compass中文

• n.
  1.周圍；界限，區域范圍；【音樂】音域。
  2.羅盤，羅針儀，指南針。
  3.〔pl.〕兩腳規，圓規。
  +更多解釋...4.迂回的路徑。
  短語和例子
  a radio compass station 無線電定向臺。 beyond sb.'s compass某人力所不及。 beyond the compass of 越出…范圍以外。 fetch [go] a compass 迂回，繞道。 in small compass 緊湊，簡潔，在小范圍內。 keep (one's desires) within compass 克制著(欲望)，不作妄想。 speak within compass 謹慎小心地說。 within sb.'s compass 某人力所能及。 within the compass of a lifetime 在人的一生中。vt.
  1.〔古語〕圍繞；沿著…劃一圓圈，沿…繞行一圈。
  2.達成，完成(目的)。
  3.圖謀，計劃。
  4.了解，領悟。
  短語和例子
  compass the death of ...圖謀殺害…。 compass one's object 達到目的。

• the compass:    指南針樂隊
• adjust compass:    校正羅經
• adjustment compass:    調整羅盤

例句與用法

1. Keep your desires within compass .
   應該把你的欲望限制在適當的范圍內。
2. Suddenly enemies compassed him on all sides .
   敵人突然從四面八方將他包圍。
3. He checked his compass and set off .
   他看了一下羅盤就出發了。
4. This compass serves as a protractor .
   這個羅盤可用作分度規。
5. Observation was enabled to compass its vastness .
   觀察力卻能夠看透廣闊的空間。

英文釋義

名詞

1. navigational instrument for finding directions
2. drafting instrument used for drawing circles
3. an area in which something acts or operates or has power or control: "the range of a supersonic jet"; "a piano has a greater range than the human voice"; "the ambit of municipal legislation"; "within the compass of this article"; "within the scope of an investigation"; "outside the reach of the law"; "in the political orbit of a world power"
   同義詞：scope, range, reach, orbit, ambit
4. the limit of capability; "within the compass of education"
   同義詞：range, reach, grasp

动詞

1. get the meaning of something; "Do you comprehend the meaning of this letter?"
   同義詞：grok, get the picture, comprehend, savvy, dig, grasp, apprehend
2. travel around, either by plane or ship; "We compassed the earth"
   同義詞：circumnavigate
3. bring about; accomplish; "This writer attempts more than his talents can compass"

百科釋義

A compass is a navigational instrument that measures directions in a frame of reference that is stationary relative to the surface of the earth. The frame of reference defines the four cardinal directions (or points) ? north, south, east, and west.