compass
/ˈkʌmpəs/📚 8104 91 1四级六级考研托福雅思高考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. 罗盘
noun [专属名词]指南针，罗盘；圆规，两脚规；界限，范围
We had to rely on a compass and a lot of luck to get here.
我们只得靠罗盘和很大的运气到达这儿。
verb [vt. 及物动词]绕（某物）而行，围绕；图谋完成
Within the compass of a normal sized book such a comprehensive survey was not practicable.
在通常一本书的篇幅中要作如此全面的调查不太实际。
com(共同) + pass(通过) → 双边共同通过的地方 → 界限， 范围
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