square

英 [skweə(r)] 美 [skwer]

• n. 正方形；广场；街区；平方；直角尺；<俚>古板的人
• adj. 正方形的；规矩的；结实的；公正的；断然的
• v. 一致；结清；收买；使 ... 成方形；使成平方；调整
• adv. 成直角；直接的；正方形地

双解释义

adj. (形容词)

1. 正方形的,直角的

   having four equal sides and four right angles

2. 平方的

   being a measurement of area equal to that of a square with sides of the stated length

n. (名词)

1. [C] 正方形

   a shape with four straight equal sides forming four right angles

2. [C] 广场

   a broad open area in a town, usually in the form of a square

3. [C] 平方

   the number obtained when another number is multiplied by itself

v. (动词)

1. vt. 使成方形

   make square; give a square shape to

2. vt. 与…一致

   match

3. vt. 结账

   settle

4. vt. 贿赂

   bribe; get (the dishonest)co-operation of

详尽释义

n. 名词

1. 正方形
2. 广场
3. 方形物，方块
4. 方阵
5. <美>街区
6. 方形舞
7. 不谙时尚的人
8. 【植】棉桃
9. 曲尺，丁字尺
10. 【数】平方，二次幂
11. <俚>古板守旧的人，拘谨的人
12. 四角
13. 方阵建筑
14. 一排房子的长度
15. 画线板
16. 丁字规

adj. 形容词

1. 正方形的，矩形的，方方正正的
2. 成直角的
3. 充足的
4. 拉平的，两讫的
5. 【数】平方的
6. <口>令人满意的
7. 呆板的
8. <俚>安分守己的
9. 结实的，魁梧的
10. 正直的，公正的，公平的，光明正大的
11. 直截了当的，断然的
12. <俚>古板守旧的，拘谨的

v. 动词

1. （使）成直角
2. 【数】使成平方，使成二次幂
3. 使挺直，使平正
4. 拉平
5. <俚>收买
6. 成正方形
7. 成平局，打平
8. 求…的面积
9. 使一致，使相符；一致，相符
10. 结清（账目），结账，付讫
11. 把...弄成方形，使成四方形
12. 符合，调和， 调正，修正
13. 检验...的平直度
14. 抬平
15. 挺直身子，挺起胸膛
16. 贿赂，买通

adv. 副词

1. 坚定地
2. 面对面地，正对着地
3. 成（正）方形地，四四方方地
4. 干脆地
5. 成直角地，垂直地
6. 公平地，公正地，正直地，正当地
7. 笔直地
8. 端正地
9. 规规矩矩地
10. 坚实不动地
11. 径直地

英英释义

Noun:

1. (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"
   

2. the product of two equal terms;

   "nine is the second power of three"
   "gravity is inversely proportional to the square of the distance"
   

3. an open area at the meeting of two or more streets

4. something approximating the shape of a square

5. someone who doesn't understand what is going on

6. a formal and conservative person with old-fashioned views

7. any artifact having a shape similar to a plane geometric figure with four equal sides and four right angles;

   "a checkerboard has 64 squares"
   

8. 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"
   

Adjective:

1. having four equal sides and four right angles or forming a right angle;

   "a square peg in a round hole"
   "a square corner"
   

2. characterized by honesty and fairness;

   "straight dealing"
   "a square deal"
   

3. providing abundant nourishment;

   "a hearty meal"
   "good solid food"
   "ate a substantial breakfast"
   "four square meals a day"
   

4. leaving no balance;

   "my account with you is now all square"
   

5. without evasion or compromise;

   "a square contradiction"
   "he is not being as straightforward as it appears"
   

6. rigidly conventional or old-fashioned

Adverb:

1. in a straight direct way;

   "looked him squarely in the eye"
   "ran square into me"
   

2. in a square shape;

   "a squarely cut piece of paper"
   "folded the sheet of paper square"
   

3. firmly and solidly;

   "hit the ball squarely"
   "the bat met the ball squarely"
   "planted his great bulk square before his enemy"
   

Verb:

1. make square;

   "Square the circle"
   "square the wood with a file"
   

2. raise to the second power

3. cause to match, as of ideas or acts

4. position so as to be square;

   "He squared his shoulders"
   

5. be compatible with;

   "one idea squares with another"
   

6. pay someone and settle a debt;

   "I squared with him"
   

7. turn the paddle; in canoeing

8. turn the oar, while rowing

例句

用作名词 (n.)

