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单词 square one
释义

square one

noun

: the initial stage or starting point
the failure set us back to square one

Example Sentences

They lost everything and found themselves back at square one.
Recent Examples on the Web Not having a home, that foundation being removed from under you, that is square one. Shanzeh Ahmad, Chicago Tribune, 6 Aug. 2022 But a sealant issue on the pit exit lane sent Castroneves (and two other Indy 500 winners) into the wall during a test day and brought the team back to square one leading into the world’s biggest motor race. Los Angeles Times, 27 May 2022 Not starting from square one: Justin Herbert was good enough during his second season to make the Pro Bowl. Jeff Miller, Los Angeles Times, 23 May 2022 From a camp bed in a foreign country, the 40-year-old bookkeeper thinks about restarting her and her children’s lives from square one. Monika Scislowska And Rafal Niedzielski, Anchorage Daily News, 20 Apr. 2022 From a camp bed in a foreign country, the 40-year-old bookeeper thinks about restarting her and her children’s lives from square one. Monika Scislowska, chicagotribune.com, 20 Apr. 2022 Meanwhile, Ohio State would start from square one once again, still looking for a roster capable of extending its time in the NCAA Tournament. Stephen Means, cleveland, 1 Apr. 2022 Singleton said on Friday authorities are almost at square one again. Antonio Planas, NBC News, 6 May 2022 Wentz failed, both on the field and off, putting the Colts back at square one. Joel A. Erickson, The Indianapolis Star, 21 Mar. 2022 See More

Word History

Etymology

from the use of numbered squares in some board games

First Known Use

1960, in the meaning defined above

square one

noun

as in day one

Synonyms & Similar Words

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  • day one
  • ground zero
  • drawing board
  • first base
  • beginning
  • genesis
  • start
  • baseline
  • outset
  • alpha
  • commencement
  • inception
  • threshold
  • kickoff
  • onset
  • initiation
  • launch
  • dawn
  • morning
  • inauguration
  • founding
  • well
  • germ
  • birth
  • incipiency
  • git-go
  • creation
  • spring
  • nascency
  • nascence
  • incipience
  • fountain
  • institution
  • origination
  • get-go
  • source
  • cradle
  • fountainhead
  • origin
  • wellspring
  • dawning
  • arrival
  • emergence
  • opening
  • root
  • advent
  • seedbed
  • debut
  • childhood
  • appearance
  • infancy
  • début
  • youth

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

  • end
  • conclusion
  • ending
  • close
  • period
  • completion
  • closing
  • finish
  • closure
  • termination
  • stop
  • omega
  • cessation
  • finale
  • windup
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