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square

UK /skweə/US /skwer/

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。)

同义词:quadrilateral, plaza, piazza

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。)

同义词:equitable, honest, straight

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。)

同义词:settle, balance, even up

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。)