1. The little girl drew a square on the paper.
   小女孩在纸上画了一个正方形。
2. Everybody goes to this vast square in the evening.
   每天傍晚，人人都上这宽阔的广场上来。
3. The crowds in the square were elated by the news.
   这消息使广场上的人群欢欣鼓舞。
4. 25 is a perfect square of 5.
   25是5的完全平方。
5. The carpenter who built this room must have lost his square.
   建这座房子的人一定丢了他的直角尺。
6. I'm basically a bit of a square.
   我是比较古板的。

用作形容词 (adj.)

1. A handkerchief is usually square.
   手帕通常是正方形的。
2. I remembered he'd been top of his class, so he was bound to have grown up into a square workaholic.
   我记得他以前一直是班上的尖子,所以他一定长成了个古板的工作狂。
3. A strong square jaw is a sign of firm character.
   强健的方颚是性格坚定的象征。
4. The mayor is a man of square frame.
   市长是个体格魁梧的人。
5. I ask no odds, I just want you to be fair and square.
   我不要求特殊照顾,我只要求您公正。
6. They offered to buy his farm but met a square refusal.
   他们出价要买他的农场，但遭到断然拒绝。

用作动词 (v.)

1. His conduct does not square with his words.
   他言行不一致。
2. I must square my account with you.
   我必须和你结清我的帐目。
3. There is only one person besides ourselves who knows anything about this affair, and it shouldn't be difficult to square him.
   除了我们自己,只有一个人知道这件事,收买他应该不难。
4. Square the page off with your ruler.
   用尺在这页纸上打上方格。
5. 3 squared is 9.
   3的平方是9。
6. Dear, you have to square your way to eat.
   亲爱的，你得改一下你吃饭的姿势。

用作副词 (adv.)

1. The road turned square to the left.
   这条路成直角向左转去。

常见句型

用作形容词 (adj.)

用作定语

～+ n.

1. The tools are in a square box.
   工具放在一个方盒中。
2. There is a square table in the room.
   屋子里有一张方桌。
3. 144 square inches equals 1 square foot.144
   平方英寸等于1平方英尺。
4. I would estimate the size of the garden at 100 square metres.
   据我看,这花园总面积100平方米左右。
5. The dam collapsed, flooding an area of five thousand square miles.
   水坝垮塌,洪水淹没了面积达5000平方英里的地区。
6. The city covered ten square miles.
   这个城市面积有10平方英里。
7. Many square miles of land in this low-lying country have been reclaimed from the sea.
   这个低地国家已经填海开拓出许多平方英里的土地。
8. The square root of 144 is 12.144
   的平方根是12。
9. You will get a square deal at this shop.
   在这家商店里你可以得到公平的交易。
10. Meet with a square refusal.
    断然拒绝。
11. He is a square peg in a round hole when he is playing tennis.
    他是一个不适合玩网球的人。

n. +～

1. A carpet six metres square has an area of 36 square metres.
   一块6米见方的地毯面积是36平方米。

用作表语

S+be+～

1. A handkerchief is usually square.
   手绢通常是正方形的。
2. It is neither round nor square.
   它既不是圆的,也不是方的。
3. When he pays me back we'll be square.
   当他把钱还给我时,我们就把账结清了。
4. The scores are square.
   他们的比分是一样的。

S+be+～+ prep .-phrase

1. That team beat us last time,but we'll soon be square with them.
   上次那队胜了我们,不过很快我们就会和他们打成平局。
2. She's rather square in what she likes.
   她所喜欢的东西都相当老式。
3. That shelf isn't quite square with the other one, can you straighten it?
   这块搁板同另一块不平,你能把它弄平吗?

