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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

同義詞：range, reach, grasp

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