compass point

英 [ˈkʌmpəs pɔɪnt]

美 [ˈkʌmpəs pɔɪnt]

n.  罗经(方位)点

柯林斯词典

• 罗经方位点
  Acompass pointis one of the 32 marks on the dial of a compass that show direction, for example north, south, east, and west.

英英释义

noun

• any of 32 horizontal directions indicated on the card of a compass
  1. he checked the point on his compass
  Synonym:point

双语例句

• Afterward, compass needles that normally point north would point south, and during the thousands of years of transition, much in the heavens and Earth would go askew.
  后来，通常指向北方的罗盘针指向南方，而在数千年的转换期间，多数在天空而地球会倾斜。
• One of you asked this question. "Does a magnetic compass point to the North Pole?"
  前段时间有观众向我们提问：“罗盘的指针真的指向北极吗？”
• If a map shows where my home is, then I can use the compass to point me in the direction toward home.
  如地图标出了我家所在的位置，那么我会利用指南针为我指出家所在的方位。
• Each step of the construction of a circle with straightedge and compass calls for finding a point of intersection.
  用圆规、直尺作圆的每一步都需要找一个交点。
• I knew that my moral compass does not exactly point the due north.
  我很清楚自己的道德罗盘也没有规矩地指北。
• After the appearance of compass, Chinese scholars began to explore the problem why compass could point to south.
  指南针产生以后，中国学者对指南针之所以能够指南，从理论上做过探讨。
• Why does a compass always point north?
  指南针为什么总是指着南方？
• A: Qingmuyuan is rich in iron, the compass could not point to the correct direction.
  青木源含丰富铁矿，指南针无法指向正确的方向。
• What happens next, now that Wall Street has proven an unreliable compass point?
  现在既然华尔街的一套证明是靠不住的那么他们还能向我们学什么呢？
• Mark the armhole notches, bust point and dart ends with small holes, using a compass point or map pins.
  标明袖窿刀眼，胸点和省道终端和小洞表示，可以使用圆规尖或图钉。