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verb + squarely + prepositional phrase
用于表示直接、不回避地处理事情。
He faced the problem squarely.
他直截了当地面对问题。
直截了当地；坦率地
先理解核心含义，再看它在真实句子里的用法。
直截了当地；坦率地
In a direct, straightforward and honest manner.
He faced the problem squarely.
他直截了当地面对问题。
呈正方形地；成直角地。
In the shape of a square; at right angles.
坚定地；稳固地。
Firmly and solidly.
直截了当地；坦诚地。
In a direct, straightforward and honest manner.
We need to face the problem squarely before it gets worse.
我们需要直面这个问题，趁它还没变得更糟。
The report places the blame squarely on the company's management.
报告把责任明确地归咎于公司管理层。
She looked him squarely in the eye and said no.
她直视着他的眼睛，说了不。
用于表示直接、不回避地处理事情。
He faced the problem squarely.
他直截了当地面对问题。
用于描述位置精确、正中。
The painting is hung squarely in the center.
这幅画正好挂在正中央。
表示责任或负担完全由某人承担。
The blame falls squarely on the manager.
责任完全落在经理身上。
Not this
He made a squarely decision.
Use this
He made a square decision.
squarely 是副词，不能直接修饰名词；应用形容词 square 修饰名词 decision。
Not this
He looked squarely to the problem.
Use this
He looked squarely at the problem.
与 squarely 搭配的介词应为 at，表示直视某人或某物，而非 to。
Focus on the distinctions below. Other candidates are kept compact until a reliable usage note is available.
直面，正视
We must face the challenge squarely.
我们必须直面这一挑战。
对……负有完全责任
The company is squarely responsible for the environmental damage.
该公司对环境破坏负有完全责任。
坚定支持
The whole team is squarely behind the coach.
整个团队都坚定地支持教练。
正好在中间
The hotel sits squarely in the middle of the old town.
这家酒店正好位于老城中央。
直接针对，瞄准
The new law is aimed squarely at tax evasion.
这项新法律直接针对逃税行为。
完全属于，正好在……范围内
These decisions fall squarely within the manager's authority.
这些决定完全属于经理的职权范围。
完全由某人承担（责任）
The responsibility for the project rests squarely on the team leader.
这个项目的责任完全由团队负责人承担。
应负全责
The driver was squarely to blame for the accident.
这起事故完全应归咎于司机。
正视某事
You need to face the problem squarely before it gets worse.
你需要正视这个问题，趁它还没有变得更糟。
Use squarely naturally, then get feedback on meaning, tone, grammar, and phrasing.
Revisit a common error or keep this word in your review list.
想象“square”（方方正正）加-ly，做事像方块一样正对目标，直截了当、毫不偏斜。
语域：neutral 常见场景：news reporting、workplace discussion、written commentary squarely 是中性偏正式的副词，多用于书面或较郑重的口语，比如新闻报道、会议讨论和评论性文章，表示“直接地、直截了当”。在描述方位时也自然，但更常出现在表达责任、批评或面对问题的语境中。
Used to emphasize directness, exactness, or firmness; often modifies verbs like 'place', 'hit', 'face', 'fall'.
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.