名詞 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"
   同義詞：scope, range, reach, orbit, ambit
3. the limit of capability
   同義詞：range, reach, grasp
4. drafting instrument used for drawing circles

動詞 compass:

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

1. A compass needle points (to the) north.
   羅盤的指針永遠指向北方。
2. South is opposite north on a compass.
   羅盤上南與北是相對的。
3. The compass is an instrument of navigation.
   羅盤是航行儀器。
4. Nearly two thousand years have passed since our ancestors invented the compass.
   自從我們的祖先發(fā)明指南針以來，將近兩千年過去了。
5. If you haven't a compass, use the stars to guide you.
   倘若沒有指南針，可利用星辰引路。
6. Finance is not within the compass of our department.
   財政不在我們這個部門的管轄范圍之內(nèi)。
7. Now we begin to draw a circle with compasses.
   現(xiàn)在我們開始用圓規(guī)畫一個圓。

com.pass

n.（名詞）

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.
指南針：用于確定地理方向的設(shè)備，通常包括一個或多個水平安裝或懸掛的磁針，可在樞軸上自由活動直到與地球磁場在一條線上
Another device, such as a radio compass or a gyrocompass, used for determining geographic direction.
羅盤：另一種設(shè)備，例如無線電羅盤或陀螺羅盤，用于確定地理方向
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
圓規(guī)，兩腳規(guī)：一種V形設(shè)備，用于畫圓或圓弧和進行度量，包括一對堅固的端部交接的支桿，其一裝有鋼筆、鉛筆或其他指示器，另一端有尖點作為繪圖支桿轉(zhuǎn)動的樞軸也作 pair of compasses

An enclosing line or boundary; a circumference:
界限，周圍：一個封閉的線或邊界；周線：
例句：
outside the compass of the fence.See Synonyms at circumference
籬笆周界的外面參見 circumference

A restricted space or area:
區(qū)域：受限制的空間或區(qū)域：
例句：
four huge crates within the compass of the elevator.
四個巨大的板條箱在起卸機的范圍內(nèi)

Range or scope, as of understanding, perception, or authority:
理解范圍：范圍，如有關(guān)理解、感覺和權(quán)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
.由于缺乏連貫性的智慧和道德的約束，［他］ 被迫從個人經(jīng)驗中來了解一切. (多麗絲·克恩斯·古德溫)參見 range

v.tr.（及物動詞）
com.passed,com.pass.ing,com.pass.es
To make a circuit of; circle:
繞一周；圍繞：
例句：
The sailboat compassed the island.
帆船繞島航行

To surround; encircle.See Synonyms at surround
環(huán)繞；圍繞參見 surround
To understand; comprehend.
懂得；理解
To succeed in carrying out; accomplish.See Synonyms at reach
達到：在實行中成功；完成參見 reach
To scheme; plot.
計劃，密謀
adj.（形容詞）
Forming a curved configuration.
成曲線形的，彎曲的
Semicircular. Used of bow windows.
半圓的。用于弓形窗

來源：
Middle English compas [circle, compass]
中古英語 compas [圓，羅盤]
from Old French
源自 古法語
from compasser [to measure]
源自 compasser [測量]
from Vulgar Latin *compass3re [to pace off]
源自 俗拉丁語 *compass3re [慢慢地走出]
Latin com- [com-]
拉丁語 com- [表示.和，與.等意思的前綴]
Latin passus [step] * see pace
拉丁語 passus [步驟] *參見 pace

【引伸】
com.passable
adj.（形容詞）