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square something (使某物成方形)
He squared the piece of wood.
他把那块木头切成方形。
求平方；使成平方
先理解核心含义，再看它在真实句子里的用法。
求平方；使成平方
to multiply a number by itself; to raise to the second power
He squared the piece of wood.
他把那块木头切成方形。
调整以使与某物对齐或成直角；特别是:
To adjust so as to align with or place at a right angle to something else; in particular
调整以使与某物对齐或成直角；特别是:
To adjust so as to align with or place at a right angle to something else; in particular:
解决或调和；使适合或契合。
To resolve or reconcile; to suit or fit.
调整或适应以使与某物协调一致。
To adjust or adapt so as to bring into harmony with something.
square
Base
原形
squares
3rd person
第三人称单数
squaring
-ing
现在分词
squared
Past
过去式
squared
Past participle
过去分词
He squares the numbers before adding them.
他在相加之前先把数字平方。
She squared the debt yesterday.
她昨天结清了债务。
They have squared the corners of the frame.
他们已经把框架的角弄方正了。
规则动词，注意不及物时需加介词。
If you square three, you get nine.
如果你把3求平方，就会得到9。
She squared 12 in her head and quickly wrote down 144.
她心算了12的平方，然后迅速写出144。
The teacher asked us to square each number before adding them.
老师让我们在相加之前先把每个数求平方。
He squared the piece of wood.
他把那块木头切成方形。
常用于否定或疑问句。
Your story doesn't square with the facts.
你的说法与事实不符。
非正式，多用于美式英语。
We need to square away the details before the meeting.
会前我们需要把细节处理好。
可接 against 表示对抗对象。
The two boxers squared off against each other.
两位拳击手摆好架势，准备对决。
Not this
He tried to square the problem.
Use this
He tried to square away the problem.
动词 square 作“解决”讲时，通常需要与 away 或 up 等小品词构成短语动词，否则会被误听作“使成方形”。
Not this
The accounts don't square each other.
Use this
The accounts don't square with each other.
square 表示“与……一致”时为不及物动词，需加介词 with 引出比较对象。
Focus on the distinctions below. Other candidates are kept compact until a reliable usage note is available.
与……相符；与……一致
His story doesn't square with the facts.
他的说法与事实不符。
结清账目；算清欠账
I need to square accounts with my landlord before I move out.
搬家前我需要和房东结清账目。
做不可能的事；试图办到不可能的事
Trying to satisfy both sides is like squaring the circle.
想同时满足双方就像要做一件不可能的事。
挺直肩膀；挺起胸膛
She squared her shoulders and answered calmly.
她挺直肩膀，平静地回答。
求一个数的平方
To square a number, simply multiply it by itself.
求一个数的平方，只需把它自乘。
摆出对峙（或打斗）的架势
The two boxers squared off in the ring.
两名拳击手在拳击台上摆开架势。
回到起点；从头再来
We lost all our work and had to go back to square one.
我们失去了所有成果，不得不从头再来。
光明正大地；诚实地
They won the match fair and square.
他们光明正大地赢得了比赛。
试图做不可能的事；解决难题
Trying to please everyone is like trying to square the circle.
试图取悦每个人就像试图做不可能的事。
把自己收拾利索！
A famous line from the 1987 film Full Metal Jacket. A drill instructor barks this at a sloppy recruit, ordering him to put his uniform and appearance in order. Here the verb 'square' means to straighten up or tidy up.
这是1987年电影《全金属外壳》中的一句著名台词。教官朝一名邋遢的新兵大喊这句命令，要求他把军装和仪表收拾整齐。这里的动词 square 意思是整理、弄整齐。
Use square naturally, then get feedback on meaning, tone, grammar, and phrasing.
Revisit a common error or keep this word in your review list.
记忆联想：正方形 square 的边都成直角，所以动词 square 意为“使对齐成直角、使成方形”；数学中则是“求平方”。
语域：mixed 常见场景：数学运算、几何作图、核对事实或意见、体育比赛 square 作动词时，不同义项的语体差别较大：数学中表示“自乘”，几何中表示“使成直角或正方形”，日常书面语中多表示“使相符、调和”（常与 with 搭配），体育中另有专门说法。具体含义多靠搭配和语境判断，较难用单一语体概括。
用作及物动词时意为'使成方形'，用作不及物动词时意为'一致'。
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