compasses的中文翻譯是什麼意思

N-COUNT指南針;羅盤

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.

• We had to rely on a compass and a lot of luck to get here.

  我們不得不依靠指南針和不錯的運氣找到這兒來。

N-PLURAL圓規

Compasses are a hinged V-shaped instrument that you use for drawing circles.

N-COUNT界限;範圍

If something is within the compass of something or someone, it is within their limits or abilities.

• Within the compass of a normal sized book such a comprehensive survey was not practicable.

  在通常一本書的篇幅中要作如此全面的調查不太實際。