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

• 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。
• 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。
• This is because their emotional compasses are pointing in directions that offend their Everybodies or their social selves.
  这是因为他们的情绪指南针所指的方向冒犯了他们的“人人”（的观点）或他们的社交中的“自我”（形象）。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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？
• 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。
• 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。