compass

名词 compass:

1. navigational instrument for finding directions
2. an area in which something acts or operates or has power or control: "the range of a supersonic jet"
   同义词：scope, range, reach, orbit, ambit
3. the limit of capability
   同义词：range, reach, grasp
4. drafting instrument used for drawing circles

动词 compass:

1. bring about; accomplish
2. travel around, either by plane or ship
   同义词：circumnavigate
3. get the meaning of something
   同义词：grok, get the picture, comprehend, savvy, dig, grasp, apprehend

1. A compass needle points (to the) north.
   罗盘的指针永远指向北方。
2. South is opposite north on a compass.
   罗盘上南与北是相对的。
3. The compass is an instrument of navigation.
   罗盘是航行仪器。
4. Nearly two thousand years have passed since our ancestors invented the compass.
   自从我们的祖先发明指南针以来，将近两千年过去了。
5. If you haven't a compass, use the stars to guide you.
   倘若没有指南针，可利用星辰引路。
6. Finance is not within the compass of our department.
   财政不在我们这个部门的管辖范围之内。
7. Now we begin to draw a circle with compasses.
   现在我们开始用圆规画一个圆。

com.pass

n.（名词）

A device used to determine geographic direction, usually consisting of a magnetic needle or needles horizontally mounted or suspended and free to pivot until aligned with the magnetic field of Earth.
指南针：用于确定地理方向的设备，通常包括一个或多个水平安装或悬挂的磁针，可在枢轴上自由活动直到与地球磁场在一条线上
Another device, such as a radio compass or a gyrocompass, used for determining geographic direction.
罗盘：另一种设备，例如无线电罗盘或陀螺罗盘，用于确定地理方向
A V-shaped device for describing circles or circular arcs and for taking measurements, consisting of a pair of rigid, end-hinged legs, one of which is equipped with a pen, pencil, or other marker and the other with a sharp point providing a pivot about which the drawing leg is turned.Also called pair of compasses
圆规，两脚规：一种V形设备，用于画圆或圆弧和进行度量，包括一对坚固的端部交接的支杆，其一装有钢笔、铅笔或其他指示器，另一端有尖点作为绘图支杆转动的枢轴也作 pair of compasses

An enclosing line or boundary; a circumference:
界限，周围：一个封闭的线或边界；周线：
例句：
outside the compass of the fence.See Synonyms at circumference
篱笆周界的外面参见 circumference

A restricted space or area:
区域：受限制的空间或区域：
例句：
four huge crates within the compass of the elevator.
四个巨大的板条箱在起卸机的范围内

Range or scope, as of understanding, perception, or authority:
理解范围：范围，如有关理解、感觉和权力：
例句：
.Lacking a coherent intellectual and moral commitment,[he] was forced to find his compass in personal experience. (Doris Kearns Goodwin)See Synonyms at range
.由于缺乏连贯性的智慧和道德的约束，［他］ 被迫从个人经验中来了解一切. (多丽丝·克恩斯·古德温)参见 range

v.tr.（及物动词）
com.passed,com.pass.ing,com.pass.es
To make a circuit of; circle:
绕一周；围绕：
例句：
The sailboat compassed the island.
帆船绕岛航行

To surround; encircle.See Synonyms at surround
环绕；围绕参见 surround
To understand; comprehend.
懂得；理解
To succeed in carrying out; accomplish.See Synonyms at reach
达到：在实行中成功；完成参见 reach
To scheme; plot.
计划，密谋
adj.（形容词）
Forming a curved configuration.
成曲线形的，弯曲的
Semicircular. Used of bow windows.
半圆的。用于弓形窗

来源：
Middle English compas [circle, compass]
中古英语 compas [圆，罗盘]
from Old French
源自 古法语
from compasser [to measure]
源自 compasser [测量]
from Vulgar Latin *compass3re [to pace off]
源自 俗拉丁语 *compass3re [慢慢地走出]
Latin com- [com-]
拉丁语 com- [表示.和，与.等意思的前缀]
Latin passus [step] * see pace
拉丁语 passus [步骤] *参见 pace

【引伸】
com.passable
adj.（形容词）