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square

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Related topics: Maths, Shapes, patterns
square1 /skweə $ skwer/ ●●● S2 W3 adjectiveadj  
1 shape 形状HMSHAPE having four straight equal sides and 90° angles at the corners 正方形的,四方形的
 a large square room
一个正方形的大房间
5 see picture at 见图 shape1
2 angleHM forming a 90° angle, or being close to or similar to a 90° angle 成直角的
 square corners
方角
3 square metre/mile etc TMan area of measurement equal to a square with sides a metre long, a mile long etc 平方米/英里等
 about four square metres of ground
大约四平方米的地面
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4 five feet/two metres etc square TMhaving the shape of a square with sides that are five feet, two metres etc long 五英尺/两米等见方
 The room is six metres square.
这个房间六米见方。
5 level 水平HORIZONTAL [not before noun] parallel with a straight line 〔与某一直线〕平行的
square with
 I don’t think the shelf is square with the floor.
我觉得这块搁板与地面不 平行。
6 square meal MEALa good satisfying meal 健康而丰盛的一顿饭
 Children should have three square meals a day.
儿童应该吃好一日三餐。
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7 body 身体 if someone’s body or a part of their body is square, it looks broad and strong 宽阔结实的
 a square jaw
方下巴
8 all square British EnglishBrEEQUAL to have the same number of points as your opponent in a competition 打平的,平局的
 The teams were all square at the end of the first half.
上半场结束时两队打成平局。
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9 (all) square informalEQUALOWE# if two people are square, they do not owe each other any money 〔彼此〕两不欠账的
 Here’s your £10 back, so that makes us square.
还你 10 英镑,这样我们谁也不欠谁了。
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10 square deal honest and fair treatment from someone, especially in business 公平对待;公平交易
 I’m not getting a square deal here.
我在这里没有得到公平对待。
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11. boring 乏味的 informalFASHIONABLE# someone who is square is boring and old-fashioned 〔人〕乏味的,古板的
12. a square peg in a round hole informalSUITABLE someone who is in a job or situation that is not suitable for them 不适宜做某工作的人;与周围环境格格不入的人
squareness noun [uncountableU]
win (something)/beat somebody fair and square at fair3(1)
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square2 ●●● S2 W3 noun [countableC]  
1 shape 形状HMSQUARE a shape with four straight equal sides with 90° angles at the corners 正方形,四方形 rectangle
 First of all, draw a square.
首先,画一个正方形。
square of
 a small square of cloth
一块小方布
2 in a town 在城镇里AATBAREA a large open area in the centre of a town or city, usually in the shape of a square, or the buildings surrounding it 广场;广场周围的建筑物
main/market/town square
 The hotel is just off the main square of Sorrento.
酒店就在索伦托的主广场附近。
 She lives in Hanover Square.
她住在汉诺威广场。
3 square one PROGRESS#the situation from which you started to do something 起点
be back to/at square one
 The police are now back at square one in their investigation.
警方的调查工作现在又回到了起点。
go back to square one (=used when you start something again because you were not successful the first time) 〔因不成功而〕退回到起点
 Okay, let’s go back to square one and try again.
好吧,我们从头开始,再试一次。
from square one
 I’ve had to relearn the game from square one.
我只好从头开始,重学这个游戏。
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4 number 数字HMN the result of multiplying a number by itself 平方,二次幂 square root
5. in a game 在游戏中DGB a space on a board used for playing a game such as chess 〔棋盘上的〕方格
6. person informalBORING someone who is considered boring and unfashionable 古板守旧的人;老古板 SYN nerd
7. tool 工具 (also set square)TZ a flat object with a straight edge, often shaped like an L, used for drawing or measuring 90° angles 直角尺,丁字尺,曲尺
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Related topics: Maths, Numbers
square3 verb [transitiveT]  
1. multiplyHMCOUNT/CALCULATE to multiply a number by itself 使〔某数〕自乘一次;使〔某数〕成平方
2 in a competition 在比赛中DSSAME British EnglishBrE to win a point or game so that you have now won the same number of points or games as the other team or player 把〔比分〕拉平,使〔比赛〕打成平局
3. square your shoulders DETERMINEDto stand straight and push your shoulders back, usually to show your determination 挺直肩膀,挺起胸膛〔通常以显示决心〕
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4. make STH straight 使某物变直STRAIGHT to make something straight or parallel 使变直[变平行]
5. square the circle IMPOSSIBLEto attempt something impossible 尝试做不可能的事,化圆为方
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PHRASAL VERBS
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square4 adverbadv  
1 EXACTdirectly and firmly 直接地;果断地 SYN squarely
2 HMat 90° to a line 成直角;垂直地 SYN squarely
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From Longman Business Dictionary
squaresquare1 /skweəskwer/ adjectiveadj
1square metre/mile etcPROPERTY an area of measurement equal to a square with sides a metre long, a mile long etc
The new site will provide 10 million square feet of office space.
25 feet/2 metres etc squarePROPERTY shaped like a square with sides that are 5 feet, 2 metres etc long
The room is six metres square.
3(all) square informal if two people are square, they do not owe each other any money
Here’s your £10 back — that makes us all square.
squaresquare2 verb [transitiveT]
informal to pay money to someone in an official position, so that they do what you wantSYN BRIBE
We’ll have to square a few government officials, if we’re going to get this scheme approved.
Origin square2
(1200-1300) Old French esquarre, from Vulgar Latin exquadra, from exquadrare to make square, from Latin quadrare to make square, fit

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