单词	square
释义	adjective | noun | verb | adverb squaresquare1 /skwɛr/ ●●● S2 adjective Collocations COLLOCATIONS► a square deal  We just want a square deal. 1SHAPE math, geometry having four straight equal sides and 90° angles inside each corner:  a square table2ANGLE math forming a 90° angle, or seeming to do this:  square corners a square jaw3square mile/meter/inch etc. math a unit of measure for measuring area, equal to a square with sides one mile long, one meter long, etc.:  an area of 25 square milessquare of 4,000 square kilometers of forest4five feet/two meters etc. square math having the shape of a square with sides that are five feet, two meters, etc. long:  The room is two yards square.5a square meal a good satisfying meal6STRAIGHT/LEVEL parallel to a straight line: square with The windows should be square with the sill.7HONEST old-fashioned honest and fair, especially in business:  It’s important to be square with clients. We just want a square deal.8BORING informal old-fashioned someone who is square is boring and unfashionable9be there or be square informal humorous used to say that someone should go to a party, event, etc. because all the popular people will be there10be (all) square informal old-fashioned if two people are square, they do not owe each other any money11a square peg in a round hole informal someone who is in a job or situation that is not appropriate for him or her—squareness noun [uncountable] adjective | noun | verb | adverb squaresquare2 ●●● S3 W3 noun [countable] Etymology ETYMOLOGYsquare2 Origin: 1200-1300 Old French esquarre, from Vulgar Latin exquadra, from exquadrare to make square Collocations COLLOCATIONS► on the ... square  Our hotel was on the main square. ► go back to square one  Let’s go back to square one and try again. ► are back at square one  Police are back at square one in their investigation. 1SHAPE a)math, geometry a shape with four straight equal sides with 90° angles at the corners b)a piece of something in this shape: square of a square of green cloth2IN A TOWN a broad open area in the middle of a town, that is usually in the shape of a square, or the buildings surrounding it:  Our hotel was on the main square.3square one the situation from which you started to do something:  Let’s go back to square one and try again. Police are back at square one in their investigation.4NUMBER math the result of multiplying a number by itself:  The square of 4 is 16. → see also square root5IN A GAME a space on a board used for playing a game such as chess6BORING PERSON old-fashioned informal someone who is boring and unfashionable7TOOL a flat tool with a straight edge, often shaped like an L, used for drawing or measuring 90° angles[Origin: 1200–1300 Old French esquarre, from Vulgar Latin exquadra, from exquadrare to make square] → complete2 (4) adjective | noun | verb | adverb squaresquare3 verb Verb Table VERB TABLE square Simple Form Present I, you, we, they square he, she, it squares Past I, you, he, she, it, we, they squared Present perfect I, you, we, they have squared he, she, it has squared Past perfect I, you, he, she, it, we, they had squared Future I, you, he, she, it, we, they will square Future perfect I, you, he, she, it, we, they will have squared Continuous Form Present I am squaring he, she, it is squaring you, we, they are squaring Past I, he, she, it was squaring you, we, they were squaring Present perfect I, you, we, they have been squaring he, she, it has been squaring Past perfect I, you, he, she, it, we, they had been squaring Future I, you, he, she, it, we, they will be squaring Future perfect I, you, he, she, it, we, they will have been squaring Collocations COLLOCATIONS► get squared away  I have a few things to get squared away before I leave. 1MULTIPLY [transitive] math to multiply a number by itself2square your shoulders to push back your shoulders with your back straight, usually to show your determination3square an account (also square the books) to give someone money or do something for him or her so that you do not owe him or her anything anymore4square the circle to attempt something impossible5MAKE something STRAIGHT [transitive] to make something straight or parallel6SPORTS [transitive] to win the same number of points or games as your opponentsquare something ↔ away phrasal verb informal to finish something, especially by putting the last details in order:  I have a few things to get squared away before I leave.square off phrasal verb1 to get ready to fight or argue with someone: square off with Local ranchers are squaring off with the government over the regulations.2square something ↔ off to make something square with straight edges or cornerssquare up phrasal verb to pay money that you owesquare with phrasal verb square something with something if you square two ideas, statements, etc. with each other or if they square with each other, they can be accepted together even though they seem different:  His story simply does not square with the facts. How do you square that with your political beliefs? adjective | noun | verb | adverb squaresquare4 adverb [only after verb] Collocations COLLOCATIONS► Look ... square in the eye  Look him square in the eye and tell him you won’t do it. 1directly and firmly SYN squarely:  Look him square in the eye and tell him you won’t do it.2math, geometry at 90° to a line SYN squarely → see also fair and square at fair3 (1)
随便看	oversupply overt overtake overtax overtaxed over-the-counter over the counter over-the-top overthrow overtime overtired overtly overtone overtook overture overturn overuse overvaluation overvalue overvalued overview overweening overweight overwhelm overwhelming

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