compass
US
UK compass n: (navigation device)
SC 罗盘 luó pán
SC 罗盘仪 luó pán，luó pán yí
SC 指南针
Before GPS, ship captains used to use a compass to find their way.
在过去没有导航系统的时候，船长们使用罗盘辨别方向。
compass, pair of compasses n: (device for drawing circles)
SC 圆规 yuán guī
TC 圓規
TC 圓規
The architect used a compass to draw a perfect circle.
建筑师使用圆规画出了一个完美的圆圈。
compass n: (perimeter, bounds)
SC 周围 zhōu wéi
TC 周圍
TC 周圍
SC 四周 zhōu wéi，sì zhōu
TC 四周
TC 四周
compass n: figurative (bounds, scope)
SC 边界 biān jiè
TC 邊界
TC 邊界
SC 范围 biān jiè，fàn wéi
TC 範圍
TC 範圍
The compass of this project is hard to define.
这个项目的范围很难界定。
compass [sth] vtr: archaic (go around, circumnavigate)
SC 绕…而行
TC 繞…而行
TC 繞…而行
compass [sth] vtr: archaic (surround)
SC 包围 bāo wéi
TC 包圍
TC 包圍
SC 围绕 bāo wéi，wéi rào
TC 圍繞
TC 圍繞
The walls that compassed the city were too high to be scaled.
compass [sth] vtr: archaic (devise: a plan or way)
SC 策划 cè huà
TC 策劃 / 策畫
TC 策劃 / 策畫
SC 谋划 cè huà ，móu huà
compass needle n: (magnetic pointer)
SC 罗盘针 luó pán zhēn
TC 羅盤針
TC 羅盤針
SC 罗针 luó pán zhēn，luó zhēn
Compass needles point to the magnetic South.
指南针指向磁性南方。
compass point n: (North, South, East or West)
SC 四个基本方位
The teacher taught the students how to give directions using the compass points.
compass rose n: (for determining course)
SC 罗盘玫瑰
TC 羅盤玫瑰
TC 羅盤玫瑰
SC 罗针图
SC 罗针图
compass rose n: (design on map)
SC 罗盘玫瑰
TC 羅盤玫瑰
TC 羅盤玫瑰
SC 罗针图
SC 罗针图
gyrocompass, gyro-compass n: (compass directed by gyroscope)
SC 陀螺罗经，陀螺罗盘，回转罗盘
moral compass n: (ethical sense or guide)
SC 道德感，道德标准 dào dé gǎn，dào dé biāo zhǔn
TC 道德標準
TC 道德標準