compasses

名词 compass:

1. navigational instrument for finding directions
   同义词：compass
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, compass, ambit
3. the limit of capability
   同义词：compass, range, reach, grasp
4. drafting instrument used for drawing circles
   同义词：compass

动词 compass:

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

1. Use your compasses to draw a circle.
   用圆规画圆。
2. Now we begin to draw a circle with compasses.
   现在我们开始用圆规画一个圆。