compass

KK [ˋkʌmpəs] /ˈkʌmpəs/

名詞

  1. 1

    指南針、羅盤

    He pulled out a compass to check which way was north.

    他拿出指南針確認哪邊是北方。

  2. 2

    圓規英式常用複數 compasses

    Use a compass to draw a circle with a five-centimeter radius.

    用圓規畫一個半徑五公分的圓。

  3. 3

    範圍、界限正式

    That question lies beyond the compass of this short report.

    那個問題超出了這份簡短報告的範圍。

  4. 4

    音域音樂

    The song sits comfortably within the compass of her voice.

    這首歌正好落在她的音域之內。

動詞

  1. 1

    包含、涵蓋、環繞正式或舊式

    His research compasses several fields of modern biology.

    他的研究涵蓋了現代生物學的好幾個領域。

compass — 英漢字典