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单词 compass
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compass
noun
uk
/ˈkʌm.pəs/us
/ˈkʌm.pəs/

compassnoun(DIRECTION DEVICE)

[C]
adeviceforfindingdirectionwith aneedlethat canmoveeasilyand that alwayspointstomagneticnorth
指南针，罗盘
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SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases
Points of the compass
  • cardinal point
  • compass reading
  • compass rose
  • E, e
  • easterly
  • eastern
  • easternmost
  • geomagnetic pole
  • magnetic north
  • magnetic pole
  • northeastern
  • northeastward
  • northerly
  • northern
  • northernmost
  • southern
  • southwestern
  • true north
  • western
  • westernmost
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compassnoun(MEASURING DEVICE)

compasses[plural]
aV-shapeddevicethat is used fordrawingcirclesormeasuringdistancesonmaps:
圆规，双脚规
You will needsharpscissors, aruler, and apairof compasses for makingcircles.
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compassnoun(LIMIT)

[U]formal
aparticularrange(ofability,activity,interest, etc.):
（能力、活动、兴趣等的）界限，范围，范畴
It's amusicalinstrumentmade ofbrass,somewhatlike acornetand with asimilarcompass.这是一件黄铜乐器，跟短号有些类似，音域也与之相近。
Thediscussionwentbeyond thecompassofmybrain.讨论超出了我的理解能力。
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases
Range and limits
  • all the way toidiom
  • ambit
  • anywhere
  • band
  • bound
  • condition
  • gamut
  • glass ceiling
  • limit
  • limited
  • meta
  • proviso
  • realm
  • restricted
  • scope
  • specialized
  • spectrum
  • spread
  • stretch
  • string
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(Definition ofcompassfrom theCambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus© Cambridge University Press)
compass
noun
uk
/ˈkʌm.pəs/us
/ˈkʌm.pəs/

compassnoun(DIRECTION DEVICE)

[C]
adeviceforfindingdirectionwith aneedlethat canmoveeasilyand that alwayspointstomagneticnorth
指南针，罗盘

compassnoun(MEASURING DEVICE)

compasses[plural]
aV-shapeddevicethat is used fordrawingcirclesormeasuringdistancesonmaps
圆规，双脚规

compassnoun(LIMIT)

[U]formal
aparticularrange(ofability,activity,interest, etc.)
（能力、活动、兴趣等的）界限，范围，范畴
It's amusicalinstrumentmade ofbrass,somewhatlike acornetand with asimilarcompass.这是一件黄铜乐器，跟短号有些类似，音域也与之相近。
Thediscussionwentbeyond thecompassofmybrain.讨论超出了我的理解能力。

compass| American Dictionary

compass
noun[C]
us
/ˈkʌm·pəs/

compassnoun[C](DIRECTION)

adeviceforfindingdirectionwith athinpointedmetalpartthatturnsto alwayspointnorth

compassnoun[C](DRAWING)

(alsocompasses,us/ˈkʌm·pə·səz/)
adevicein theshapeof anupsidedown V whose twopointed,movablepartscan be used todrawcirclesormeasuredistancesonmaps
(Definition ofcompassfrom theCambridge Academic Content Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesofcompass

compass
The only tools for the copying that we can see are a pair of compasses.
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In addition to accelerometers, compasses are introduced to the human motion capture system in order to cover joints with more than 2 degrees of freedom.
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The arithmetical expression 0.618 is more accurate, but the most accurate way of producing a golden section is to construct it geometrically using compasses.
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There were not two; beholder was one with beheld; it was not a vision compassed but a unity apprehended.
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They do not have more accurate moral compasses than others and cannot be expected to make better decisions.
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Navigating the wards: teaching medical students to use their moral compasses.
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You have probably done experiments with iron filings or small compasses to show up the magnetic field of a magnet.
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A wireless data acquisition system was developed for this project to integrate a variety of hardware sensing devices: accelerometers, digital compasses, force sensing resistors and switches.
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After that, we attach one sensor unit to each link having 2 degrees of freedom, as well as special purpose sensors such as electromagnetic compasses and gyro sensors.
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All of the circles, with diameters of 57-59 mm, are drawn with pen compasses; in each case, the center point is marked by a tiny brown dot.
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Many animals have sensory abilities that humans don't, such as a magneticcompasssense in birds or sensitivity to electric fields in fish.
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Another problem was lack of a sufficiently large beamcompass.
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Even within that shortcompass, part of the introduction summarizes what is to come and part of the conclusion rehearses what we have just read.
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On his left, he wields thecompassand square of architecture and the tools of sculpting and painting - hammer, inkpot and quill - and a painting.
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Ethical theories and casuistic procedures may be the "compass, chart, and rudder" of moral navigation, but by themselves get us nowhere.
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