| 词汇 | compass-reading |
| 释义 | compass reading noun[ C ] uk /ˈkʌm.pəs ˌriː.dɪŋ/ us /ˈkʌm.pəs ˌriː.dɪŋ/ the act of looking at a compass to find out where you are, or the information that it gives you识读罗盘;用指南针定位 Points of the compass cardinal point compass rose E, e easterly eastern easternmost geomagnetic pole magnetic north magnetic pole northeastern northeastward northerly northern northernmost southeastern southern southwestern true north western westernmost Examples of compass readingcompass reading Halley proposed this scheme in order to explain anomalous compass readings. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. Like a compassreading, the feeling of doing tells us something about the operation of the ship beneath us. But also like a compassreading, this information must be understood as a conscious experience, a candidate for the dreaded "epiphenomenon" label. Prospective contestants were required to demonstrate proficiency in several skills, including horseback riding, righting a boat that had been capsized, compassreading and rappelling. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. Conversely, east of the line of zero declination, a compassreading will be west of true north. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. However, the compassreading must be corrected for two effects. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. Just as compass readings do not steer the boat, conscious experiences of will do not cause human actions. These measurements could then be used to correct compass readings. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. Basalt the iron-rich, volcanic rock making up the ocean floor contains a strongly magnetic mineral (magnetite) and can locally distort compass readings. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors. |
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