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

• I am calibrating radio direction finder or adjusting compasses.
  我正在校准无线电测向仪或校正指南针。
• 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。
• With straightedge and compasses, divide a segment of a into 2 parts.
  用直尺和圆规把线段a分成两部分。
• How many pair of compasses do he have?
  他有几支圆规？
• A top craftsman can draw the blueprint without using the compasses and rules.
  一名顶尖的工匠，他画设计图时，是不必借用圆规、尺子的。
• Now, use your compasses to measure the attitude of the two limbs of the anticline.
  现在用你们的罗盘去测量一下那个背斜两翼的产状。
• Chinese compasses always point south!
  中国的罗盘总是指向南方！
• 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。
• The rotary ruler can be used as simple compasses, can be used to draw arcs and circles according to demands, and can be used to define positions and directions of two articles simultaneously.
  旋转尺能当作一个简易圆规使用，能根据需要画弧、画圆，同时能确定两物体的位置与方向。
• The person that why has so much is new to the website compasses "cold"?
  为什么有这么多的人对网站新规“感冒”？