Instrumental ties are social links formed when we cooperate with other people to achieve some goal.

工具性联系是我们为了实现某种目标而与他人合作时形成的社会联系。

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Instrumental ties predominate in secondary groups; we perceive people as means to ends rather than as ends in their own right.

工具性关系在次级群体中占主导地位；我们把人当作达成目的的手段，而不是目的本身。

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People are bound within relationships by two types of bonds: expressive ties and instrumental ties.

人们注定与两种类型的人际关系紧密相连：情感纽带和工具纽带。

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Billionaire Abramovich, who agreed a compensation package with Scolari and his backroom staff on Tuesday, was instrumental in Hiddink's appointment as Russia manager in 2006, and the pair have since maintained close ties.

BBC: Chelsea confirm Hiddink as coach