用作宾语补足语

S+V+O+～

1. You had better get your accounts square today.
   你最好今天把账结清。

用作名词 (n.)

1. She formed the dough into squares.
   她把生面团捏成四方块。
2. Can you describe a circle within a square?
   你能在正方形里做一圆圈吗?
3. Ask each student to draw 16 squares on a piece of paper.
   要求每个学生在纸上画16个正方形。
4. The square of three is nine.3
   的平方是9。
5. That picture was hung a bit out of square.
   那幅画挂得有点歪。
6. The T-shaped square will answer for our needs.
   这把丁字尺将满足我们的需要。
7. Mary broke off some of a square of biscuit to give to the children.
   玛丽把一方块饼干掰开分给孩子们。
8. He moved his castle two squares forward.
   他把车向前移了两个方格。
9. The troops were drawn up in a square.
   军队布成了一个方阵。
10. The town council decided to pave the square before the Hall.
    市议会决定把市政厅前的广场铺上石板。
11. Platoon sergeants fell their men in on the barrack square.
    排长们在营房广场整理队伍。
12. The battalion formed up by companies on the barrack square.
    全营以连为单位在军营操场上列队。
13. The market square centers the village.
    村子的中央有个集市广场。
14. People poured into the Red Square from all parts of the city.
    人们从全市各区涌向红场。
15. He noticed a crowd of people shouting and cheering in Trafalgar Square.
    他看到一群人在特拉法加广场上欢呼喊叫。
16. They illuminated the People's Square in Shanghai with bright lights.
    他们用明亮的灯光把上海人民广场照得通亮。
17. This square is full of stores.
    这个街区到处是商店。
18. We expect you to act on the square.
    我们希望你会诚实公平地行事。

用作动词 (v.)

用作及物动词

S+～+ n./pron.

1. They squared a block of granite.
   他们把一块花岗岩加工成四方形。
2. The money will square him.
   这钱可以让他还清账了。
3. Britain won the second match to square the series at one each.
   英国队赢了第二场,使双方打成了平局。
4. You'll have to square the clerk if you want a licence quickly.
   你要快速地得到执照就得贿赂办事员。
5. Let us square our accounts.
   让我们把账清算一下。

用作宾补动词

S+～+ n./pron. +to- v

1. He has been squared to hold his tongue.
   他已经被钱封住了嘴。

经典引文

• Sleeping every night in Bryanston Square.

  出自： C. M. Yonge

• The..house-door opened on the square yard or quadrangle.

  出自： T. Hardy

• The bailiff had squared his conscience..according to the law.

  出自： Henry Fielding

常用短语

用作动词 (v.)

square away (v.+adv.)

整理好,处理好 put in order
square sth ⇔ away
The living room was squared away for the guests.

为了迎接客人,起居室已经整理好了。

square off (v.+adv.)

摆出赛拳的架势 put a boxing posture
square off
The two boxers squared off when the bell rang.

当铃响的时候,两位拳击手摆出赛拳的架势。

square up with (v.+adv.+prep.)

算账 do or work out accounts; make out bills
square up with sb
It is high time I squared up with you.

现在该是我与你算账的时候了。

square with (v.+prep.)

与…相符 find or cause agreement between sth and sth else
square with sth
It would be convenient if the facts square with the theory,but they do not.

如果事实与理论相符合,那就好了,可惜并非如此。 square sth with sth
The problem was how to square such face with the demands of the law.

问题是如何既保全面子又符合法律。

词汇搭配

用作名词 (n.)

