- Alternating between sharp funky instrumentals and light-hearted vocal tracks, Outside In feels at ones familiar yet totally fresh and new.
- The songs and instrumentals come from all over French Canada and France.
- The badly drawn one has stuck to a signature script of music-box melodies, shuffling instrumentals and rambling lyrical tangents.
2the instrumentalGrammar
The instrumental case.
〔语法〕工具格
Example sentencesExamples
- Of the five inflectional cases which are commonly ascribed to the Old English noun, the instrumental is the one least obvious.
1. 2.1 A noun in the instrumental case.
  〔语法〕工具格
  Example sentencesExamples
  Grammatically, it is an instrumental.

词汇	instrumental
释义	Definition of instrumental in English: instrumental adjective ɪnstrʊˈmɛnt(ə)lˌɪnstrəˈmɛn(t)l 1Serving as a means of pursuing an aim or policy. 作为工具（或手段）的，起促成作用的 the Society was instrumental in bringing about legislation 这一社团起了促成立法的作用。 Example sentencesExamples Emily was instrumental in forming a branch of the Girls Friendly Society in Tullow and remained active in this society for many years helping to train young girls in their formative years in religion and crafts. Produce production can be instrumental in arresting the decline in the number of farms in some rural areas, as well as in providing an alternative to tobacco production. The strategy, which was instrumental in Microsoft's victory in the so-called browser wars, is being replayed in the digital media market. They went to war together and both were instrumental in a victory that many consider a defining moment in Canadian hockey history. The government's ability to provide basic services reliably was instrumental in establishing government creditability. Nor did he allow himself to be deterred by the fact that it was these men who were instrumental in his success as a solo artist. He crossed for two of Australia's 13 tries in a 90-8 victory and was instrumental in many more. You were elected to government in 1996 with a mandate to improve standards of behaviour in government and parliament, and have instead been instrumental in bringing about a sharp decline! A few well chosen elements of directorial interpretation are instrumental in making this production more suited to and enjoyable for its audience. Her major gratifications were seeing the many social services she was instrumental in initiating come to fruition, among them day care for senior citizens. He was instrumental in bringing in both Japanese and American taiko drum ensembles, as well as the 1997 and 1999 North American taiko conferences. A good planning process is instrumental in positioning an organization for success. The motor is also instrumental in producing a rapid response rate in the hand without sacrificing pinch force. Anne was instrumental in coordinating, with the assistance of the Barwon Group of the Country Women's Association, drought hampers that were dispersed amongst farmers in need. Thirty four years later, in 2001, it was found dusty and forgotten in the loft of a house in Top Lane and was returned to the parish council chairman who was instrumental in reintroducing the competition. Although several experienced hands, who were instrumental in that series victory are unavailable, a core of exciting young players is emerging. The exhibition, which is well worth a visit, consists mainly of photographs and prints of ships that were built, their history and the people who were instrumental in Waterford shipbuilding. All tenets are instrumental in producing issues that prepare war fighters and planners to be good decision makers. Our thoughts, attitudes, and beliefs about other motorists' dangerous driving habits are instrumental in producing our emotional response. A small investment in time could be instrumental in gaining positive outcomes. Synonyms involved, active, influential, contributory helpful, of help/assistance, useful, of use/service significant, important (be instrumental in), play a part in, contribute to, be a factor in, be (partly) responsible for, have a hand in add to, help, promote, advance, further, forward, oil the wheels of, open the door for, be conducive to, make for lead to, cause, give rise to formal conduce to 1.1 Relating to something's function as a means to an end. 与（事物）的工具效用有关的 a very instrumental view of education and how it relates to their needs 强调教育作为工具及其如何与他们的需求相关的观点。 