compass
英 ['kʌmpəs]
美['kʌmpəs]
- n. 指南针，罗盘；圆规
- vt. 包围
英英释意
- 1. navigational instrument for finding directions
- 2. an area in which something acts or operates or has power or control: "the range of a supersonic jet";
- "the ambit of municipal legislation"
- "within the compass of this article"
- "within the scope of an investigation"
- "outside the reach of the law"
- "in the political orbit of a world power"
- 3. the limit of capability;
- "within the compass of education"
- 4. drafting instrument used for drawing circles
双语例句
- 1. You can go anywhere and still the compass points north or south.
- 无论走到哪里，罗盘仍然指向北或南。
来自柯林斯例句
- 2. We didn't have satnav, so the traditional map and compass took over.
- 我们没有卫星导航系统，因此使用了传统的地图加指南针。
来自柯林斯例句
- 3. Sightseers arrived from all points of the compass.
- 观光者来自四面八方。
来自柯林斯例句
- 4. a map and compass
- 地图和指南针
来自《权威词典》
- 5. the oscillation of the compass needle
- 罗盘指针的摆动
来自《权威词典》