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

• 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。
• How many pair of compasses do he have?
  他有几支圆规？
• 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。
• 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。
• Left and right circling was as round as the compasses did.
  就连左右绕圈子，也彷佛用圆规所画出来的那么的浑圆而标准。
• 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。
• Magnetic compasses are used by travelers and navigators to tell them the direction, in which they are traveling.
  磁罗盘被旅行者和航海家经常使用于指明方向，他们依附方向旅行。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。