Example sentencesExamples First, Longinus recognizes the instrumental functions of rhetoric, and can treat it as an object of judgment. They lead to an overly instrumental view of education that emphasizes the immediate needs of self-interested parties and programs of study that have economic returns. The process of naming brands of dope and the choice of images represented in dope stamps have a number of functions not related to the instrumental functions employed by users and distributors. In other words, they have a purely instrumental view of power, one in which the ends of power are irrelevant. Stamps also serve important instrumental and expressive functions in the lives of heroin distributors. The instrumental function of dope stamps, for both users and dealers, is clearly an important aspect of the phenomenon, but it does not tell the whole story. Also, neocons seem to have a more instrumental view of religion. That is so because the bohemian frequently professes an instrumental view of work as a necessary evil to make money necessary to provide for his bohemian life and the expenses that it involves. Why do so many people hold an instrumental view of culture? A narrower version of the instrumental view of free expression focuses on its utility in the functioning of a representative democracy. We will then consider the instrumental function of value judgments and their experimental verification. The official focus on the ageing question, with the implicit notion that people have a responsibility to reproduce a new generation of elder-carers, contributes to the instrumental view of parenthood. To some who hold an intrinsic view of education, instrumental education is nothing more than training. Duquin argues that nonactive representations of women may reinforce the view that women's bodies serve an ornamental, rather than instrumental, function. The instrumental view appears to have been dominant until the Renaissance. Trouble is, when education is so instrumental, what does that mean for teachers and schools? Du Toit also moves beyond a purely instrumental view of violence, as simply a means to an end, to argue that violence often has symbolic meanings and can become an end in itself. The instrumental function of power is perceived to be as a question of knowledge. Finally, he investigates what he calls the instrumental functions, that is, the afterlife of the narrative or the consequences of the work. It is incompatible with the manipulative attitude implicit in an instrumental view of religion. 2(of music) performed on instruments, with no vocals. （音乐）用乐器演奏的 a largely instrumental piece 一首主要由乐器演奏的乐曲。 Example sentencesExamples By the 1960s, whites too had become avid fans of township jazz, which had sprouted into kwela's instrumental music and mbaqanga, a vocal jazz style. Although his musical output was modest, his vocal and instrumental music speaks in a highly personal voice. While Creston is best known for his instrumental music, his vocal literature deserves renewed attention. Both vocal and instrumental music, as well as dance, play a significant role in Azande culture. It is almost like I have to have two different heads - writing instrumental music is totally different from writing songs for vocals. Musicians, singers, and related workers play musical instruments, sing, compose or arrange music, or conduct groups in instrumental or vocal performances. Music is universal and hence Hindustani, Carnatic and instrumental music, which has great value on the international arena, has to be promoted through fusion, she adds. Finzi had more trouble with instrumental music than with vocal. Concerts of vocal and instrumental music were given regularly. My work consists of using instrumental music and the singing voice as sound stimulation, to train and develop listening. Unlike an instrumental music degree, conducting courses will generally involve more philosophical and historical elements, as well as the basic technical training. Both halves are packed with the duo's explosive instrumental music, and feature remarkably little in the way of stage banter or dialogue. Events include set dancing, figure dancing, instrumental music, solo singing, recitation, ballad group and question time. Much of traditional Korean vocal and instrumental music employs a metrical rhythmic system based on a series of accompanying patterns known as jangdan. There follow three chapters dealing with other sources grouped by genre: sacred music, theatre music and vocal, keyboard and instrumental music. This work represents not Beethoven the titan, but Beethoven as composer of warmly songful instrumental music. He has always been a prolific composer - 20 symphonies, an equal number of concertos, a vast array of orchestral, vocal and instrumental music. Competitions will take place in solo singing, recitation, question time, instrumental music, ballad group singing, novelty act, ceilidh dancing. The competition is open to those aged 16 to 24 and has categories for light and classical Hindustani and Carnatic vocal, instrumental and devotional music. Those featuring in the concert will travel from all over the county, guaranteeing those present a wonderful night's entertainment in instrumental music, singing and dancing. 2.1 Relating to musical instruments. 与乐器有关的 brilliance of instrumental colour 乐器音色的清亮。 