compass是一个雅思常考词汇，这个词的常用解释为n. 指南针, 圆规, 界限，这个词在很多英文原版小说中怎么应用呢，今天小编就带您了解一下。
在儒勒·凡尔纳的《海底两万里》里，有这样的句子出现：
-- The compass was not reassuring.
-- The thermometer went up, the needle of the compass deviated on the dial.
-- He watched the compass silently, then the manometer; and, going to the planisphere, placed his finger on a spot representing the southern seas.
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