compassing

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. 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。