| 单词 | square |
| 释义 | square UK [skweər] US [skwer] noun countable SHAPE 形状 ESSENTIAL ■a flat shape with four sides of equal length and four angles of 90° 正方形，四方形 •First draw a square.首先画一个正方形。 •It's a square-shaped room.这是个正方形的房间。 ESSENTIAL ■any square-shaped object 正方形物，四方形物 •When cooled, cut the chocolate brownies into squares.冷却之后，将巧克力蛋糕切成四方块。 IMPROVER ■an area of approximately square-shaped land in a city or a town, often including the buildings that surround it （城镇中的）广场（常包括周围的建筑） •Are they still living at 6 Eaton Square?他们还住在伊顿广场六号吗？ •A band were playing in ■a particular space on a board used for playing games （游戏中棋盘的）格•She moved her castle forward three squares.她把自己的车向前走了三格。 ■US ■a tool for drawing or testing a right angle 直角尺，丁字尺 UK [skweər] US [skwer] noun countable BORING PERSON 乏味的人 old-fashioned informal ■a boring person who does not like new and exciting ideas 古板的人；老古板 •He's a bit of a square.他有点古板。 UK [skweər] US [skwer] noun countable MULTIPLY 乘 ■the result of multiplying a number by itself 使成平方；使成二次幂 •The square of 7 is 49.7的平方是49。 UK [skweər] US [skwer] noun countable go / be back to square one informal ADVANCED ■to be forced to think of a new course of action because your first course of action failed 被迫从头做起；回到起点 •The deal with the house fell through so I'm afraid we're back to square one.这栋房子的交易失败了，恐怕我们得从头再来。 UK [skweər] US [skwer] adjective SHAPE 形状 ESSENTIAL ■having the shape of a square 正方形的，四方形的 •The recipe recommends that you use a square cake tin.食谱建议使用方形蛋糕烤盘。 •He's got that square-jawed masculinity that a lot of women seem to find attractive.他有个刚毅的方下巴，这在许多女人眼中似乎很有吸引力。 ■(written abbreviation sq) (specialized 2) ■used with units of measurement of length to express the total size of an area （与长度单位连用）平方的 •The floor is 3 metres wide by 5 metres long so its total area is 15 sq metres.房间的地面是3米宽5米长，总面积是15平方米。 •The city itself covers thirteen square miles.该城市占地13平方哩。 •specialized ■Square is used immediately after measurements of length when expressing the length of the four sides of a square-shaped area （紧接长度单位后）…见方•So you want carpet for a room that's eight metres square (= 8 metres long and 8 metres wide).因此你需要八米见方的室内地毯。 the Square Mile UK * the City UK [skweər] US [skwer] adjective EQUAL 相等的 informal ■equal or level 正的；相等的；水准的 •Could you stand back from these shelves and tell me if they're square (= level) ?你能不能往后站一点，告诉我这些架子摆得正不正？ (all) square informal ■If two people are all square, one of them has paid off a debt to the other and neither now owes or is owed any money. 两清的，互不欠账的 ■If two teams or players are (all) square, they have an equal number of goals or points 平局的（如果两队或两运动员呈平局，他们的进球数或分数相等） •They're all square at thirty points each.他们打成平局，每个都是30分。 UK [skweər] US [skwer] adjective STRAIGHT 直的 ■in a straight line 直线的，笔直的 UK [skweər] US [skwer] adjective BORING PERSON 乏味的人 old-fashioned informal ■describes a person who is boring and does not like new and exciting things 乏味的；古板守旧的（描述某人是令人厌烦的，不喜欢新的、刺激性的事物） •Do you think my new haircut makes me look a bit square?你觉得我的新发型是不是让我看起来有点古板？ UK [skweər] US [skwer] adjective square peg (in a round hole) informal ■a person whose character makes them unsuitable for the job or other position they are in 不适其所者；方枘圆凿； 不适合的人选 •He never quite fitted in when he was working here - he was always a bit of a square peg.他在这里工作时一直都没完全适应——总有点格格不入的。 UK [skweər] US [skwer] verb MULTIPLY 乘 transitive ■to multiply a number by itself 使成平方；使成二次幂 •10 squared equals a hundred.10的平方是100。 •4 2 means four squared, and equals 16.4的二次方就是4的平方，等于16。 UK [skweər] US [skwer] verb SHAPE 形状 square your shoulders ■to pull your shoulders up and back because you feel determined to do something （表示决心已定）挺起胸膛，挺直身子 •He squared his shoulders and took a deep breath before diving into the pool.他挺直肩膀，做了个深呼吸，然后潜入了游泳池。 UK [skweər] US [skwer] verb square the accounts/books ■to make certain that you have paid and received all the money that you owed or that others owed you 结清账目 UK [skweər] US [skwer] verb square the circle ■If you try to square the circle, you try to do something which is very difficult or impossible. 试图做非常困难（或不可能）的事 UK [skweər] US [skwer] verb Phrasal Verbs square off US ■to prepare to fight, compete or argue with someone 摆好架势（准备迎战） •The two giants in the fast-food industry are squaring off this month with the most aggressive advertising campaigns yet.本月速食业两大龙头展开了异常激烈的广告攻势，拉开阵势准备一决高下。 UK [skweər] US [skwer] verb Phrasal Verbs square up FIGHT UK to prepare to fight, compete or argue with someone 摆好架势（准备迎战） •The players squared up to each other and started shouting.双方选手摆开阵势，开始大喊大叫。 PAY informal ■to pay someone the money that you owe them 结帐；付清欠款 •If you pay for both tickets now, I'll square up with UK [skweər] US [skwer] verb Phrasal Verbs square up to sb/sth UK (US face up to sb/sth) ■to deal with a problem or difficult person bravely and with determination 勇敢面对；毅然应对 •I thought she squared up to the situation admirably.我认为她勇敢面对这种情况，令人钦佩。 UK [skweər] US [skwer] verb Phrasal Verbs square (sth) with sth ■to match or agree with something, or to think that one thing is acceptable together with another thing （使）与…相符，（使）与…一致；符合 •Her story doesn't quite square with the evidence.她的说法与证据不太吻合。 •I don't think I could spend that much money on a jacket - I couldn't square it with my conscience (= I would feel too guilty).我觉得我不可能花那么多钱买一件夹克——我会感到良心不安的。 |
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