
square
词源
源自古法语esquarre,最终来自拉丁语exquadra(使成方形),由ex-(出)和quadrus(方形)组成。
noun
❶ 正方形,指四条边长度相等且四个角均为直角的四边形。常用于描述形状或几何图形。
“Draw a square with sides of 5 centimeters.”
(画一个边长为5厘米的正方形。)
“The table is a perfect square.”
(这张桌子是一个标准的正方形。)
❶ 广场,指城市中开阔的公共空间,通常用于集会或休闲活动。
“Let's meet at the town square at noon.”
(我们中午在镇广场见面吧。)
“The protesters gathered in the central square.”
(抗议者聚集在中央广场。)
adjective
❶ 正方形的,形容物体具有四条等边和四个直角的形状特征。
“The room has square windows.”
(这个房间有正方形的窗户。)
“She prefers square tables to round ones.”
(比起圆桌,她更喜欢方桌。)
❶ 公正的,诚实的,形容人或行为正直公平,不偏不倚。
“He's known as a square dealer in business.”
(他在商界以公平交易著称。)
“The judge gave a square decision.”
(法官做出了公正的判决。)
verb
❶ 使成方形,将某物调整或切割为正方形形状。
“Square the edges of the board before painting.”
(上漆前把木板边缘修成直角。)
“The carpenter squared the timber with a plane.”
(木匠用刨子将木材刨成直角。)
❶ 结清账目,指支付所欠款项使账目平衡。
“I'll square the bill with you tomorrow.”
(我明天会和你结清账单。)
“He squared his debts before leaving the country.”
(他在离境前结清了所有债务。)
常见短语
square one — 回到起点,指事情毫无进展或需要从头开始的状态。
“After the project failed, we were back to square one.”
(项目失败后,我们又回到了起点。)
fair and square — 光明正大地,形容以诚实公正的方式完成某事。
“He won the competition fair and square.”
(他光明正大地赢得了比赛。)
square meal — 丰盛的一餐,指营养均衡且分量充足的饭菜。
“After hiking all day, I needed a good square meal.”
(徒步一整天后,我需要一顿丰盛的大餐。)