Example sentencesExamples Here was Bach with new life, vibrant instrumental colors and bold drama - Bach for the 21st century! Ideally too, the instrumental colours need to bolder, less integrated into a homogeneous texture. If the score breaks no new ground for Glass, the fine brush strokes of instrumental color lend texture and atmosphere to every scene, especially in the first opera. The real interest lies in Frank's uncanny use of contrasting instrumental colors to create a texture for the ear. His style was mainstream with little evidence of experimentation, and yet there is variety and a particular use of instrumental colour throughout. On a whole, the album offers a lot in terms of musical context and instrumental set-up. A rich, soulful, musical voice and a brilliant instrumental ability are just the start of it. As well as musical skills such as improvisation, arranging, composition and instrumental studies, there will also be a business element to the course which will teach students how to market themselves and put on a gig. The instrumental color, finely crafted elegance, and glowing sweep of the music were exhilarating. Even more critically, he has an acute sense of how the rigors of instrumental training can actually squelch innate musical creativity. A dense libretto, by the composer, and an expressionistic musical style, which searches out new instrumental colors, make this opera a masterpiece. The blinding flashes of instrumental color were brilliantly evoked. It is music without any rhetoric or goal, in which periods of time (increasingly lengthy as he got older) are filled with washes of instrumental colour. The result is a fascinating array of delicate instrumental colours. The orchestra is no Vienna Philharmonic, but the musicians cope valiantly with the complex score and convey much of its instrumental color. The earliest piece here is Nacht-Schatten, from 1991, in which microtones colour and destabilise the instrumental textures. The Vogler Quartet worked closely with local music groups, schools and educational institutions in the key areas of performance, musical education and instrumental tuition. There are those who say that God can be worshipped in church through human musical creativity and instrumental skill, and would claim the Psalms advocate the use of many instruments in worship. 3Relating to an implement or measuring device. 与仪器或测量器具有关的 instrumental error 仪表误差。 instrumental delivery of a baby 借助器械分娩婴儿。 Example sentencesExamples The epidural group had more instrumental deliveries, however. The frequency of change to instrumental delivery and resuscitation at birth illustrates that many of the cases were probably infected in utero. Although height can be measured by instrumental methods, it is often an estimate. The effect is due to the limitation of the instrumental resolution regarding the measurement of hydration water large-scale motions. Secondly, it was recorded that no attempt should be made at a difficult mid-cavity instrumental delivery. This situation is likely if she has experienced a long labor, an instrumental delivery, or separation from her baby, all of which are more likely following an epidural. If necessary, early intervention with instrumental delivery is appropriate. Fetal distress was more common among instrumental deliveries. In electronic devices, even a negligible instrumental error can totally degrade the system compared to electro-mechanical ones. Inclusion criteria were instrumental vertex delivery of a live singleton after 37 weeks of gestation or cesarean delivery at full dilation. I'd rather have a caesarean than go through another instrumental delivery. Trials were selected for evaluation that specifically addressed whether epidural analgesia affected the risk of instrumental delivery. The American College of Obstetrics and Gynecology has recommended training in instrumental delivery to control and reduce the rates of caesarean section. This result may be related to the increase in instrumental deliveries or to the increased use of Pitocin. Two widely recognized research programs have used the available instrumental data to reconstruct global surface air temperature trends from the late 1800's through today. Studies with sufficiently long followup, including the need for surgical repair later in life, are required to properly evaluate the association between instrumental deliveries and such outcomes. The organoleptic quality of tomato fruit involves a set of attributes (flavour, aroma, texture) that can be evaluated either by sensory analyses or by instrumental measures. Sensory and instrumental measurements are used together to draw conclusions and make assumptions about quality. The distribution of true ages may be only approximated by the measured distribution, because the latter can be disturbed by fluctuations in measured age caused by instrumental error. However, the public was not informed in hopes that this was simply because of an instrumental error. 