compass中文什么意思

n.
1.周围；界限，区域范围；【音乐】音域。
2.罗盘，罗针仪，指南针。
3.〔pl.〕两脚规，圆规。
+更多解释...4.迂回的路径。
短语和例子
a radio compass station 无线电定向台。 beyond sb.'s compass某人力所不及。 beyond the compass of 越出…范围以外。 fetch [go] a compass 迂回，绕道。 in small compass 紧凑，简洁，在小范围内。 keep (one's desires) within compass 克制着(欲望)，不作妄想。 speak within compass 谨慎小心地说。 within sb.'s compass 某人力所能及。 within the compass of a lifetime 在人的一生中。vt.
1.〔古语〕围绕；沿着…划一圆圈，沿…绕行一圈。
2.达成，完成(目的)。
3.图谋，计划。
4.了解，领悟。
短语和例子
compass the death of ...图谋杀害…。 compass one's object 达到目的。

• the compass:    指南针乐队
• adjust compass:    校正罗经
• adjustment compass:    调整罗盘

例句与用法

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1. He went to all lengths to compass his purpose ..
   他想尽一切办法去实现他的目标。
2. The fanatic compassed the king's death .
   那犯人谋弑君主。
3. He had checked it with his compass .
   他用指南针测定过它。
4. His book presents the subject in a small compass .
   他的书在小的范围中论述这题目。
5. The compass made possible navigation out of sight of land .
   罗盘使得远洋航行成为可能。

英文释义

名词

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"
   同义词：scope, range, reach, orbit, ambit
4. the limit of capability; "within the compass of education"
   同义词：range, reach, grasp

动词

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

百科释义

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.