compasses

英 [ˈkʌmpəsɪz]

美 [ˈkʌmpəsɪz]

n.  罗盘; 罗经; 指南针; 罗盘仪; 圆规; 两脚规; 范围; 范畴; 界限
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柯林斯词典

• N-COUNT 指南针;罗盘
  Acompassis an instrument that you use for finding directions. It has a dial and a magnetic needle that always points to the north.
  1. We had to rely on a compass and a lot of luck to get here.
     我们不得不依靠指南针和不错的运气找到这儿来。
• 圆规
  Compassesare a hinged V-shaped instrument that you use for drawing circles.
• N-COUNT 界限;范围
  If something is withinthe compass ofsomething or someone, it is within their limits or abilities.
  1. Within the compass of a normal sized book such a comprehensive survey was not practicable.
     在通常一本书的篇幅中要作如此全面的调查不太实际。

双语例句

• Umar is known to have compiled a number of treatises on subjects related to the sciences, including a text on the construction of astrolabes, sundials and magnetic compasses.
  据说奥马尔编撰了许多科学论文，其中包括一份如何制作星盘、日晷和磁罗盘的文件。
• Cameras, music and radio players, alarm clocks, navigation systems, even torches and compasses are now absorbed into a glowing screen.
  如今，不仅相机、音乐与电台播放器、闹钟、导航系统，就连手电筒和指南针也被整合进这些发光的屏幕中。
• GREENLAND was discovered without the use of magnetic compasses.
  格陵兰岛被人类发现没有借助于磁罗盘。
• In regions near the magnetic poles, compasses are virtually useless.
  在磁极附近区域，罗盘实际上已经失去作用。
• Compasses may operate on magnetic or gyroscopic principles or by determining the direction of the Sun or a star.
  罗盘可利用地磁场或陀螺仪原理，亦可依靠测定太阳或星体方位来指示方向。
• This is because their emotional compasses are pointing in directions that offend their Everybodies or their social selves.
  这是因为他们的情绪指南针所指的方向冒犯了他们的“人人”（的观点）或他们的社交中的“自我”（形象）。
• So it's not only about your own moral compass, but the moral compasses of other people that you don't know.
  所以这不仅仅关系到你自己的道德标准，还有一些你并不认识的其他人的道德标准。
• It is easy to describe a circle if you have a pair of compasses.
  如果你有一副圆规，就很容易画一个圆。
• He said that our world's magnetic field might influence your life even more in the years ahead, as more and more personal devices are equipped with compasses.
  茅斯说，随着越来越多的私人设备上安装了罗盘，地磁场势必给人们的生活带来更深远的影响。
• He can draw a good circle without compasses.
  他能不用圆规画一个非常标准的圆。