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
squaring — present participle of square
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
to multiply a number by itself; to raise to the second power
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.
(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.
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.
用正方形完全铺满( tiled )。
To tile (completely fill) with squares.
在球场上横向短距离低空传球。
To make a short low pass sideways across the pitch
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.
摆出拳击姿势；常与 up 或 off 连用。
To take a boxing attitude; often with up or off.
To form with four sides and four right angles.
To form with right angles and straight lines, or flat surfaces.
To compare with, or reduce to, any given measure or standard.
To hold a quartile position respecting.
一般现在时
He squares the numbers before adding them.
他在相加之前先把数字平方。
一般过去时
She squared the debt yesterday.
她昨天结清了债务。
现在完成时
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。
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.
她心算了12的平方，然后迅速写出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.
老师让我们在相加之前先把每个数求平方。
用法提示：这里 to square 是不定式，作动词，表示“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。
与square相比，settle更通用，可指结清债务、账目等；square则更口语化，常用于结清账单或恩怨。
balance强调使账目平衡，而square侧重彻底结清。
clear常指还清债务，使不再欠款，与square的结清义相近。
pay off是短语动词，强调还清全部欠款，语气比square更具体。
grammar · medium
易错句子He tried to square the problem.
正确表达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”。
grammar · medium
易错句子The accounts don't square each other.
正确表达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。
义项：动词 square 表示“与…相符/一致”（square with）。conflict 强调互相抵触，为不及物动词，须用 conflict with。
义项：动词 square 表示“与…相符/一致”。contradict 为及物动词，直接带宾语，语气比 conflict 更强。
义项：动词 square 表示“与…相符/一致”。disagree 语气较缓和，常与 with 连用；若表示明显对立，宜用 conflict 或 contradict。
指陪同某人，而非使成方形或结清账目
指压碎或挤压，而非使成方形或调整
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。
square 作动词时有“使成直角/对齐”的含义，与角度概念直接相关。
square 的一个核心动作就是使某物与另一物成直角。
数学中 square 指一个数自乘，即乘以自身。
平方是一个数的二次幂，属于乘方运算的范畴。
古典几何中的“化方”作图常涉及圆规和直尺工具。
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。
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