英汉词典

square 基本解释

• adj. 平方的；正方形的；直角的；正直的
• vt. 使成方形；与…一致
• vi. 一致；成方形
• n. 平方；广场；正方形
• adv. 成直角地

square 词态变化

square 英文词源

square

square: [13] Etymologically a square is a ‘four’- sided figure. The word comes via Old French esquare or esqire (squire was the Middle English form of square) from Vulgar Latin *exquadra, a derivative of *exquadrāre ‘square’. This was a compound verb formed from the intensive prefix ex- and Latin quadrāre ‘square’, a derivative of the Latin stem quat-, quad- ‘four’, from which English gets quadrant, quarantine, quarter, etc, as well as cadre, and, via Italian, squad and squadron. The use of the adjective square for ‘stuffy, old-fashioned’ originated in jazz circles in the USA in the 1940s.
=> cadre, quadrant, quarter, squadron

square (n.)

mid-13c., "tool for measuring right angles, carpenter's square," from Old French esquire "a square, squareness," from Vulgar Latin *exquadra, back-formation from *exquadrare "to square," from Latin ex- "out" (see ex-) + quadrare "make square, set in order, complete," from quadrus "a square" (see quadrant).

Meaning "square shape or area" is recorded by late 14c. (Old English used feower-scyte). Geometric sense "four-sided rectilinear figure" is from 1550s; mathematical sense of "a number multiplied by itself" is first recorded 1550s. Sense of "open space in a town or park" is from 1680s; that of "area bounded by four streets in a city" is from c. 1700. As short for square meal, from 1882. Square one "the very beginning" (often what one must go back to) is from 1960, probably a figure from board games.

square (adj.)

early 14c., "containing four equal sides and right angles," from square (n.), or from Old French esquarre, past participle of esquarrer. Meaning "honest, fair," is first attested 1560s; that of "straight, direct" is from 1804. Of meals, from 1868.

Sense of "old-fashioned" is 1944, U.S. jazz slang, said to be from shape of a conductor's hand gestures in a regular four-beat rhythm. Square-toes meant nearly the same thing late 18c.: "precise, formal, old-fashioned person," from the style of men's shoes worn early 18c. and then fallen from fashion. Squaresville is attested from 1956. Square dance attested by 1831; originally one in which the couples faced inward from four sides; later of country dances generally.

[T]he old square dance is an abortive attempt at conversation while engaged in walking certain mathematical figures over a limited area. [March 1868]

square (v.)

late 14c. of stones, from Old French esquarrer, escarrer "to cut square," from Vulgar Latin *exquadrare (see square (adj.)). Meaning "regulate according to standard" is from 1530s; sense of "to accord with" is from 1590s. With reference to accounts from 1815. In 15c.-17c. the verb also could mean "to deviate, vary, digress, fall out of order." Related: Squared; squaring.

square (adv.)

1570s, "fairly, honestly," from square (adj.). From 1630s as "directly, in line." Sense of "completely" is American-English, colloquial, by 1862.

square 词组搭配

square 英文释义

1. (geometry) a plane rectangle with four equal sides and four right angles; a four-sided regular polygon;

"you can compute the area of a square if you know the length of its sides"

2. the product of two equal terms;

"nine is the second power of three"

"gravity is inversely proportional to the square of the distance"

3. an open area at the meeting of two or more streets

4. something approximating the shape of a square

5. someone who doesn't understand what is going on

6. a formal and conservative person with old-fashioned views

7. any artifact having a shape similar to a plane geometric figure with four equal sides and four right angles;

"a checkerboard has 64 squares"

8. a hand tool consisting of two straight arms at right angles; used to construct or test right angles;

"the carpenter who built this room must have lost his square"

square 双语例句

1. I stopped at the square and got out to stretch my legs.

我在广场处停下来，下车活动活动腿脚。

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2. The Philippines has just 6,000 square kilometres of forest left.

菲律宾只剩下6,000平方公里的森林了。

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3. Marilyn made her last public appearance at Madison Square Garden.

玛丽莲最后一次公开亮相是在麦迪逊广场花园。

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4. Take the time in seconds, square it, and multiply by 5.12.

记下用了多少秒时间，将其平方，再乘以5.12。

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5. Exmoor National Park stretches over 265 square miles of moor.

埃克斯穆尔高地国家公园位于高原贫瘠之地，占地265平方英里。

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square 实用场景例句

a square room

正方形的房间

牛津词典

The book had rounded, not square, corners.

这本书是圆角的，而不是方角的。

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square shoulders

宽而挺的肩膀

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He had a firm, square jaw.

他的下巴方正而坚定。

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a carpet four metres square

四米见方的地毯

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an area of 36 square metres

36平方米的面积

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a man of square build

体格壮实的男子

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tables arranged square with the wall

顺着墙壁摆放的一些桌子

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Serve the cake warm or at room temperature, cut in squares...

等蛋糕温热或凉至室温时切成四方块端上桌。

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There was a calendar on the wall, with large squares around the dates...

墙上有一幅日历，每个日期都用大方框框着。

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The house is located in one of Pimlico's prettiest garden squares...

房子位于皮姆利科最美丽的一个花园广场上。

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The town centre is thick with churches and cafe-lined squares.

市中心随处都是教堂和被咖啡店包围的广场。

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Round tables seat more people in the same space as a square table...

在相同的空间里，圆桌比起方桌可以坐下更多的人。

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His finger nails were square and cut neatly across.

他的手指甲是方形的，修剪得很齐。

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Canary Wharf was set to provide 10 million square feet of office space...

金丝雀码头计划要提供 1,000 万平方英尺的办公面积。

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The Philippines has just 6,000 square kilometres of forest left.

菲律宾只剩下 6,000 平方公里的森林了。

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...a linen cushion cover, 45 cm square.

一个亚麻靠垫套，长宽为 45 厘米

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...two pieces of wood 4 inches square.

两块长宽均为 4 英寸的木片

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Take the time in seconds, square it, and multiply by 5.12...

记下用了多少秒时间，将其平方，再乘以5.12。

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A squared plus B squared equals C squared.

A 的平方加上 B 的平方等于 C 的平方。

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...the square of the speed of light, an exceedingly large number.

光速的平方，一个天文数字

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That explanation squares with the facts, doesn't it...

那个解释和事实相符，不是吗？

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He set out to square his dreams with reality.

他开始让自己的梦想接近现实。

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I squared it with Dan, who said it was all right so long as I was back next Monday morning...

我征得了丹的同意，他说只要我下周一早上能回来就行。

柯林斯高阶英语词典

She should have squared things with Jay before she went into this business with Walker.

她本该在和沃克联手进入这一行之前先征得杰伊的同意。

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He has squared the circle of keeping the City happy and doing something to improve business cash flow...

他做到了不可能做到的事，既让伦敦城满意，又增加了企业的现金流量。

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'Nirvana' squared the circle by making a record that was both superb pop and rock music at the same time.

“涅磐”乐队做到了不可能做到的事，录制了一张既有流行风又带有摇滚范儿的唱片。

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If your complaint is not upheld, you may feel you are back to square one...

如果你的投诉没有得到支持，你可能会感到自己又得重新开始。

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We got a phone call from the lawyers and is was back to square one.

我们接到了律师的一个电话，一切又得从头开始。

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Taylor is clearly the wrong man for the job—a square peg in a round hole.

泰勒显然不是做这份工作的合适人选——简直就是方枘圆凿。

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