compass

指南针、罗盘

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

他拿出指南针确认哪边是北方。

圆规英式常用复数 compasses

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

用圆规画一个半径五公分的圆。

范围、界限正式

That question lies beyond the compass of this short report.

那个问题超出了这份简短报告的范围。

音域音乐

The song sits comfortably within the compass of her voice.

这首歌正好落在她的音域之内。

包含、涵盖、环绕正式或旧式

His research compasses several fields of modern biology.

他的研究涵盖了现代生物学的好几个领域。