名词 compass:

1. navigational instrument for finding directions

2. an area in which something acts or operates or has power or control: "the range of a supersonic jet"

3. the limit of capability

4. drafting instrument used for drawing circles

动词 compass:

1. bring about; accomplish

2. travel around, either by plane or ship

3. get the meaning of something

compassn.圆规；指南针；范围vt.达到；围绕；图谋compass rose罗盘compass error罗经误差Compass Groupn.金巴斯集团compass northn.罗盘北向compass strap指南针表带compass plant指向植物,磁石植物compass scale罗盘标度compass-sawn.圆锯compass pointph.compass angle罗盘角

1. Now we begin to draw a circle with compasses.
   现在我们开始用圆规画一个圆。
2. Old-fashioned compasses and newfangled infrared thermometers also come into play.
   旧式圆规和栖息红外测温仪也开始发挥作用。
3. GREENLAND was discovered without the use of magnetic compasses.
   格陵兰岛被人类发现没有借助于磁罗盘。
4. In regions near the magnetic poles,compasses are virtually useless.
   在磁极附近区域，罗盘实际上已经失去作用。