Word · Frequency #1802
square
求平方；使成平方
核心释义
to multiply a number by itself; to raise to the second power
- 1.
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
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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:
- 3.
解决或调和；使适合或契合。
To resolve or reconcile; to suit or fit.
- 4.
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.
- 5.
(数值、项或表达式)自乘；升至二次幂。
Of a value, term, or expression, to multiply by itself; to raise to the second power.
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仅用圆规和直尺画出一个面积相等的正方形。
To draw, with a pair of compasses and a straightedge only, a square with the same area as.
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用正方形完全铺满( tiled )。
To tile (completely fill) with squares.
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在球场上横向短距离低空传球。
To make a short low pass sideways across the pitch
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完全一致或相符；与......一致；适合；契合。
To accord or agree exactly; to be consistent with; to suit; to fit.
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摆出拳击姿势；常与 up 或 off 连用。
To take a boxing attitude; often with up or off.
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To form with four sides and four right angles.
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To form with right angles and straight lines, or flat surfaces.
- 13.
To compare with, or reduce to, any given measure or standard.
- 14.
To hold a quartile position respecting.
使一致；使相符；调和；使成方形；使成直角；使平直；摆出拳击架势；准备打斗；（足球）横传；平传；用方形铺满；铺方格
用法In use
If you square three, you get nine.
用法提示：这里 square 是动词，表示“求平方”，用在条件句中。
She squared 12 in her head and quickly wrote down 144.
用法提示：这里 squared 是 square 的过去式，作动词，表示“求…的平方”。
The teacher asked us to square each number before adding them.
用法提示：这里 to square 是不定式，作动词，表示“求平方”。
square something (使某物成方形)
He squared the piece of wood.
他把那块木头切成方形。
square something with something (使某物与某物一致/相符)
常用于否定或疑问句。
Your story doesn't square with the facts.
相关词与表达Connections
搭配Collocations
- square with
- 与……相符；与……一致
- His story doesn't square with the facts.他的说法与事实不符。
- square accounts
- 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。
- square the circle
- 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。
- square one's shoulders
- 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。
- square a number
学习提示Learner notes
记忆技巧Memory Tip
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”。
语境与语域Context & Register
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。
语法说明Grammar Note
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'。
发音与拼写Pronunciation & Spelling
These six words all rhyme with square, sharing the stressed vowel and following sound /ɛr/. Beware the lookalike word are (/ɑr/), which is spelled with -are but does not rhyme with square.
高价值词汇High-value vocabulary
该词属于 Oxford 核心词汇，值得优先掌握常见搭配和句型。
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