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单词 four-square
释义

four-square

adjective
1(Of a building or structure) having a square shape and solid appearance: a four-square Georgian house...
  • It is just too blocky, too bulky, a very four-square building.
  • Bohlin used a basic four-square layout, positioning rooms symmetrically around the cast concrete monolith.
  • Nothing remains of these early structures and the present massive, four-square castle-palace dates back to the reign of Charles V.
1.1(Of a person or quality) firm and resolute: a four-square and formidable hero...
  • Like its predecessor, Stingray was built around some very simple elements - a four-square hero, a fantastic craft which lends its name to the show and a mix of fast-paced action and innocent humour.
adverb
1Squarely and solidly: a castle standing four-square on a peninsula...
  • The tradition stands four-square against it, on all fronts.
  • This bill delivers four-square on our promise to protect public access and clarify ownership.
  • Einstein is four-square in the camp of Bernoulli and de Moivre.
1.1Firmly and resolutely in support of someone or something: they stand four-square behind integration...
  • This year's only new theme is corporate corruption - which everybody's four-square against.
  • I stand four-square for reason, and object to what seems to me to be irrationality, whatever the source.
  • But now the club is defiantly back on its own two feet and is standing four-square to enter a new headquarters, which is hoped will signal a new era of success.
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