简明英语-中文词典
ˋkʌmpәs; ˊkʌmpәs < com.pass >
[次常用字]
<<名词>>
1 a. 指南针
b. 罗盘
2 (也作 pair of compasses) 圆规; 两脚规
3 a. 界限; 周围
outside the compass of the fence 在围墙之外
b. 区域
four huge crates within the compass of the elevator在电梯周围有四个大木箱
c. 理解的范围
"Lacking a coherent intellectual and moral commitment, [he] was forced to find his compass in personal experience." (Doris kearns Goodwin)由於缺乏连贯性的智慧和道德的约束, 他被迫从个人的经验中来了解一切
<<及物动词>>
compassed, compass.ing, compasses
1 绕一周; 围绕
The sailboat commpassed the island. 帆船绕著岛航行
2 包围
3 了解; 理解
4 达成 (目的)
5 图谋; 计划
<<形容词>>
1 呈曲线形的; 弯曲的
2 (用於弓形窗) 半圆形的
<<形容词>>
compass.a.ble