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

• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• The rotary ruler can be used as simple compasses, can be used to draw arcs and circles according to demands, and can be used to define positions and directions of two articles simultaneously.
  旋转尺能当作一个简易圆规使用，能根据需要画弧、画圆，同时能确定两物体的位置与方向。
• 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。
• 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”？
• Chinese compasses always point south!
  中国的罗盘总是指向南方！
• It is easy to describe a circle if you have a pair of compasses.
  如果你有一副圆规，就很容易画一个圆。
• How many pair of compasses do he have?
  他有几支圆规？
• The utility model not only ensures the quality of the gas cutting compasses and improves the working efficiency of gas cutting, but also reduces the cost and adapts to the working site.
  本实用新型不仅确保气割圆的质量提高气割的工作效率，而且降低成本适应于现场。