4Grammar Denoting or relating to a case of nouns and pronouns (and words in grammatical agreement with them) indicating a means or instrument. 〔语法〕工具格的 Example sentencesExamples In Russian, the instrumental case is used to indicate how something is done. noun ɪnstrʊˈmɛnt(ə)lˌɪnstrəˈmɛn(t)l 1A piece of (usually non-classical) music performed by instruments, with no vocals. 器乐曲（通常指非古典音乐） the opening tune is an instrumental Example sentencesExamples If the songs had simply been instrumentals, the album would not have suffered. We spent over a fortnight in the studio, going through vocals and instrumentals. Finally, she re-recorded the vocal performances over the finished instrumentals. Alternating between sharp funky instrumentals and light-hearted vocal tracks, Outside In feels at ones familiar yet totally fresh and new. Have you always mixed songs and instrumentals in your work? Four of these are songs, and seven instrumentals. Overall, I found the vocals and the instrumentals to be good, just not great. The songs and instrumentals come from all over French Canada and France. Her music presents instrumentals and melodies that blend classical, contemporary jazz, pop and African rhythms into a seamless style. The performance will feature instrumentals using guitar, bass, vibes, keyboards and tapes. He prefers garage-style vocals, electronic instrumentals and the all-essential horns. After this the album is split into two halves: the next four songs having vocals, whilst the remaining four are instrumentals. The song is heavy on instrumentals, which is weird to me, but I like it. The beautiful vocals and instrumentals make memorable moments in each piece, whether a honky-tonk, a love ballad or simply a swinging tune. I start with melodies, instrumentals, a rough sketch of what the song's going to be. Even more slicked down and hooked up than even Face The Music, this one doesn't even have any instrumentals. With its haunting vocals and enchanting instrumentals, this song will leave you lusting for more. Half the songs are instrumentals featuring the many talents of each gal. The badly drawn one has stuck to a signature script of music-box melodies, shuffling instrumentals and rambling lyrical tangents. It has a beautiful melody and instrumentals while Green sings of her love of music. 2the instrumentalGrammar The instrumental case. 〔语法〕工具格 Example sentencesExamples Of the five inflectional cases which are commonly ascribed to the Old English noun, the instrumental is the one least obvious. 2.1 A noun in the instrumental case. 〔语法〕工具格 Example sentencesExamples Grammatically, it is an instrumental. Derivatives instrumentally adverb This is an album of bittersweet love stories expressed instrumentally - introspective, dreamy and impressionistic, yet joyful and exuberant. Example sentencesExamples Putting it in the negative, I reject the idea that law should be used instrumentally by judges to achieve the judge's idea of what constitutes good policy. The federal government does not issue bonds in the same way that a municipal government does, but under this logic, they would be instrumentally similar. They don't see themselves as illicit drug users, principally because they're using the drugs instrumentally - as tools rather than for recreational or hedonistic purposes. Regan argues that using animals instrumentally is wrong because animals share important psychological states and dispositions with humans. Definition of instrumental in US English: instrumental adjectiveˌɪnstrəˈmɛn(t)lˌinstrəˈmen(t)l 1Serving as a means of pursuing an aim or policy. 作为工具（或手段）的，起促成作用的 the Society was instrumental in bringing about legislation 这一社团起了促成立法的作用。 Example sentencesExamples Emily was instrumental in forming a branch of the Girls Friendly Society in Tullow and remained active in this society for many years helping to train young girls in their formative years in religion and crafts. He crossed for two of Australia's 13 tries in a 90-8 victory and was instrumental in many more. All tenets are instrumental in producing issues that prepare war fighters and planners to be good decision makers. The government's ability to provide basic services reliably was instrumental in establishing government creditability. A good planning process is instrumental in positioning an organization for success. The exhibition, which is well worth a visit, consists mainly of photographs and prints of ships that were built, their history and the people who were instrumental in Waterford shipbuilding. Anne was instrumental in coordinating, with the assistance of the Barwon Group of the Country Women's Association, drought hampers that were dispersed amongst farmers in need. A few well chosen elements of directorial interpretation are instrumental in making this production more suited to and enjoyable for its audience. They went to war together and both were instrumental in a victory that many consider a defining moment in Canadian hockey history. Nor did he allow