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
compass的复数
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.- 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。
- We had to rely on a compass and a lot of luck to get here.
- 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.- 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。
- Within the compass of a normal sized book such a comprehensive survey was not practicable.
双语例句
- 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。 - Will you get me a pair of compasses?
请给我买一副圆规好吗？ - Researchers have found that migrating animals use a variety of inner compasses to help them navigate.
研究人员已经发现迁徙性动物可以借助各种各样的体内罗盘来校正方向。 - 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。 - 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。 - 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。 - 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。 - 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。 - How many pair of compasses do he have?
他有几支圆规？ - Old-fashioned compasses and newfangled infrared thermometers also come into play.
旧式圆规和栖息红外测温仪也开始发挥作用。