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compass /ˈkʌmpəs/  

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  • noun
    plural -passes
    [count] :a device that is used to find direction by means of a needle that always points north
    He always carries a compass when he walks in the woods.
    Guests arrived from all points of the compass. [=directions]
    [count] :something that helps a person make choices about what is right, effective, etc.
    His religion is the compass that guides him.
    Interest rates serve as a compass for determining whether to buy or sell stocks.
    The character in the movie had no moral compass to tell him that stealing was wrong.
    [count] a tool that consists of two pointed sticks joined at the top and that is used for measuring distances - often plural
    a pair of compasses [=dividers]
    a tool that consists of a pen or pencil attached to a pointed stick and that is used for drawing circles
    [noncount] :a specialized area of knowledge, skill, experience, etc. - often used after beyond or within
    That topic falls beyond the compass [=beyond the scope] of my research.

    * Các từ tương tự:
    compassion, compassionate, compassionate leave