单词 | square |
释义 | square noun¹ 1shape形状adjective | verb + square | preposition adjective➤perfect正方形▸➤neat匀整的方形verb + square➤cut sth into, divide sth into把⋯切成方块;把⋯分成方形◆cut the sandwiches into neat squares.把三明治切成匀整的方形。preposition➤square of方形的⋯◆a square of light shone from the skylight.光线从天窗透过,形成一块方形的光斑。square noun² 2open space in a town, etc.城镇的开阔地adjective | verb + square | preposition | phrases adjective➤central, main中心广场;主广场▸➤public公共广场▸➤city, town, village城市/市镇/乡村广场▸➤market集市广场◆crowds in the market square集市广场上的人群verb + square➤fill, throng (especially bre) 挤满广场;群集在广场上◆the crowd filled the square.人群把广场挤得满满的。preposition➤in a/the square在广场上phrases➤the centre/center of the square, the middle of the square, the side of the square广场的中心;广场的边缘◆the east side of the square广场的东边square adjectiveverbs | adverb verbs➤be, look是正方形;看上去是正方形adverb➤very非常方正的◆the rooms are all very square.这些房间都是四四方方的。➤absolutely, exactly, perfectly正正方方▸➤not quite不那么正方的◆the grid doesn't look quite square.这个格子看上去不太方。➤quite相当方正的▸➤nearly几乎是正方形的▸➤roughly大体上是正方形的 square /skweə(r); name skwer/ adjective1.used before a unit of measurement to express an area equal to a square with sides of the length mentioned (用于单位前)见方的◆office rental is €290 per square metre. 办公室租金是每平方米 290 欧元。 (abbreviation sq.) used after a number to give a measurement of area (用于数字后表示面积)平方的◆we have about 15 000 square metres of factory space. 我们拥有约 1.5 万平方米厂房。3. (informal) (all) square if two people are square, neither of them owes money to the other 两清;彼此不欠◆here's the $50 i owed you—now we're square. 这是我欠你的 50 元 ── 现在我们两清了。 square /skweə(r); name skwer/ noun [countable] ●back to square oneused to describe a situation when you are forced to return to the beginning of a project, task, etc., and have therefore made no real progress 退回起点;从头再来◆the prototype failed safety tests, and we were back to square one. 原型未能通过安全测试,我们又得从头再来。 market square square /skweə(r); name skwer/ verb [transitive] square sth (off) to make sth have straight edges and corners (把…)弄成方形◆the rods are sharpened at one end and squared off at the other. 棒子的一头被削尖,另一头被弄成方形。2. (stock exchange 证券交易(所)) to make the total number of shares bought and sold equal (股票买卖)平仓,轧平◆investors are squaring their short positions and taking profits. 投资者将空头头寸平仓后获利了结。 ●square upsquare up (to sb/sth) to face a difficult situation and deal with it in a determined way 坚决面对…◆we must square up to the challenges posed by the new regulations. 我们必须勇于面对新条例带来的挑战。square up (to sb/sth) to face sb as if you are going to fight them 摆好与…打架的架势◆small stores do not have the power to square up to supermarkets. 小商店没有能力和超市抗衡。3. (informal) square up (with sb) to pay sb the money you owe them (向某人)付清欠款●square sth with sth ●square with sthto make two amounts, facts, etc. agree with each other; to agree with another amount, fact, etc. 使…一致;使…相符◆squaring invoices with purchase orders 保持发票和采购订单一致●square sth with sbto ask permission or check with sb that they approve of what you want to do 就…征得…同意◆i should be able to come, but i'll have to square it with my boss. 我应该能来,但是我必须征得老板的同意。☞ square☞ square☞ squaresquare [countable] an open area in a town, usually with four sides, surrounded by buildings(通常为方形的)广场◆the next day, a large crowd gathered in the market square.第二天,一大群人聚集在市集广场上。square¹/skweə(r) ||; skwɛr/noun[c] 1. a shape that has four sides of the same length and four angles of 90 degrees(right angles) 正方形;四方形: ◇there are 64 squares on a chess board. 国际象棋的棋盘有64个方格。 ☞picture at shape 见shape插图 2. (also square) (abbr sq.) an open space in a town or city that has buildings all around it 广场: ◇protesters gathered in the town square. 抗议者聚集在市中心广场上。◇trafalgar square 特拉法尔加广场 3. (mathematics数学) the number that you get when you multiply another number by itself 平方: ◇four is the square of two. 四是二的平方。 ☞look at squared and square root. 参看squared及square root。square²/skweə(r) ||; skwɛr/adj adv1. having four straight sides of the same length and corners of 90° 正方的;四方的: ◇a square tablecloth 四四方方的桌布 2. shaped like a square or forming an angle of about 90° 正方形般的: ◇a square face 方型脸◇square shoulders 宽阔肩膀 3. (not before a noun 不用于名词前) not owing any money 不欠账: ◇here is the money i owe you. now we're (all) square. 这是我欠你的钱,现在我们互不相欠。 4. (not before a noun 不用于名词前) having equal points (in a game, etc) (比赛等)平手,打平,比分相同: ◇the teams were all square at half-time. 打完半场,两队平手。 5. fair or honest, especially in business matters 公平的,诚实的(尤指生意上): ◇a square deal 公平交易 6. (abbr sq) used for talking about the area of sth (用于指面积)平方的: ◇if a room is 5 metres long and 4 metres wide, its area is 20 square metres. 一个5米长4米宽的房间,面积就是20平方米。 7. (used about sth that is square in shape) having sides of a particular length (指正方形物体)每边为某长度: ◇the picture is twenty centimetres square (= each side is twenty centimetres long). 那幅画是二十厘米见方。 8. (also squarely) in an obvious and direct way 明显;直接: ◇to look sb square in the eye 直视某人的眼睛◇i think the blame falls squarely on her. 我觉得责任完全在她。 a square meal a good meal that makes you feel satisfied 丰盛的一餐 square³/skweə(r) ||; skwɛr/verb [i,t] square (sth) with sb/sth to agree with sth; to make sure that sb/sth agrees with sth (使)相符或一致: ◇your conclusion doesn't really square with the facts. 你的结论和事实不相符。◇if you want time off you'll have to square it with the boss. 你想请假就得和老板商量。 square up (with sb) to pay sb the money that you owe him/her 归还欠款square• ⇨ be round/square/rectangular etc☞ square¹☞ square²☞ square³ |
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