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square off against/with sb
表示与某人对抗或对峙，常见于体育或争论语境。
The two politicians squared off against each other in a heated debate.
两位政治家在激烈的辩论中摆开阵势。
使（设计）更方正
squares off — third person singular of square off
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使（设计）更方正
To increase the boxiness of (a design).
The two politicians squared off against each other in a heated debate.
两位政治家在激烈的辩论中摆开阵势。
增加(设计)的方正感。
To increase the boxiness of (a design).
square off
Base
原形
squares off
3rd person
第三人称单数
squaring off
-ing
现在分词
squared off
Past
过去式
squared off
Past participle
过去分词
This design squares off the corners.
这个设计增加了边角的方正感。
She squared off the logo in the final draft.
她在最终稿中把标志改得更方正了。
They are squaring off the interface right now.
他们现在正在增加界面的方正感。
规则短语动词；变化时只改 square，off 保持不变。多用于设计、版面等语境中表示“使……更方正/更棱角分明”。
The designer squared off the logo to give it a more modern look.
设计师把标志设计得更方正，以使其看起来更现代。
You can square off the corners of the frame to fit the new layout.
你可以把边框的角改方正，以适应新的布局。
She is squaring off the illustration, adding straight lines and sharp angles.
她正在把插图改得方方正正，添加直线和锐角。
表示与某人对抗或对峙，常见于体育或争论语境。
The two politicians squared off against each other in a heated debate.
两位政治家在激烈的辩论中摆开阵势。
表示为某事做好准备，尤指即将发生的冲突或竞争。
The teams squared off for the championship match.
两队摆出架势，准备冠军赛。
单独使用，表示摆出自卫或攻击的姿势。
The boxers squared off in the ring.
拳击手们在擂台上摆好架势。
Not this
He squared off his opponent.
Use this
He squared off against his opponent.
中文学习者可能误以为'square off'可以直接接宾语，但实际上它是不及物动词短语，需要介词'against'来引入对手。
Not this
They squared off the problem.
Use this
They squared off to confront the problem.
中文学习者可能错误地将'square off'用于抽象事物如问题，而该短语通常用于指人与人对峙或摆出架势，后接不定式表示目的。
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常用于体育或比喻对抗，后接介词 against 或 with。
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