compass

KK [ˋkʌmpəs] /ˈkʌmpəs/

名詞

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
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
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
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
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。