单词 | compass needle |
释义 | compass needle Fully aligned to their purpose, these leaders are magnetised like a compass needle pointing towards their destination, compelling others to follow. Times, Sunday Times A compass needle can read the magnetic field of the rock and by pointing in a particular direction gives a clue to when the rock was formed. Times, Sunday Times Then, hours later, you can find your way home using the bright red compass needle. The Sun The senior officers ply the oars and raise the sails, cutting a path through the flood of waves with only the compass needle to show them the way. The Times Literary Supplement Instead, the compass needle and magnet are built as separate units functioning independently from each other. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 |
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