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单词 compass
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compass
(kʌmpəs )
Word forms: compasses
1. countable noun B2
A compass is an instrument that you use for finding directions. It has a dial and a magnetic needle that always points to the north.
We had to rely on a compass and a lot of luck to get here.
2. plural noun [oft a pair of NOUN]
Compasses are a hinged V-shaped instrument that you use for drawing circles.
3. countable noun [usually singular, with supplement]
If something is within the compass of something or someone, it is within their limits or abilities. [formal]
Within the compass of a normal sized book such a comprehensive survey was not practicable.
Synonyms: range, field, area, reach  
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Collocations:
compass direction
These include being able to sense blood circulation, balance and know compass direction, temperature and gravity as well as have an 'awareness of importance, unimportance'.
The Sun
These include the ability to sense blood circulation, balance, compass direction, temperature and gravity.
The Sun
In aerial terms, bearing means the actual compass direction of the forward course of our aircraft.
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The term can also be used to mean the absolute compass direction of an object, as seen by us.
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Dates or events were always tied to a compass direction, and the calendar specified the symbolic geographical characteristic peculiar to that period.
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compass needle
Fully aligned to their purpose, these leaders are magnetised like a compass needle pointing towards their destination, compelling others to follow.
Times, Sunday Times
A compass needle can read the magnetic field of the rock and by pointing in a particular direction gives a clue to when the rock was formed.
Times, Sunday Times
Then, hours later, you can find your way home using the bright red compass needle.
The Sun
The senior officers ply the oars and raise the sails, cutting a path through the flood of waves with only the compass needle to show them the way.
The Times Literary Supplement
Instead, the compass needle and magnet are built as separate units functioning independently from each other.
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digital compass
There's no digital compass so augmented reality apps don't work but this isn't a deal-breaker.
The Sun
The digital compass and altimeter are essential features for those embarking on more adventurous hill-walking expeditions.
Times, Sunday Times
This one has a simple one-touch digital compass to go with its 1/100 second chronograph with lap and split time.
The Sun
Extreme explorers might appreciate the built-in altimeter, barometer and digital compass.
Times, Sunday Times
The glasses have an accelerometer and digital compass.
Times, Sunday Times
internal compass
Some people swear that they have an internal compass.
Times, Sunday Times
Loggerhead turtles have an internal compass that allows them to sense exactly where they are as they navigate long distances across open water, research has shown.
Times, Sunday Times
You have helped them develop their own internal compass - getting in touch with ideas and values that you think they have beneath the level of the peer group.
Times, Sunday Times
Previous research had suggested that the internal compasses of insects and birds could be affected by electromagnetic fields.
Times, Sunday Times
moral compass
He has a moral compass, however wonky, and is a great pricker of adult pretensions.
Times, Sunday Times (2010)
Those sorts of people didn't have a highly magnetised moral compass.
Times, Sunday Times (2017)
What's the moral compass you should use?
Times, Sunday Times (2008)
And this is my moral compass.
Times, Sunday Times (2007)
They drifted off course and they lost their moral compass so badly it was always going to come to a head.
Times, Sunday Times (2015)
use a compass
That puts off the unseasoned, who would rather not have to use a compass or, worse, pollute their return to nature with a smartphone.
Times,Sunday Times
Almost as essential are the abilities to unblock a drain (70%), change a tyre (65%) and use a compass (62%).
Times, Sunday Times
Use the compass numbers 7, 8, 9 to guide you.
The Times Literary Supplement
Land navigation includes the ability to read maps, use a compass, and other navigational skills.
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The rules between governing bodies vary widely, although all require horsemanship and the ability to read a map and use a compass.
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Translations:
Chinese: 罗盘
Japanese: コンパス
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