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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 正方形的房間
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. 這本書是圓角的,而不是方角的。 square shoulders 寬而挺的肩膀 He had a firm, square jaw. 他的下巴方正顯得很堅定。
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used after a number to give a measurement of area (用於數字後表示面積)平方 an area of 36 square metres/feet/miles/kilometres/inches 36平方米/英尺/英裏/公裏/英寸的面積
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used after a unit of measurement to say that something measures the same amount on each of four sides (用於表示長度的單位後,表示某物四個邊等長)…見方的 a carpet four metres square 四米見方的地毯
used to describe something that is broad or that looks solid in shape 寬闊的;結實的;厚實的 a man of square build 體格壯實的男子
- [not before noun] square (with something)
level with something or parallel to something (和某物)相齊,平行 tables arranged square with the wall 順着牆壁擺放的一些桌子
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if two people are square, neither of them owes money to the other 彼此無欠賬的;兩清的;結清賬的 - square (with somebody)
if two teams are square, they have the same number of points Topics Games and toysc2打平的;平局的 fair or honest, especially in business matters Topics Personal qualitiesc2(尤指在生意上)公平的,公正的,誠實的 - square with something
in agreement with something Topics Opinion and argumentc2(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 Topics Feelingsc2乏味的;古板的;太循規蹈矩的
shape形狀
measurement量度
broad/solid寬闊;結實
level平
with money錢
in sport體育運動
fair/honest公平;誠實
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 飽餐;豐盛的一餐
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 用非所長者;方枘圓鑿