himself to be deterred by the fact that it was these men who were instrumental in his success as a solo artist. A small investment in time could be instrumental in gaining positive outcomes. Produce production can be instrumental in arresting the decline in the number of farms in some rural areas, as well as in providing an alternative to tobacco production. The motor is also instrumental in producing a rapid response rate in the hand without sacrificing pinch force. Although several experienced hands, who were instrumental in that series victory are unavailable, a core of exciting young players is emerging. Thirty four years later, in 2001, it was found dusty and forgotten in the loft of a house in Top Lane and was returned to the parish council chairman who was instrumental in reintroducing the competition. The strategy, which was instrumental in Microsoft's victory in the so-called browser wars, is being replayed in the digital media market. You were elected to government in 1996 with a mandate to improve standards of behaviour in government and parliament, and have instead been instrumental in bringing about a sharp decline! He was instrumental in bringing in both Japanese and American taiko drum ensembles, as well as the 1997 and 1999 North American taiko conferences. Our thoughts, attitudes, and beliefs about other motorists' dangerous driving habits are instrumental in producing our emotional response. Her major gratifications were seeing the many social services she was instrumental in initiating come to fruition, among them day care for senior citizens. Synonyms involved, active, influential, contributory 1.1 Relating to something's function as a means to an end. 与（事物）的工具效用有关的 a very instrumental view of education and how it relates to their needs 强调教育作为工具及其如何与他们的需求相关的观点。 Example sentencesExamples First, Longinus recognizes the instrumental functions of rhetoric, and can treat it as an object of judgment. The instrumental view appears to have been dominant until the Renaissance. The instrumental function of dope stamps, for both users and dealers, is clearly an important aspect of the phenomenon, but it does not tell the whole story. In other words, they have a purely instrumental view of power, one in which the ends of power are irrelevant. Also, neocons seem to have a more instrumental view of religion. A narrower version of the instrumental view of free expression focuses on its utility in the functioning of a representative democracy. That is so because the bohemian frequently professes an instrumental view of work as a necessary evil to make money necessary to provide for his bohemian life and the expenses that it involves. Stamps also serve important instrumental and expressive functions in the lives of heroin distributors. To some who hold an intrinsic view of education, instrumental education is nothing more than training. We will then consider the instrumental function of value judgments and their experimental verification. The process of naming brands of dope and the choice of images represented in dope stamps have a number of functions not related to the instrumental functions employed by users and distributors. The instrumental function of power is perceived to be as a question of knowledge. Why do so many people hold an instrumental view of culture? Du Toit also moves beyond a purely instrumental view of violence, as simply a means to an end, to argue that violence often has symbolic meanings and can become an end in itself. They lead to an overly instrumental view of education that emphasizes the immediate needs of self-interested parties and programs of study that have economic returns. Finally, he investigates what he calls the instrumental functions, that is, the afterlife of the narrative or the consequences of the work. Trouble is, when education is so instrumental, what does that mean for teachers and schools? It is incompatible with the manipulative attitude implicit in an instrumental view of religion. Duquin argues that nonactive representations of women may reinforce the view that women's bodies serve an ornamental, rather than instrumental, function. The official focus on the ageing question, with the implicit notion that people have a responsibility to reproduce a new generation of elder-carers, contributes to the instrumental view of parenthood. 2(of music) performed on instruments, with no vocals. （音乐）用乐器演奏的 a largely instrumental piece 一首主要由乐器演奏的乐曲。 