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
- 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。 - 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。 - 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。 - Will you get me a pair of compasses?
请给我买一副圆规好吗？ - 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。 - 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”？ - He can draw a good circle without compasses.
他能不用圆规画一个非常标准的圆。 - 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！ - 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。