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
- Left and right circling was as round as the compasses did.
就连左右绕圈子，也彷佛用圆规所画出来的那么的浑圆而标准。 - 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。 - How many pair of compasses do he have?
他有几支圆规？ - 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。 - 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。 - 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。 - 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。 - 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。 - 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。 - 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。