Example sentencesExamples Finzi had more trouble with instrumental music than with vocal. Both halves are packed with the duo's explosive instrumental music, and feature remarkably little in the way of stage banter or dialogue. While Creston is best known for his instrumental music, his vocal literature deserves renewed attention. He has always been a prolific composer - 20 symphonies, an equal number of concertos, a vast array of orchestral, vocal and instrumental music. My work consists of using instrumental music and the singing voice as sound stimulation, to train and develop listening. The competition is open to those aged 16 to 24 and has categories for light and classical Hindustani and Carnatic vocal, instrumental and devotional music. Although his musical output was modest, his vocal and instrumental music speaks in a highly personal voice. Concerts of vocal and instrumental music were given regularly. Events include set dancing, figure dancing, instrumental music, solo singing, recitation, ballad group and question time. Much of traditional Korean vocal and instrumental music employs a metrical rhythmic system based on a series of accompanying patterns known as jangdan. This work represents not Beethoven the titan, but Beethoven as composer of warmly songful instrumental music. Unlike an instrumental music degree, conducting courses will generally involve more philosophical and historical elements, as well as the basic technical training. Both vocal and instrumental music, as well as dance, play a significant role in Azande culture. There follow three chapters dealing with other sources grouped by genre: sacred music, theatre music and vocal, keyboard and instrumental music. By the 1960s, whites too had become avid fans of township jazz, which had sprouted into kwela's instrumental music and mbaqanga, a vocal jazz style. It is almost like I have to have two different heads - writing instrumental music is totally different from writing songs for vocals. Music is universal and hence Hindustani, Carnatic and instrumental music, which has great value on the international arena, has to be promoted through fusion, she adds. Those featuring in the concert will travel from all over the county, guaranteeing those present a wonderful night's entertainment in instrumental music, singing and dancing. Musicians, singers, and related workers play musical instruments, sing, compose or arrange music, or conduct groups in instrumental or vocal performances. Competitions will take place in solo singing, recitation, question time, instrumental music, ballad group singing, novelty act, ceilidh dancing. 2.1 Relating to musical instruments. 与乐器有关的 brilliance of instrumental color 乐器音色的清亮。 Example sentencesExamples If the score breaks no new ground for Glass, the fine brush strokes of instrumental color lend texture and atmosphere to every scene, especially in the first opera. His style was mainstream with little evidence of experimentation, and yet there is variety and a particular use of instrumental colour throughout. A rich, soulful, musical voice and a brilliant instrumental ability are just the start of it. The blinding flashes of instrumental color were brilliantly evoked. The real interest lies in Frank's uncanny use of contrasting instrumental colors to create a texture for the ear. On a whole, the album offers a lot in terms of musical context and instrumental set-up. There are those who say that God can be worshipped in church through human musical creativity and instrumental skill, and would claim the Psalms advocate the use of many instruments in worship. Ideally too, the instrumental colours need to bolder, less integrated into a homogeneous texture. A dense libretto, by the composer, and an expressionistic musical style, which searches out new instrumental colors, make this opera a masterpiece. As well as musical skills such as improvisation, arranging, composition and instrumental studies, there will also be a business element to the course which will teach students how to market themselves and put on a gig. Here was Bach with new life, vibrant instrumental colors and bold drama - Bach for the 21st century! The earliest piece here is Nacht-Schatten, from 1991, in which microtones colour and destabilise the instrumental textures. Even more critically, he has an acute sense of how the rigors of instrumental training can actually squelch innate musical creativity. The orchestra is no Vienna Philharmonic, but the musicians cope valiantly with the complex score and convey much of its instrumental color. It is music without any rhetoric or goal, in which periods of time (increasingly lengthy as he got older) are filled with washes of instrumental colour. The Vogler Quartet worked closely with local music groups, schools and educational institutions in the key areas of performance, musical education and instrumental tuition. The result is a fascinating array of delicate instrumental colours. The instrumental color, finely crafted elegance, and glowing sweep of the music were exhilarating. 3Relating to an implement or measuring device. 与仪器或测量器具有关的 instrumental error 仪表误差。 instrumental delivery of a baby 借助器械分娩婴儿。 