body of an instrument

基本解释

The body is an instrument, the mind its function, the witness and reward of its operation.
身体是一个工具，心是它的功能，见证和奖赏是它的运作。
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When he won third place, he came to the understanding that his body was just an instrument of the and he seemed to be able to use his spirit to anything.
当他获得第三名时，他开始明白：他的身体只是灵魂的一个工具，并且他看似能够使用他的灵魂来完成任何事情。
Detection: Gas chromatography/mass spectrometer. The instrument can spot markers of runaway oxidation in a pregnant woman's body, an indicator of preeclampsia.
检测方法：气相色谱分析/质谱仪检测。这些仪器能够在孕妇体内精确的标记失控的氧化物，以此检测这种疾病。

Mr. SEGELL: The simple explanation technologically was that he placed a clarinet mouthpiece on the body of an offaclyde(ph) which was the forerunner of the tuba, a great big instrument.
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