compass [名詞] 羅盤;指南針;圓規
compass
['kʌmpəs]
n.圓規, 指南針, 範圍
vt.達到, 圍繞, 圖謀
例句與用法:
A compass needle points (to the) north.
羅盤的指針永遠指向北方。
South is opposite north on a compass.
羅盤上南與北是相對的。
The compass is an instrument of navigation.
羅盤是航行儀器。
Nearly two thousand years have passed since our ancestors invented the compass.
自從我們的祖先發明指南針以來,將近兩千年過去了。
If you haven't a compass, use the stars to guide you.
倘若沒有指南針,可利用星辰引路。
Finance is not within the compass of our department.
財政不在我們這個部門的管轄範圍之內。
Now we begin to draw a circle with compasses.
現在我們開始用圓規畫一個圓。
詞形變化:
形容詞: compassable | 動詞過去式: compassed | 動詞過去分詞: compassed | 動詞現在分詞: compassing | 動詞第三人稱單數: compasses |
英文解釋:
名詞 compass:
navigational instrument for finding directions
an area in which something acts or operates or has power or control: "the range of a supersonic jet"
同義詞:scope, range, reach, orbit, ambit
the limit of capability
drafting instrument used for drawing circles
動詞 compass:
bring about; accomplish
travel around, either by plane or ship
同義詞:circumnavigate
get the meaning of something
同義詞:grok, get the picture, comprehend, savvy, dig, grasp, apprehend
以上來源於大辭典