Example sentencesExamples Studies with sufficiently long followup, including the need for surgical repair later in life, are required to properly evaluate the association between instrumental deliveries and such outcomes. The organoleptic quality of tomato fruit involves a set of attributes (flavour, aroma, texture) that can be evaluated either by sensory analyses or by instrumental measures. The frequency of change to instrumental delivery and resuscitation at birth illustrates that many of the cases were probably infected in utero. The American College of Obstetrics and Gynecology has recommended training in instrumental delivery to control and reduce the rates of caesarean section. Inclusion criteria were instrumental vertex delivery of a live singleton after 37 weeks of gestation or cesarean delivery at full dilation. The epidural group had more instrumental deliveries, however. Secondly, it was recorded that no attempt should be made at a difficult mid-cavity instrumental delivery. In electronic devices, even a negligible instrumental error can totally degrade the system compared to electro-mechanical ones. Although height can be measured by instrumental methods, it is often an estimate. The effect is due to the limitation of the instrumental resolution regarding the measurement of hydration water large-scale motions. If necessary, early intervention with instrumental delivery is appropriate. This result may be related to the increase in instrumental deliveries or to the increased use of Pitocin. Sensory and instrumental measurements are used together to draw conclusions and make assumptions about quality. Trials were selected for evaluation that specifically addressed whether epidural analgesia affected the risk of instrumental delivery. Fetal distress was more common among instrumental deliveries. However, the public was not informed in hopes that this was simply because of an instrumental error. The distribution of true ages may be only approximated by the measured distribution, because the latter can be disturbed by fluctuations in measured age caused by instrumental error. Two widely recognized research programs have used the available instrumental data to reconstruct global surface air temperature trends from the late 1800's through today. This situation is likely if she has experienced a long labor, an instrumental delivery, or separation from her baby, all of which are more likely following an epidural. I'd rather have a caesarean than go through another instrumental delivery. 4Grammar Denoting or relating to a case of nouns and pronouns (and words in grammatical agreement with them) indicating a means or instrument. 〔语法〕工具格的 Example sentencesExamples In Russian, the instrumental case is used to indicate how something is done. nounˌɪnstrəˈmɛn(t)lˌinstrəˈmen(t)l 1A piece of (usually nonclassical) music performed by instruments, with no vocals. 器乐曲（通常指非古典音乐） Example sentencesExamples After this the album is split into two halves: the next four songs having vocals, whilst the remaining four are instrumentals. Her music presents instrumentals and melodies that blend classical, contemporary jazz, pop and African rhythms into a seamless style. Have you always mixed songs and instrumentals in your work? Finally, she re-recorded the vocal performances over the finished instrumentals. Overall, I found the vocals and the instrumentals to be good, just not great. It has a beautiful melody and instrumentals while Green sings of her love of music. I start with melodies, instrumentals, a rough sketch of what the song's going to be. With its haunting vocals and enchanting instrumentals, this song will leave you lusting for more. He prefers garage-style vocals, electronic instrumentals and the all-essential horns. If the songs had simply been instrumentals, the album would not have suffered. Even more slicked down and hooked up than even Face The Music, this one doesn't even have any instrumentals. The song is heavy on instrumentals, which is weird to me, but I like it. We spent over a fortnight in the studio, going through vocals and instrumentals. Four of these are songs, and seven instrumentals. Half the songs are instrumentals featuring the many talents of each gal. The performance will feature instrumentals using guitar, bass, vibes, keyboards and tapes. The beautiful vocals and instrumentals make memorable moments in each piece, whether a honky-tonk, a love ballad or simply a swinging tune. Alternating between sharp funky instrumentals and light-hearted vocal tracks, Outside In feels at ones familiar yet totally fresh and new. The songs and instrumentals come from all over French Canada and France. The badly drawn one has stuck to a signature script of music-box melodies, shuffling instrumentals and rambling lyrical tangents. 2the instrumentalGrammar The instrumental case. 〔语法〕工具格 Example sentencesExamples Of the five inflectional cases which are commonly ascribed to the Old English noun, the instrumental is the one least obvious. 2.1 A noun in the instrumental case. 〔语法〕工具格 Example sentencesExamples Grammatically, it is an instrumental.
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