音标:英 /skweə(r)/,美 /skwer/
词性及含义:
方形的:指具有四条等长边和四个直角的形状。
例:a square table(一张方形桌子)
例:The book had rounded, not square, corners.(这本书是圆角的,不是方角的。)
平方的:用于表示面积单位,符号为 sq. 或 ²。
例:The room is 12 square metres in area.(这个房间面积是12平方米。)
例:The city covers 13 square miles.(该城市占地13平方英里。)
公平的;正直的:指行为或态度诚实无欺。
例:a square deal(公平交易)
例:Are you being square with me?(你对我是以诚相待吗?)
古板的(非正式,过时用法):形容人思想保守、缺乏趣味。
例:Do you think my new haircut makes me look a bit square?(你觉得我的新发型让我显得有点古板吗?)
正方形:几何图形,四条边等长且四个角为直角。
例:He bent the wire into the shape of a square.(他把铁丝折成正方形。)
广场:城镇中开阔的公共区域。
例:Thousands of demonstrators filled the square.(数千名示威者挤满了广场。)
例:Leicester Square(莱斯特广场)
平方:某数乘以自身的结果。
例:The square of 7 is 49.(7的平方是49。)
例:A squared plus B squared equals C squared.(A的平方加B的平方等于C的平方。)
求平方:将某数乘以自身。
例:10 squared equals 100.(10的平方是100。)
使一致;调和:使某事物与另一事物相符合。
例:He set out to square his dreams with reality.(他开始努力让梦想与现实相符。)
结清(债务):使双方互不亏欠。
例:If you give me £25, we'll be all square.(如果你给我25英镑,我们就两清了。)
径直地;直接地:表示方向或方式直接不绕弯。
例:I looked her square in the face.(我直视她的脸。)
all square:
(账目)两清的:You paid for the meal, so we're all square now.(你付了饭钱,现在我们两清了。)
(比赛)平局的:They're all square at 30 points each.(他们各得30分,打成平局。)
square off:摆好架势(准备打斗或竞争)。
例:The two boxers squared off in the ring.(两名拳击手在拳台上摆好架势。)
back to square one:回到起点;从头再来。
例:If your complaint is not upheld, you may feel you are back to square one.(如果你的投诉未被受理,你可能会觉得一切又要从头开始。)
The floor is 3m wide by 5m long, so its area is 15 sq m.(地面宽3米、长5米,面积为15平方米。)
Five roads radiate from the square.(五条道路从广场向外延伸。)
The square of 4 is 16.(4的平方是16。)
The hotel is just off the main square.(旅馆就在主广场附近。)
They ended the match all square at 1-1.(比赛以1-1平局结束。)
She sat cross-legged on a square of carpet.(她盘腿坐在一方地毯上。)
The team needs to square their recent losses with better performance.(该队需要以更好的表现弥补近期的失利。)
A square table fits more people than a round one in small spaces.(在小空间里,方桌比圆桌能坐更多人。)
The carpenter used a tool to square the corners.(木匠用工具将角弄成直角。)
His square jaw gave him a determined look.(他方正的下巴让他显得意志坚定。)
总结:square 是一个多词性、多含义的词汇,核心围绕“方形”“公平”“平方”三大概念,在数学、几何、日常交流中均高频出现。掌握其短语搭配(如 all square、back to square one)能有效提升表达丰富度。你还能想到哪些包含 square 的习语或场景呢?