动词+～

• draw a square 画个正方形
• make a square 画个正方形

形容词+～

• set square 三角板
• solid square 实心方阵
• T-shaped square 丁字尺
• public square 公共广场
• town square 城镇广场

介词+～

• by the square 恰好地
• on the square 成直角,正直公平地
• out of square 不成直角

～+介词

• a square of glass 一块方玻璃

用作动词 (v.)

～+名词

• square a block of granite 把一块花岗岩加工成四方形
• square the clerk 贿赂办事员

～+副词

• square cautiously 慎重地贿赂
• square dearly 以昂贵的代价贿赂
• square freely 随意地贿赂
• square hurriedly 匆忙地贿赂
• square moderately 适度地贿赂
• square away 整理好
• square off 摆出赛拳的架势

～+介词

• square up with 算账
• square with 与…不符

词语用法

1. 在表示“平方”时，主语five square feet与five feet square的意思不同。前者是“五平方英尺”，后者是“五英尺的平方”即“二十五平方英尺”；
2. 在表示“广场”时，注意Tiananmen Square (天安门广场)，Belgrave Square，Russell Square，Grosvenor Square等前面都没有the。不过有特殊形式，如the People's Square要加the。

adj. (形容词)

1. square用作形容词时基本意思是“四方形的,直角的”,引申可指“平方的,适合的,公道的,平等的,老实的,(账)结清的,同高的,打成平局的,古板的,老式的,断然的”等解。
2. square作“四方形的”“平方的”解时无比较级和最高级。
3. square用于修饰长度名词时,放在其前表示的是“平方面积”,放在名词之后表示的是“见方面积”。

n. (名词)

1. square用作名词时基本意思是“正方形,方块”,引申可指“广场,广场四周的建筑物,平方,四角,方阵,直角尺,街区,小方格纵横字谜”等,是可数名词。
2. square用于专有名词时,其前不加冠词。

v. (动词)

1. square作名词时意思是“正方形”,转化为动词意思是“使成方形”,引申可指“划成方格”“使打〔赛〕成平局”“使平衡”“放平”“解决分歧”“结账”“贿赂”等。
2. square用作及物动词时,接名词或代词作宾语。

词义辨析

v. (动词)

square, accord, agree, conform, correspond

• 这五个词都可用来表示甲乙双方在某些方面很相似,有“一致”或“相符合”的意思。其区别是：
• 1.square强调两者之间完全一致,准确无误。
• 2.conform指在外形上或思想方法上互相“一致”,也可指一个人的言行应“符合”“遵守”“适应”一般所能接受的准则、规范、习惯等,其后常接介词to和with。例如:
• Anarchy does not conform to the interests or wishes of the people.无政府状态不符合人民的利益和愿望。
• You must conform yourself to the custom of the land.你必须遵从这个国家的习俗。
• Every home should have a fire extinguisher which conforms with British Standards.每家每户都必须备有一只符合英国标准的灭火器。
• 3.agree指具有相同的特性、态度或具有相同的组成部分,其后常接介词with表示“与…相同”,也可接in表示“在…方面一致”。例如:
• The essential thing is that the two of you ought to agree.根本的问题是你们两人应意见一致。
• Your report does not agree with the facts.你的报告与事实不符。
• These words agree in the idea of happiness.这些词都有幸福的意思。
• 4.accord强调在诸如性格、精神、质量或语气等方面的绝对一致。例如:
• His actions do not always accord with his words.他的言行不总是一致。
• His opinion accords reasonably with yours.他的意见顺乎道理地与你的一致。
• 5.correspond强调因相辅相成、相互匹配而产生一致。例如:
• The fins of a fish correspond to the wings of a bird.鱼的鳍相当于鸟的翅膀。

下面两个句子的意思不同：

• I have squared up with him.
• 我与他把账结清了。
• I have squared him.
• 我收买了他。

词源解说

• ☆ 1300年左右进入英语，直接源自古法语的esquire，意为方形。

近反义词

【近义词】

• broad
• exact
• full
• conformer
• conservative
• accord
• adapt
• adjust
• agree

【反义词】

• round 圆的