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
- Chinese compasses always point south!
中国的罗盘总是指向南方！ - 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。 - 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。 - 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。 - 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。 - 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。 - 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。 - 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。 - He can draw a good circle without compasses.
他能不用圆规画一个非常标准的圆。 - 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。