square up (with sb)
I need to square up with you for the tickets.
我需要跟你结清票钱。
结清;清偿
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结清;清偿
settle a debt or account
I need to square up with you for the tickets.
我需要跟你结清票钱。
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准备打架
to get ready for a fight
摆出战斗姿态。
to adopt a fighting stance
在比赛中面对(某人)
to face (someone) in a contest
偿还欠款。
to pay back money that is owed
After the meal, we squared up and left the restaurant.
饭后,我们结清了账就离开了餐馆。
I'll cover the cost of the tickets now, and you can square up with me later.
我先垫付门票钱,你以后再跟我结清。
The accountant squared up the company's books at the end of the month.
会计在月底结清了公司的账目。
I need to square up with you for the tickets.
我需要跟你结清票钱。
也可用 'square up against'。
The two fighters squared up to each other.
两位拳手互相摆好架势。
Not this
I need to square up to him for the bill.
Use this
I need to square up with him for the bill.
在表达‘结清账目’时,应该使用介词 'with' 而不是 'to',因为 'square up to' 表示‘摆出打架姿势’,而 'square up with' 才是‘结清账目’的意思。
Not this
The two boxers squared up each other before the match.
Use this
The two boxers squared up to each other before the match.
在表达‘摆好架势准备打斗’时,需要使用介词 'to' 引出对手,即 'square up to someone',而不是直接接宾语。
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常用于非正式场合;表示结算或摆好架势
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