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having four straight equal sides and four angles of 90° 正方形的；四方形的 a square room 正方形的房间
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryverbs- be
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forming an angle of 90° exactly or approximately 成直角的；方的 The book had rounded, not square, corners. 这本书是圆角的，而不是方角的。 square shoulders 宽而挺的肩膀 He had a firm, square jaw. 他的下巴方正显得很坚定。
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used after a number to give a measurement of area （用于数字后表示面积）平方 an area of 36 square metres/feet/miles/kilometres/inches 36平方米/英尺/英里/公里/英寸的面积
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used after a unit of measurement to say that something measures the same amount on each of four sides （用于表示长度的单位后，表示某物四个边等长）…见方的 a carpet four metres square 四米见方的地毯
used to describe something that is broad or that looks solid in shape 宽阔的；结实的；厚实的 a man of square build 体格壮实的男子
- [not before noun] square (with something)
level with something or parallel to something （和某物）相齐，平行 tables arranged square with the wall 顺着墙壁摆放的一些桌子
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if two people are square, neither of them owes money to the other 彼此无欠账的；两清的；结清账的 - square (with somebody)
if two teams are square, they have the same number of points 打平的；平局的 fair or honest, especially in business matters （尤指在生意上）公平的，公正的，诚实的 - square with something
in agreement with something （和某事物）相一致的，相吻合的 - (old-fashioned, informal, disapproving)
(of a person 人 considered to be boring, for example because they are old-fashioned or work too hard at school 乏味的；古板的；太循规蹈矩的
shape形状
measurement量度
broad/solid宽阔；结实
level平
with money钱
in sport体育运动
fair/honest公平；诚实
in agreement一致
boring乏味
Word OriginMiddle English: shortening of Old French esquare (noun), esquarre (past participle, used as an adjective), esquarrer (verb), based on Latin quadra ‘square’.
Idioms
a square meal
a good meal that satisfies your hunger 饱餐；丰盛的一餐
a square peg (in a round hole)
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a person who does not feel happy or comfortable in a particular situation, or who is not suitable for it 用非所长者；方枘圆凿
