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单词 square-shouldered
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Definition of square-shouldered in English:

square-shouldered

adjective
  • (of a person or garment) having broad, square shoulders that do not slope.

    Example sentencesExamples
    • Fraser physically embodies his role to perfection, as the quintessential square-shouldered, square chinned, honest American.
    • I heard a whinny, then the squeak of leather as a big, square-shouldered man dismounted.
    • By the time he was a sophomore in high school, Lakin was a square-shouldered boy who could drive the ball 400 feet from both sides of the plate and throw fastballs in at least the high 80s.
    • Tall, loose-limbed and square-shouldered, Taylor still has all the vestiges of the matinee-idol good looks that labelled him one of the most handsome men on the dance scene in the second half of the last century.
 
 

Definition of square-shouldered in US English:

square-shouldered

adjectiveˌskwɛrˈʃoʊldərdˌskwerˈSHōldərd
  • (of a person) having broad shoulders that do not slope.

    Example sentencesExamples
    • By the time he was a sophomore in high school, Lakin was a square-shouldered boy who could drive the ball 400 feet from both sides of the plate and throw fastballs in at least the high 80s.
    • Tall, loose-limbed and square-shouldered, Taylor still has all the vestiges of the matinee-idol good looks that labelled him one of the most handsome men on the dance scene in the second half of the last century.
    • I heard a whinny, then the squeak of leather as a big, square-shouldered man dismounted.
    • Fraser physically embodies his role to perfection, as the quintessential square-shouldered, square chinned, honest American.
 
 
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