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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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  • 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.
    1. 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

    • How many pair of compasses do he have?
      他有几支圆规?
    • They were without radios, life-jackets, or even compasses.
      他们没有发报机、救生衣,甚至没有罗盘。
    • GPS compass is a new kind of navigation equipment, which overcomes the shortcomings of traditional compasses and provides accurate navigation data anywhere, anytime.
      GPS罗经是新一代船用导航设备,它克服了传统罗经的许多缺点,能全天候、实时地为船舶等提供精确的导航数据。
    • Love is like a compasses that is link with each other, have different directions but are together forever.
      爱如一个圆规,彼此结合,各有方向,但永远在一起。
    • 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。
    • On Schuler-tuned compasses this error is avoided by cutting out damping during changes in speed and course.
      在休拉调谐罗盘中,这项误差由于在速度、航向改变时切断阻尼而避免。
    • Chinese compasses always point south!
      中国的罗盘总是指向南方!
    • Will you get me a pair of compasses?
      请给我买一副圆规好吗?
    • 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。
    • 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。