square
noun[C]
uk/skweər/us/skwer/squarenoun[C](SHAPE)
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aflatshapewith foursidesofequallengthand fouranglesof 90°:
正方形，四方形Firstdrawa square.首先画一个正方形。
It's a square-shapedroom.这是个正方形的房间。
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any square-shapedobject:
正方形物，四方形物Whencooled,cutthechocolatebrowniesinto squares.冷却之后，将巧克力蛋糕切成四方块。
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anareaofapproximatelysquare-shapedlandin acityor atown, oftenincludingthebuildingsthatsurroundit:
（城镇中的）广场（常包括周围的建筑）Are they stilllivingat 6 Eaton Square?他们还住在伊顿广场6号吗？
Abandwereplayinginthetownsquare.一个乐队当时正在镇广场上演出。
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aparticularspaceon aboardused forplayinggames:
（游戏中棋盘的）格Shemovedhercastleforwardthree squares.她把自己的车向前走了3格。
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直角尺，丁字尺
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- Cut thepastryinto a square andturnin thecorners.
- A square is aregularquadrilateral.
- A square has fourrightangles.
- Just beforemidnight, the squarefilledup withdrunkenrevellers.
- In the square infrontof thehotelstandsamonumentto all thepeoplekilledin thewar.
Geometrical shapes
- -cornered
- cone
- congruent
- congruently
- conic
- crescent
- decagon
- dimensional
- isosceles triangle
- Maltese cross
- oval
- pear-shaped
- prism
- pyramid
- rectangular
- right triangle
- semicircular
- simplex
- tetrahedron
- torus
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Patterns and shapes
Roads: urban & residential streets
Board games
Geometrical & mathematical instruments
squarenoun[C](BORING PERSON)
old-fashionedinformal
aboringpersonwho does not like new andexcitingideas:
古板的人；老古董He's abitof a square.他有点儿古板。
People who are boring and old-fashioned
- bore
- buzzkill
- Colonel Blimp
- crashing bore
- dinosaur
- drip
- fogey
- fuddy-duddy
- fun sponge
- grind
- has-been
- killjoy
- Luddite
- sad-sack
- saddo
- spod
- spoilsport
- stick-in-the-mud
- yawn
squarenoun[C](MULTIPLY)
theresultofmultiplyinganumberby itself:
使成平方；使成二次幂The square of 7 is 49.7的平方是49。
Terms for numbers
- additive inverse
- aliquot
- common denominator
- common factor
- common multiple
- cos
- exponent
- fold
- fortyfold
- fourfold
- GCF
- hundredfold
- imaginary number
- odd
- recurring
- recurring number
- remainder
- resultant
- sevenfold
- weighting
Idiom
go/be back to square one
square
adjective
uk/skweər/us/skwer/squareadjective(SHAPE)
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having theshapeof a square:
正方形的，四方形的Thereciperecommendsthat you use a squarecaketin.食谱建议使用方形蛋糕烤盘。
He's got that square-jawedmasculinitythat a lot of womenseemtofindattractive.他有个刚毅的方下巴，这在许多女人眼中似乎很有吸引力。
(written abbreviationsq.);(symbol2)
used withunitsofmeasurementoflengthtoexpressthetotalsizeof anarea:
（与长度单位连用）平方的Theflooris 3 mwideby 5 mlong, soitstotalareais 15 sq m.房间的地面是3米宽5米长，总面积是15平方米。
Thecityitselfcovers13 squaremiles.该城市占地13平方英里。
Ensure that theexposedareais less than 2 cm2.要确保暴露在外的面积小于2平方厘米。
Square is usedimmediatelyaftermeasurementsoflengthwhenexpressingthelengthof the foursidesof a square-shapedarea:
（紧接长度单位后）…见方So youwantcarpetfor aroomthat's eightmetressquare(= eightmetreslongand eightmetreswide).因此你需要8米见方的室内地毯。
- It's a squareroom.
- He has a very squareface.
