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

• Although this kind of method can involve certain frame-up compasses measure, but proper use is no problem.
  虽然这种方法会涉及到一定的不正规手段，但是适当的使用是没问题的。
• GREENLAND was discovered without the use of magnetic compasses.
  格陵兰岛被人类发现没有借助于磁罗盘。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• He can draw a good circle without compasses.
  他能不用圆规画一个非常标准的圆。
• 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？
• 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。
• 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。