n. 1.正方形,四方块,四角;方形物。 2.(方形)广场;〔美国〕(四面都是马路的)方阵建筑;街区;(方阵建筑中任何一面)一排房子的长度。 3.画线板;丁字规,直角尺,矩尺。 4.【数学】平方,二次幂,自乘。 5.【军事】方阵。 6.【天文学】矩象。 7.(象棋盘等的)小方格纵横字谜〔每方格填一字母〕。 8.一方〔房屋面积单位,一方为一百平方英尺〕。 9. 含苞未放的棉蕾。 10.〔俚语〕古板守旧的人。 11.〔美俚〕拳击场。 12.〔美俚〕丰富的饭菜〔又叫 square meal〕。 短语和例子 Trafalgar square 特拉法加广场〔伦敦市内,又名“鸽子广场”〕。 a house a few squares up 两三个街区外的一所房屋。 bring six to square 使6自乘。 a set square 三角板。 by the square 恰好地。 on the square 成直角;诚实地,规规矩矩地;平等地;同等地;〔美俚〕诚实的,公正的,可靠的。 out of square 不成直角,斜;没有秩序地,不规则地;不公平地。 adj. 1.正方形的;四方的,四角的;成直角的,矩形的。 2.宽而结实的(体格、肩膀、船等)。 3.适合的,正好的。 4.规规矩矩的;光明正大的,正直的,公平的(交易等)。 5.同高的,同水准的;平等的,同等的;笔直的,平行的,水平的。 6.结清贷借的,两讫的。 7.坚决的,断然的(拒绝等),干脆的。 8.【数学】平方的,等边的。 9.〔俚语〕充实的,令人满意[满足]的,吃得饱的(饭)。 10.【航海】和龙骨成直角的(帆桁)。 11.〔美俚〕古板守旧的,老派朴质的。 短语和例子 a man of square frame 肩膀宽阔的人。 a square deal=square dealing 〔口语〕公平的交易[处理]。 a square eater 吃得净光的人。 all square 两清,彼此不欠;扯平,不分胜负;一切安排妥当,很好,很满意。 call it square 当作已清账〔不必再提〕。 get (things) square 〔口语〕整顿。 get square with 〔口语〕和…清算;向…报仇[报复]。 keep ... square to 使…与…成直角。 make a square meal 饱餐一顿。 make accounts square 结清,付清。 square with the world 〔美俚〕与人无借贷关系。 adv. 1.四四方方地;成直角地;成方形地;笔直地,端正地。 2.正直地,公正地,规规矩矩地。 3.坚定地,坚实不动的。 短语和例子 stand square 端正地站着。 play fair and square 表现得公公道道。 vt. 1.把…弄成方形;使成直角。 2.检验…的平直度。 3.抬平(肩膀等)。 4.调正,修正。 5.把(纸张等)划分成方格。 6.使方正,使符合,使一致。 7.扯平,使贷借相抵,算清,结清。 8.【数学】使作自乘。 9.【航海】使和桅[龙骨]成直角。 10.〔口语〕笼咯,贿赂,收买。 vi. 1.成直角。 2.符合,调和,一致。 3.结清。 4.【高尔夫球】分数相同。 5.【拳击】摆的进攻架势。 短语和例子 square accounts 清算,结清,付清。 square one's shoulders (吵架前等)抬起肩膀。 Your idea and mine do not square. 你跟我的意见不一致。 square a rap 〔美国〕贿赂官吏。 square away 1. 扬帆顺风驶行。 2. (拳击中)摆好架势。 3. 〔口语〕准备停当,整理好。 square it 〔美国〕改过自新。 square off 〔美国〕(拳击中)摆好架势。 square oneself 〔口语〕认错,赔不是,赔偿损失。 square the circle 作面积等于一个圆的正方形;做异想天开的事。 square up 〔口语〕清账;【拳击】摆好进攻架势。
having four equal sides and four right angles or forming a right angle; "a square peg in a round hole"; "a square corner"
characterized by honesty and fairness; "straight dealing"; "a square deal" 同义词:straight,
firmly and solidly; "hit the ball squarely"; "the bat met the ball squarely"; "planted his great bulk square before his enemy" 同义词:squarely, squarely,
in a square shape; "a squarely cut piece of paper"; "folded the sheet of paper square" 同义词:squarely, squarely,
in a straight direct way; "looked him squarely in the eye"; "ran square into me" 同义词:squarely, squarely,
firmly and solidly; "hit the ball squarely"; "the bat met the ball squarely"; "planted his great bulk square before his enemy" 同义词:squarely, squarely,
in a square shape; "a squarely cut piece of paper"; "folded the sheet of paper square" 同义词:squarely, squarely,
in a straight direct way; "looked him squarely in the eye"; "ran square into me" 同义词:squarely, squarely,
rigidly conventional or old-fashioned 同义词:straight,
without evasion or compromise; "a square contradiction"; "he is not being as straightforward as it appears" 同义词:straightforward, straight,
leaving no balance; "my account with you is now all square"
providing abundant nourishment; "a hearty meal"; "good solid food"; "ate a substantial breakfast"; "four square meals a day" 同义词:hearty, satisfying, solid, substantial,
make square; "Square the circle"; "square the wood with a file" 同义词:square up,
raise to the second power
turn the oar, while rowing 同义词:feather,
turn the paddle; in canoeing 同义词:feather,
position so as to be square; "He squared his shoulders"
pay someone and settle a debt; "I squared with him"
be compatible with; "one idea squares with another"
cause to match, as of ideas or acts
a hand tool consisting of two straight arms at right angles; used to construct or test right angles; "the carpenter who built this room must have lost his square"
any artifact having a shape similar to a plane geometric figure with four equal sides and four right angles; "a checkerboard has 64 squares"
an open area at the meeting of two or more streets 同义词:public square,
a formal and conservative person with old-fashioned views 同义词:square toes,
someone who doesn''t understand what is going on 同义词:lame,
the product of two equal terms; "nine is the second power of three"; "gravity is inversely proportional to the square of the distance" 同义词:second power,
(geometry) a plane rectangle with four equal sides and four right angles; a four-sided regular polygon; "you can compute the area of a square if you know the length of its sides" 同义词:foursquare,
something approximating the shape of a square
In geometry, a square is a regular quadrilateral. This means that it has four equal sides and four equal angles (90-degree angles, or right angles).
例句与用法
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In writing , make the characters square and upright . 字要写得方正。
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The square matrix is called a diagonal matrix . 该方矩阵称为对角矩阵。
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This room is 16 square metres in area . 这个房间的面积为16平方米。
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The statue stands by itself in the square . 广场上孤零零地立着这座雕像。
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There were huge crowd of people in the square . 广场上人山人海。
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Let's cope with the matter fair and square . 让我们光明正大地处理这件事。
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He saw that he was now in a square courtyard . 他发现他已来到一个四方院。
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Open squares and soak in tepid water . 打开方纱布,泡入温水中。
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The monument towers aloft on the square . 纪念碑耸立在广场上。