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squares

UK //skweəz//US //skwɛrz//

词源

源自古法语 'esquare',最终来自拉丁语 'exquadra'(使成方形),由 'ex-'(出)和 'quadrus'(四方的)组成。

noun

❶ 指四边相等、四个角都是直角的平面图形,常用于数学、几何或日常描述中。

“The children drew colorful squares on the paper.”

(孩子们在纸上画了彩色的正方形。)

“A chessboard consists of 64 alternating black and white squares.”

(国际象棋棋盘由64个交替的黑白方格组成。)

❶ 指城市中开阔的公共广场,通常是人们聚集、举办活动的场所。

“Times Square in New York is famous for its bright lights.”

(纽约的时代广场以其明亮的灯光而闻名。)

“Protesters gathered in the main square of the capital.”

(抗议者聚集在首都的主广场上。)

同义词:quadrilaterals, plazas, quadrangles

verb

❶ 使成直角或方形;调整使对齐或一致。

“He squared his shoulders before entering the room.”

(他在进入房间前挺直了肩膀。)

“Make sure to square the corners when building the frame.”

(搭建框架时确保把角做成直角。)

❶ 结清账目或解决分歧,使事情得到妥善处理。

“I'll square the bill with you later.”

(我稍后会和你结清账单。)

“They finally squared their differences after the mediation.”

(经过调解后,他们最终解决了分歧。)

同义词:align, settle, balance

常见短语

back to square one — 指回到起点或最初的状态,通常用于描述计划失败后需要重新开始的情况。

“After the experiment failed, we were back to square one.”

(实验失败后,我们又回到了起点。)

fair and square — 表示公平公正、光明正大地做某事,没有任何欺骗或不正当手段。

“They won the competition fair and square.”

(他们光明正大地赢得了比赛。)