compass card

/ˈkʌmpəs kɑːrd/

Meanings

noun

罗盘方位牌, 罗经方位牌

The circular card attached to the needles of a mariner's compass, on which are marked the thirty-two points or rhumbs.

Examples :

"The compass card showed the direction was due north. "

罗盘方位牌显示方向正北。

Related Words

showed verb

/ˈʃoʊd/

展示，显现.

"All he had to show for four years of attendance at college was a framed piece of paper."

他上了四年大学，唯一能拿出来展示的就只有一张装裱好的纸（文凭）。

points noun

/pɔɪnts/

点，要点

""The teacher marked specific points on the map where we needed to label the cities." "

老师在地图上标出了几个具体的点，我们需要在这些点上标注城市名称。

needles noun

/ˈniːdlz/

针，细针。

"The seamstress threaded the needle to sew on a button."

裁缝把线穿进针里，准备缝一颗纽扣。

thirty noun

/ˈθɜːti/ /ˈθɝti/

三十罐啤酒，三十瓶啤酒

"The bar had a thirty. "

酒吧里有一提三十罐的啤酒。

marked adjective

/ˈmɑːkɪd/ /mɑɹkt/ /mɑːkt/

有记号的，显著的。

"The teacher marked the student's paper with a red pen. "

老师用红笔在学生的试卷上做了标记。

direction noun

/d(a)ɪˈɹɛk.ʃən/

方向，方位，指向。

"Keep going in the same direction."

继续朝这个方向走。

which pronoun

/wɪt͡ʃ/

哪个，哪些

"By now, you must surely know which is which."

到现在，你肯定应该知道哪个是哪个了吧。

rhumbs noun

/rʌmz/ /ruːmz/

斜驶线，定角线。

"The old sailing charts showed the rhumbs crisscrossing the ocean, helping sailors maintain a constant compass bearing on their long voyages. "

古老的航海图上标满了纵横交错的斜驶线，帮助水手们在漫长的航行中保持罗盘方向不变。

attached verb

/əˈtætʃt/

连接，附着，附加。

"An officer is attached to a certain regiment, company, or ship."

一名军官隶属于某个团、连或舰艇。

circular noun

/ˈsɜːk.jə.lə(ɹ)/ /ˈsɝk.jə.lɚ/

通知，传阅通知

"The teacher sent a circular announcing the upcoming school trip. "

老师发了一份通知，宣布即将到来的学校旅行。

mariner noun

/ˈmæɹɪnə/

水手，海员

"The mariner sailed the ship across the vast ocean. "

那位海员驾驶着船横渡了广阔的海洋。

compass noun

/ˈkʌm.pəs/

指南针，罗盘

"The hiker used his compass to find north and continue on the trail. "

徒步者用他的指南针找到北方，然后继续沿着小路前进。