compass n. 1.周圍;界限,區(qū)域范圍;【音樂】音域。 2.羅盤,羅針儀,指南針。 3.〔pl.〕兩腳規(guī),圓規(guī)。 4.迂回的路徑。 a radio compass station 無線電定向臺。 beyond sb.'s compass某人力所不及。 beyond the compass of 越出…范圍以外。 fetch [go] a compass 迂回,繞道。 in small compass 緊湊,簡潔,在小范圍內(nèi)。 keep (one's desires) within compass 克制著(欲望),不作妄想。 speak within compass 謹慎小心地說。 within sb.'s compass 某人力所能及。 within the compass of a lifetime 在人的一生中。 vt. 1.〔古語〕圍繞;沿著…劃一圓圈,沿…繞行一圈。 2.達成,完成(目的)。 3.圖謀,計劃。 4.了解,領(lǐng)悟。 compass the death of ...圖謀殺害…。 compass one's object 達到目的。
It is best to record and plot all compass readings as true bearings . 記錄和標繪的羅盤讀數(shù)最好都是真正的方位。
The captain had to rectify the compass reading 船長不得不校正羅盤讀數(shù)。
The body pointed straight in the direction of the island , and the compass read duly e . s . e 尸體正指向骷髏島那一邊,羅盤標明的方位正是東南東偏東。
Map and compass reading is not arduous , it is no more than getting a clear idea of what the ground looks like from the map , and a clear idea of which direction to advance 使用地圖和指南針并不困難,你所要做的僅僅是從地圖上弄清楚地形,并確定朝什么方向前進而已。