A compass needle points north.

罗盘指针指向北方。

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The compass needle was pointing north.

罗盘指针指向北方。

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Even if it has a wobbly needle, J.T. 's moral compass certainly exists.

即使它有一根摇摆不定的针，J . T.的道德罗盘也要肯定你的存在。

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Suddenly we were coming about again, and I watched the compass needle whirl to its new heading.

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Once again, we accompany Captain Jack Sparrow (Johnny Depp) as he pursues his fate or the needle of his compass across the waters.

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In 1745, an English physicist named Gowin Knight developed a compass with a steel needle, which retained its magnetism longer.

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