1952
measurement of area ( )
^Af: an
area of 36 square metres * 36 %AAfc(ft®fR
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BROAD/SOLID %
|&J: 5 used to describe sth that is
broad or that looks solid in shape %
(ft; l£^(ft; !$■ ^ (ft: a man of square build — see
also
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LEVEL/PARALLEL *f] A; V U 6 [not before noun] ~ (with
sth) level with or parallel to sth ( ) j=@Ar, -f-H:
tables arranged square with the wall Jlilf ip|i£ JI$t(ft -
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WITH MONEY 7 (informal) if two people are square,
neither of them owes money to the other ||£ lit ft
X JftK &*J; W'/#(ft; Ip
#7.
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IN SPORT 8 - (with sb) if two teams
are square,
they have the same number of points fpfttft; :
The teams were all square at half-time.
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FAjR/HONEST f-; 9 fair or honest, especially
in
business matters ( AThTE^EA ) &¥M» £-IE#J, M ^#1: a square deal £-¥3511 0 Are
you being square with me?
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IN AGREEMENT 10 ~ with
sth in agreement with sth
—
SC#I, $1 #J: That isn’t quite square with what you said yesterday. A0fi#(ft
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BORING ABK 11 (informal, disapproving) (of a person A) considered to be boring,
for example, because they are old-fashioned or work too hard at school ABK#J; A
ft
#); xmm
lETCl a square ‘meal a good, satisfying meal
(ft |§.: He looks as though he hasn’t had a square meal
for weeks, m
WIT. a square peg (in a round
hole) (BrE, informal) a person who does not feel
happy or comfortable in a particular situation, or who is not suitable for it
Af#M;
m noun
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SHAPE m jA 1 [C] a shape with four
straight sides of equal length and four angles of 90°; a piece of sth that has
this shape JE ATJE^m^l: First
break the chocolate into squares. A J^A^i&AFiAo 0 The
floor was tiled in squares of grey and white marble. Jfe±
—see
also
T-square
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IN TOWN 2 [C] an open area in a town, usually with
four sides, surrounded by buildings ( )
r : The hotel is just off the main square.
Jjfctt AE ± rO the market/town/village square ^rfJ / ^ / nrm
3 Square
[sing.]
(abbr. Sq.) (used in
addresses H =f l&iit): They live at
95
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MATHEMATICS f 4 [C] the number obtained when you
multiply a number by itself ¥AT; The square
of 7 is 49. *7 #J^-AJ^490
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BORING PERSON 5 [C] (informal, disapproving) a
person who is considered to be boring, for
example because they are old-fashioned or because they work too hard at school
ABK#JA; i»lftA; ¥¥¥
Him
back to square ‘one a return to the situation you were in at the beginning of a project,
task, etc., because you have made no real progress ( @ A itt M ) 0 f'J S M,
jAA#A: If this suggestion isn’t accepted, we’ll be back to square one. Afflict#
AU5#¥7o
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verb [VN]
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SHAPE (krfZm 1 ~sth (off) to make sth have straight
edges and comers EAr]£; It was like
trying to square a circle. That is, it was
impossible.
ome
boat is rounded at the front but squared off
at the back.
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MATHEMATICS V 2 [usually passive] to multiply a
number by itself {<£j$;¥Ar; Three squared
is written 32. * 3 (ft^^Sf# 32c
O Four squared equals
16. * 4
#j¥Af^A 160
SHOULDERS
flg 3 if
you square yourself, or square
your
shoulders, you make your back and shoulders straight to show you are ready or
determined to do sth Bruno squared himself to face the
waiting journalists.
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IN SPORT iAftiziftj 4 (especially
BrE) to
make the number
of points you have scored in a game or
competition equal to those of your opponents ( {£ ) fT
¥: His
goal squared the game 1-1. life jtt 7 .’-1
Ek, {£ tfc UfTj£l:17o
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PAY MONEY Tt tA 5 (informal) to pay money to sb in
order to get their help ; itft;55; J5M: They
must have squared the mayor before they got their plan underway. — 35117TfT-£, 111 (ftif #J A%MMi.„
square sth-»a'way [usually passive] (NAmE) to put sth
in order; to finish sth completely 0;
2 to
face sb as if you are going to fight them iiii)pf(«A); a )
.square up (with sb) to pay money that you owe ( [ft ® A ) ( 4^A
) IptfE: Can I leave you to
square up with the waiter? IK£F
X'Kf? square sth with
sth | square with sth to make two ideas, facts or situations agree or
combine well with each other; to agree or be consistent
with another idea, fact or situation ( /(j£ ) - — iSc, •%•••
TT : The interests of farmers need to be
squared with those of consumers.
—<0 How
can you square this with your conscience?
[#jk#
#J ♦ j#IB ^ ft! 7' AT& % ? 9
Your theory does not square with the facts, jfctft 'square sth
with sb to ask permission or check
with sb that they approve of what you want to do |)c• ■ ■ IET# • [S]M
( ^iA oj ) : I think I’ll be able to come, but I’ll square it with my
parents first.
|W]E0
« adv.
(only used after the verb {X A A(j If?) directly; not at an angle H771 squarely:
I
looked her square in the face. see
fair adv.
'square-bashing
noun [U] {BrE, informal)
training for soldiers, which involves marching and holding weapons in different
positions ( ±^(ft )
.square 'bracket {Br£) (NAmE bracket) noun [usually pi.] either of a pair of marks,
[], placed at the beginning and end of extra information in a text, especially
comments made by an editor
squared /skwead; NAmE skwerd/ adj. marked with
squares; divided into squares WlHAr^^iB(ft; ^J^IE : squared paper
Aff&lft
'square
dance noun 1 a traditional dance from the
mm, Mm (mmmmm,
fi!ijjmi&m ) 2 a social event at which people dance
square dances
.square 'eyes noun [pi.] {BrE,
old-fashioned) a way of describing or referring to a person watching too
much Tvmf&m, AfBSA ( £i#ffe*!M£lftA ) ;
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square-'eyed adj.
square-head /'skweahed; NAmE 'skwer-/ noun {informal,
especially NAmE) 1 a person who is stupid or
not able to do sth AIK (ft A 2
an offensive word for a person
from
Me, nmm. «^a
'square
knot noun (NAmE) = reef knot
square-ly /'skweali; NAmE 'skwerli/ adv. (usually
used after the verb 1
directly; not at an
angle or to one side
She looked at me squarely in the eye. #fe]|[]|[ife1fll?lc(ft BSBf 0
o He stood squarely in front of them, blocking the entrance. jMAAfifikiiltt&
3IA1, SfiAP, 0 (figurative) We must meet the challenge squarely (= not
try to avoid it), ft HI # M IE ffi ffl & & - $ 0 2 directly or
exactly; without confusion AiA; MX