| 主要翻译 |
| instrumental adjadjective: Describes a noun or pronoun--for example, "a tall girl," "an interesting book," "a big house." | (music: without vocals) (音乐) | 器乐的 qì yuè de |
| | The instrumental version of the song is better known than the vocal one. |
| instrumental nnoun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc. | (music: piece without vocals) (音乐) | 器乐乐曲 qì yuè yuè qǔ |
| | The band closed their set with an instrumental. |
| instrumental adjadjective: Describes a noun or pronoun--for example, "a tall girl," "an interesting book," "a big house." | (important, helpful) | 起重要作用的 qǐ zhòng yào zuò yòng de |
| | | 重要的 zhòng yào de |
| | Your work in this company is instrumental. |
| instrumental in [sth] adj + prep | (helpful, contributing to [sth]) | 起重要作用 qǐ zhòng yào zuò yòng |
| | The soprano was instrumental in the opera. |
| instrumental in doing [sth] exprexpression: Prepositional phrase, adverbial phrase, or other phrase or expression--for example, "behind the times," "on your own." | (helpful in achieving [sth]) | 有帮助的 yǒu bāng zhù de |
| | My aunt was instrumental in my getting the appointment. |