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单词 four-square
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Definition of four-square in English:

four-square

adjective
  • 1(of a building or structure) having a square shape and solid appearance.

    (建筑,结构)方形的,正方的;稳固的

    a four-square Georgian house
    Example sentencesExamples
    • Low, massive, four-square steel sculptures are arranged in a grid.
    • Nothing remains of these early structures and the present massive, four-square castle-palace dates back to the reign of Charles V.
    • It is just too blocky, too bulky, a very four-square building.
    • Bohlin used a basic four-square layout, positioning rooms symmetrically around the cast concrete monolith.
    1. 1.1 (of a person or quality) firm and resolute.
      (人,品质)坚定的
      a four-square and formidable hero

      坚强不屈令人钦佩的英雄。

      Example sentencesExamples
      • Like its predecessor, Stingray was built around some very simple elements - a four-square hero, a fantastic craft which lends its name to the show and a mix of fast-paced action and innocent humour.
      Synonyms
      determined, purposeful, purposive, resolved, decided, adamant, single-minded, firm, unswerving, unwavering, undaunted, fixed, set, intent, insistent
      resolute, determined, full of determination, purposeful, purposive, resolved, decided, adamant, single-minded, firm, unswerving, unswervable, unwavering, undaunted, fixed, set, intent, insistent
adverb
  • 1Squarely and solidly.

    成方形地;稳固地

    a castle standing four-square on a peninsula

    岿然独立在半岛上的城堡。

    Example sentencesExamples
    • The tradition stands four-square against it, on all fronts.
    • This bill delivers four-square on our promise to protect public access and clarify ownership.
    • Einstein is four-square in the camp of Bernoulli and de Moivre.
    1. 1.1 Firmly and resolutely in support of someone or something.
      坚定不移地(尤指支持)
      they stand four-square behind integration

      他们坚定不移支持一体化。

      Example sentencesExamples
      • I stand four-square for reason, and object to what seems to me to be irrationality, whatever the source.
      • But now the club is defiantly back on its own two feet and is standing four-square to enter a new headquarters, which is hoped will signal a new era of success.
      • As a result, he is now four-square behind the controversial plan under which smokers in bars would have to step outside if they wanted to light up.
      • This year's only new theme is corporate corruption - which everybody's four-square against.
      • She says she was four-square behind the campaign to wring as much money from the clubs as possible in order to help fund players in the lower leagues who fall on hard times.
      • All of the four major-party candidates are four-square in favor of executing.

Definition of four-square in US English:

four-square

adjectiveˌfôrˈskwerˌfɔrˈskwɛr
  • 1(of a building or structure) having a square shape and solid appearance.

    (建筑,结构)方形的,正方的;稳固的

    Example sentencesExamples
    • Low, massive, four-square steel sculptures are arranged in a grid.
    • Bohlin used a basic four-square layout, positioning rooms symmetrically around the cast concrete monolith.
    • It is just too blocky, too bulky, a very four-square building.
    • Nothing remains of these early structures and the present massive, four-square castle-palace dates back to the reign of Charles V.
    1. 1.1 (of a person or quality) firm and resolute.
      (人,品质)坚定的
      a four-square and formidable hero

      坚强不屈令人钦佩的英雄。

      Example sentencesExamples
      • Like its predecessor, Stingray was built around some very simple elements - a four-square hero, a fantastic craft which lends its name to the show and a mix of fast-paced action and innocent humour.
      Synonyms
      determined, purposeful, purposive, resolved, decided, adamant, single-minded, firm, unswerving, unwavering, undaunted, fixed, set, intent, insistent
      resolute, determined, full of determination, purposeful, purposive, resolved, decided, adamant, single-minded, firm, unswerving, unswervable, unwavering, undaunted, fixed, set, intent, insistent
adverbˌfôrˈskwerˌfɔrˈskwɛr
  • 1Squarely and solidly.

    成方形地;稳固地

    a castle standing four-square and isolated on a peninsula

    岿然独立在半岛上的城堡。

    Example sentencesExamples
    • This bill delivers four-square on our promise to protect public access and clarify ownership.
    • Einstein is four-square in the camp of Bernoulli and de Moivre.
    • The tradition stands four-square against it, on all fronts.
    1. 1.1 Firmly and resolutely in support of someone or something.
      坚定不移地(尤指支持)
      they stand four-square behind integration

      他们坚定不移支持一体化。

      Example sentencesExamples
      • But now the club is defiantly back on its own two feet and is standing four-square to enter a new headquarters, which is hoped will signal a new era of success.
      • This year's only new theme is corporate corruption - which everybody's four-square against.
      • All of the four major-party candidates are four-square in favor of executing.
      • As a result, he is now four-square behind the controversial plan under which smokers in bars would have to step outside if they wanted to light up.
      • She says she was four-square behind the campaign to wring as much money from the clubs as possible in order to help fund players in the lower leagues who fall on hard times.
      • I stand four-square for reason, and object to what seems to me to be irrationality, whatever the source.
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