compass
/ˈkʌm.pəs/ 名词 B1中文： 指南针、指北针、罗盘、指南
- A magnetic or electronic device used to determine the cardinal directions (usually magnetic or true north).
- A pair of compasses (a device used to draw circular arcs and transfer length measurements).
- The range of notes of a musical instrument or voice.
- Moderate bounds, limits of truth; moderation; due limits; used with within.
- Synonym of scope.
- A curved circular form.
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What strange means has he used to compass this blessed end?”
“I hope,” said she, as they were walking together in the shrubbery the next day, “you will give your mother-in-law a few hints, when this desirable event takes place, as to the advantage of holding her tongue; and if you can compass it, to cure the younger girls of running after the officers.
“From this starting-point I proceeded to step, having first taken the cardinal points by my pocket-compass.
Only I warn you, that when I reside in a country, I conform to all its code, and I have no wish to put myself within the compass of the French laws for your sake.”
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