/skweə(r) ||; skwɛr/adj adv
1 having four straight sides of the same length and corners of 90° 正方的;四方的:
a square tablecloth 四四方方的桌布
2 shaped like a square or forming an angle of about 90° 正方形般的:
a square face 方型脸
square shoulders 宽阔肩膀
3 (not before a noun 不用于名词前) not owing any money 不欠账:
Here is the money I owe you. Now we're (all) square. 这是我欠你的钱,现在我们互不相欠。
4 (not before a noun 不用于名词前) having equal points (in a game, etc) (比赛等)平手,打平,比分相同:
The teams were all square at half-time. 打完半场,两队平手。
5 fair or honest, especially in business matters 公平的,诚实的(尤指生意上):
a square deal 公平交易
6 (abbr sq) used for talking about the area of sth (用于指面积)平方的:
If a room is 5 metres long and 4 metres wide, its area is 20 square metres. 一个5米长4米宽的房间,面积就是20平方米。
7 (used about sth that is square in shape) having sides of a particular length (指正方形物体)每边为某长度:
The picture is twenty centimetres square (= each side is twenty centimetres long). 那幅画是二十厘米见方。
8 (also squarely) in an obvious and direct way 明显;直接:
to look sb square in the eye 直视某人的眼睛
I think the blame falls squarely on her. 我觉得责任完全在她。
a square meal a good meal that makes you feel satisfied 丰盛的一餐