第三人称复数：compasses
1. cast a compass : 兜圈子, 绕道, 转弯抹角, 扯得很远；
1. 罗盘仪：直线定向( line orientation )的定义:确定地面直线与标准方向间的水平夹角. 真方位角--可用天文观测方法或用陀螺经纬仪 (gyro theodolite) 来测定. 磁方位角--可用罗盘仪(compass)来测定. 不宜作精密定向.
2. 圆规：拉下红色的控制杆,中间的门便开了,用撬棍撬开右下角的抽屉(Drawer),取出圆规(Compass) 、地图(Map)和微型胶卷(Micro Film)后离开,回到大楼里. 江森来到图书馆里,欲用馆里的微型胶片阅读机看胶卷,但图书馆里值班员莫顿小姐(Miss Morton)正当班.
3. compass：comprehensive assembly language; 综合汇编语言
4. compass：computer for advanced spare systems; 用于高级储备系统的计算机
1. 指南针;罗盘
A compass is an instrument that you use for finding directions. It has a dial and a magnetic needle that always points to the north.
e.g. 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。
2. 圆规
Compasses are a hinged V-shaped instrument that you use for drawing circles.
3. 界限;范围
If something is within the compass of something or someone, it is within their limits or abilities.
e.g. 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。
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1. " We continue to get better day by day, " Compass said.
2. After six years of political chill, the guiding force of reason will serve as a compass as the relationship moves forward.
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3. Combining university learning with experience in the real world may prove an effective compass in helping the lost generation find its way.
4. " The Golden Compass " led to an Oscar for visual effects.
5. Without a moral compass or a legal basis for his actions, he cannot long survive his untenable posture of offending all his East Asian neighbors.
6. A luopan or feng shui compass is used to determine the location of what Lo says are the nine energy points that influence space.
7. Orienteering is a sport that requires navigational skills using a map and compass to go quickly from point to point in diverse terrain.
8. The compass system will in 2008 fully meet the demand of satellite navigation for clients in China and neighboring regions.
9. China aims to make Compass a navigation satellite system of 35 satellites by 2020, which can offer global service.
10. We have a moral compass that instinctively signals us to take care of one another, even strangers.