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compass
2 ENTRIES FOUND:
plural compasses
plural compasses
Learner's definition of COMPASS
1
[count] : a device that is used to find direction by means of a needle that always points north指南针；罗盘
- He always carries a compass when he walks in the woods.在树林中行走时，他总是带着指南针。
- Guests arrived from all points of the compass. [=directions]客人们从四面八方到来。
2
[count] : something that helps a person make choices about what is right, effective, etc.指南；向导
- His religion is the compass that guides him.他的宗教信仰是指引他的向导。
- Interest rates serve as a compass for determining whether to buy or sell stocks.利率是决定股票买卖的指向标。
- The character in the movie had no moral compass to tell him that stealing was wrong.影片中的那个人物没有道德指针，意识不到偷窃是错误的行为。
3
[count]
a : a tool that consists of two pointed sticks joined at the top and that is used for measuring distances两脚规— often plural常用复数
- a pair of compasses [=dividers]一副两脚规
b : a tool that consists of a pen or pencil attached to a pointed stick and that is used for drawing circles圆规
4
[noncount] : a specialized area of knowledge, skill, experience, etc.领域；范围 — often used after beyond or within常用在beyond或within后
- That topic falls beyond the compass [=beyond the scope] of my research.那个题目超出了我的研究范围。
compassed; compassing; compasses
3
a
: a device for determining directions by means of a magnetic needle or group of needles turning freely on a pivot and pointing to the magnetic north
b
: any of various nonmagnetic devices that indicate direction
c
: an instrument for describing circles or transferring measurements that consists of two pointed branches joined at the top by a pivot —usually used in plural
called also pair of compasses
Synonyms
Example Sentences
Verb attempting more than his modest abilities could compass the great age of exploration, when ships of sail compassed the earth Noun He always carries a compass when he walks in the woods. His religion is the compass that guides him. Interest rates serve as a compass for determining whether to buy or sell stocks. The character in the movie had no moral compass to tell him that stealing was wrong. See More
Recent Examples on the Web
Christopher Dodson, Forbes, 29 Sep. 2021 The other delegates ignored him, the Constitution was adopted, and Charles L’Enfant skulked onto the scene with his ruler and compass a few years later. Kevin Mahnken, The New Republic, 25 June 2020 It is based on the knowledge that no spoliator can compass his end without a certain degree of co-operation, willing or compulsory, of the victim. Tridip Suhrud, Time, 25 Sep. 2019 Lutfi began harassing Britney and those around her shortly after the performer checked into an all-compassing wellness treatment facility in April, the singer’s attorney said in the court documents. PEOPLE.com, 13 June 2019 True to their name, though, sun compasses only work in the sun. David Grossman, Popular Mechanics, 4 Apr. 2018 Essence, 8 Sep. 2022 Goldberg was widely respected among physician leaders at CMC for his passionate commitment to patients, top surgical skills, and strong ethical compass. BostonGlobe.com, 8 Sep. 2022 The device gets about 36 hours on a single charge, is more water resistant and an enhanced compass that can work at night, in the ocean and other conditions. Samantha Murphy Kelly, CNN, 7 Sep. 2022 What Kushner’s book really is, however, is a portrait of a man whose moral compass has been demagnetized. Elizabeth Spiers, Washington Post, 26 Aug. 2022 As a mouse moves, a group of neurons in its brain tracks the direction of its head, acting like an internal compass. Ed Yong, The Atlantic, 25 Aug. 2022 But the team culture and Isaiah’s moral compass kept the competitive spirit in its proper focus. Don Yaeger, Forbes, 17 Aug. 2022 Some cocktails have a history so contested, so laden with switchbacks and apocrypha, the general experience is like opening a compass to find the needle spinning freely in place. Jeremy Repanich, Robb Report, 6 Aug. 2022 The package also featured a compass pointing southeast, a turtle with a cowboy hat, a four-ounce measurement and a comic book. Dana Rose Falcone, PEOPLE.com, 9 Mar. 2022 See More
Verb
It could be argued that Ingram, not Williamson, is the barometer and compass for how the Pelicans' will navigate the sails of the regular season. Christopher Dodson, Forbes, 29 Sep. 2021 The other delegates ignored him, the Constitution was adopted, and Charles L’Enfant skulked onto the scene with his ruler and compass a few years later. Kevin Mahnken, The New Republic, 25 June 2020 It is based on the knowledge that no spoliator can compass his end without a certain degree of co-operation, willing or compulsory, of the victim. Tridip Suhrud, Time, 25 Sep. 2019 Lutfi began harassing Britney and those around her shortly after the performer checked into an all-compassing wellness treatment facility in April, the singer’s attorney said in the court documents. PEOPLE.com, 13 June 2019 True to their name, though, sun compasses only work in the sun. David Grossman, Popular Mechanics, 4 Apr. 2018 Noun
What’s your guiding light and compass that keeps you going? Essence, 8 Sep. 2022 Goldberg was widely respected among physician leaders at CMC for his passionate commitment to patients, top surgical skills, and strong ethical compass. BostonGlobe.com, 8 Sep. 2022 The device gets about 36 hours on a single charge, is more water resistant and an enhanced compass that can work at night, in the ocean and other conditions. Samantha Murphy Kelly, CNN, 7 Sep. 2022 What Kushner’s book really is, however, is a portrait of a man whose moral compass has been demagnetized. Elizabeth Spiers, Washington Post, 26 Aug. 2022 As a mouse moves, a group of neurons in its brain tracks the direction of its head, acting like an internal compass. Ed Yong, The Atlantic, 25 Aug. 2022 But the team culture and Isaiah’s moral compass kept the competitive spirit in its proper focus. Don Yaeger, Forbes, 17 Aug. 2022 Some cocktails have a history so contested, so laden with switchbacks and apocrypha, the general experience is like opening a compass to find the needle spinning freely in place. Jeremy Repanich, Robb Report, 6 Aug. 2022 The package also featured a compass pointing southeast, a turtle with a cowboy hat, a four-ounce measurement and a comic book. Dana Rose Falcone, PEOPLE.com, 9 Mar. 2022 See More Word History
Etymology
Verb and Noun
Middle English, from Anglo-French cumpasser to measure, from Vulgar Latin *compassare to pace off, from Latin com- + passus pace
First Known Use
Verb
14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1
Noun
14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a
Adjective
1523, in the meaning defined above
Time Traveler
The first known use of compass was in the 14th century Phrases Containing compass
noun
See also: Points of the compass
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