square
adj
1 having four equal sides and four right angles; having the shape of a square2(1) 正方形的; 四方的
a square room, table, handkerchief 正方形的房間、 桌子、 手帕. =>illus at quadrilateral 見quadrilateral插圖.
2 having or forming (exactly or approximately) a right angle 成直角或近似直角的; 方的: square corners 方角
a square jaw/chin, ie angular, not curved 棱角分明的下頜[下巴].
3 of comparatively broad solid shape 寬闊結實的
a woman of square frame/build 健碩的女子.
4 [pred 作表語]
properly arranged; tidy 妥當; 整潔
We should get everything square before we leave. 咱們應該把一切都安排妥當了再走.
5 [pred 作表語]
(a) ~ (with sth) level or parallel 水平; 平行
tables arranged square with the wall 沿墻壁平行排列的桌子.
(b) settled; paid for; balanced 結清的; 已付的; 收支相抵的
get one's accounts square 把帳結清.
6 measuring a specified amount on all four sides, as a calculation of area 平方的
one square metre, ie an area equal to that of a square with sides that are each one metre in length 一平方米
A carpet six metres square (ie having all four sides measuring 6 metres) has an area of 36 square metres. 六米見方的地毯面積是36平方米.
7 straightforward; uncompromising 乾脆的; 堅決的
a square refusal 斷然拒絕.
8 fair; honest 公平的; 公正的; 誠實的; 正當的
a square deal 公正的協議
square dealings, eg in business 公平的交易
I want you to be square with me. 我要求你對我以誠相待.
9 (dated infml 舊, 口) out of touch with new ideas, styles, etc; old-fashioned; conventional 不合時尚的; 守舊的; 傳統的.
10 (in cricket) in a position approximately at right angles to the batsman (板球運動中)與擊球員約成直角位置的
a fielder standing square on the off side 站在擊球員頭部方向與之成直角位置的守場員.
11 (idm 習語) be (all) square (with sb)
(a) (in sport) have equal scores (文體活動中)比分相同的, 打平的, 平局的
all square at the ninth hole, ie in a golf match 在第九洞積分相等(指高爾夫球).
(b) with neither person in debt to the other 彼此兩不欠帳的
Let's call it all square, shall we? 咱們誰也不欠誰的了, 對吧? a fair/square deal => deal4. a square `meal large and satisfying meal 豐盛的一頓飯
He looks as though he hasn't had a square meal for months, ie looks underfed. 瞧他那樣子, 好像幾個月沒好好吃過一頓飯似的. a square `peg (in a round `hole) person whose character or abilities make him unsuitable for or uncomfortable in his job or position (性格或能力)不適宜做某工作或任某職務的人. square, adv
1 squarely; directly 正對著; 徑直
hit sb square on the jaw 對準某人的下頜打.
2 (idm 習語) fair and square => fair2.
square n
1 geometric figure with four equal sides and four right angles 正方形. =>App 5 見附錄5. =>illus at quadrilateral 見quadrilateral插圖.
2 object having this shape, or approximately this shape 正方形物; 方形物
the squares on a chess board 棋盤上的方格
cut the paper into squares 把紙裁成方形
soldiers drawn up in squares 排成四方陣的士兵.
3
(a) four-sided open area, eg in a town, used as a garden or for recreation, or one enclosed by streets and buildings (方形)廣場, 街心
a market square 集市廣場
listen to the band playing in the square 聆聽廣場上樂隊的演奏.
(b) Square (abbr 縮寫 Sq) (in addresses) buildings and streets surrounding this (用作地址)廣場四周的建筑及街道
He lives at No 95 Russell Square/Sq. 他住在羅素廣場...
?? 擴展釋義
*[skw??]n. 正方形, 街區, 廣場, 平方, 直角尺a. 正方形的, 正直的, 公正的, 平方的, 方正的, 結清的ad. 成直角地, 對準地vi. 一致, 符合, 結清vt. 使成方形, 使平方自乘, 調正, 結清, 使一致【經】 結清, 付訖, 清算相關詞組: all square by the square call it square get square with on the square out of square square away square oneself square up square up to sb get one's accounts square play fair and square look sb square in the eye square one's words with one's conduct