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
- 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。 - 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。 - 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。 - 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。 - 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。 - 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。 - 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。 - 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。 - 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。 - GPS compass is a new kind of navigation equipment, which overcomes the shortcomings of traditional compasses and provides accurate navigation data anywhere, anytime.
GPS罗经是新一代船用导航设备，它克服了传统罗经的许多缺点，能全天候、实时地为船舶等提供精确的导航数据。