- She waswearinga squarependantaround herneck.
- We'veboughta squaretablefor thediningroom.
- Shedrewa squareshapeon thepaper.
Geometrical shapes
- -cornered
- cone
- congruent
- congruently
- conic
- crescent
- decagon
- dimensional
- isosceles triangle
- Maltese cross
- oval
- pear-shaped
- prism
- pyramid
- rectangular
- right triangle
- semicircular
- simplex
- tetrahedron
- torus
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Measurements of length & distance
Mass, area, weight & volume in general
squareadjective(EQUAL)
informal
equalorlevel:
正的；相等的；水平的Could youstandback from theseshelvesandtellme if they're square(=level)?你能不能往后站一些，告诉我这些架子摆得正不正？
(all) squareinformal
If twopeopleare all square, one of them haspaidoff adebtto the other and neither nowowesor isowedanymoney.
两清的，互不欠账的If twoteamsorplayersare (all) square, they have anequalnumberofgoalsorpoints:
平局的They're all square at 30pointseach.他们打成平局，每个都是30分。
Straight, even and level
- be (as) flat as a pancakeidiom
- clean
- clean-cut
- cleanly
- consistency
- even
- flat
- flatness
- glassy
- level
- peg
- rhythm
- seamless
- sleek
- sleekly
- sleekness
- straight
- super-smooth
- true
- ultra-smooth
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Borrowing & lending
Winning, losing & scoring in sport
squareadjective(STRAIGHT)
in astraightline
直线的，笔直的Geometry: describing angles, lines & orientations
- acute
- angle of incidence
- angularity
- antinode
- asymptote
- asymptotic
- bisector
- circuitous
- equilateral
- indirect
- non-planar
- noncollinear
- obliquely
- obtuse
- orthogonal
- osculate
- projection
- prominent
- rectilinear
- sine
squareadjective(BORING PERSON)
old-fashionedinformal
used todescribeapersonwho isboringand does not like new andexcitingthings:
乏味的；古板守旧的Do youthinkmy newhaircutmakes melookabitsquare?你觉得我的新发型是不是让我看上去有点儿古板？
Tedious and uninspiring
- anonymous
- banal
- basic
- be (as) dull as ditchwateridiom
- bland
- lifelessness
- marginal
- marmoreal
- meh
- menial
- slow
- soul-destroying
- soulless
- spinach
- staid
- stale
- stuffy
- tame
- well worn
- worthy
Idiom
square peg (in a round hole)
square
verb
uk/skweər/us/skwer/squareverb(MULTIPLY)
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tomultiplyanumberby itself:
使成平方；使成二次幂10 squaredequalsa hundred.10的平方是100。
42meansfour squared, andequals16.4的二次方就是4的平方，等于16。
Addition, subtraction, multiplication & division
- add
- add (something) up
- addition sign
- additive
- arithmetical
- coefficient
- deduction
- half
- halve
- highest common factor
- long division
- power
- recursion
- roundsomethingdown
- subtraction sign
- subtractive
- table
- takesomethingaway
- times
- treble
squareverb(SHAPE)
squareyourshoulders
topullyourshouldersup and back because youfeeldeterminedto do something:
（表示决心已定）挺起胸膛，挺直身子He squared hisshouldersand took adeepbreathbeforedivinginto thepool.他挺直肩膀，做了个深呼吸，然后扎进了游泳池。
Gestures & gesturing
- air punch
- air quotes
- bat
- beckon
- bird
- blowsomeonea kissphrase
- flipsomeoneoff
- flourish
- gesticulate
- gesticulation
- gesture
- peace sign
- pumpsomeone'shandidiom
- shake
- shrug
- signing
- snapyourfingersidiom
- stick/putyourtongue outidiom
- tongue
- wink
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Strong-willed
Idioms
square the accounts/books
square the circle
Phrasal verbs
squaresomething/someoneaway
square off
square up
square up tosomeone/something
square(something)withsomething