英语词汇“square”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

squarenoun [ C ]

uk/skweər/us/skwer/

square noun [ C ] (SHAPE)

A2 a flat shape with four sides of equal length and four angles of 90°:

First draw a square.

It's a square-shaped room.

A2 any square-shaped object:

When cooled, cut the chocolate brownies into squares.

A2 an area of approximately square-shaped land in a city or a town, often including the buildings that surround it:

Are they still living at 6 Eaton Square?

A band were playing in the town square.

a particular space on a board used for playing games:

She moved her castle forward three squares.

US a tool for drawing or testing a right angle

More examples

Cut the pastry into a square and turn in the corners.
A square is a regular quadrilateral.
A square has four right angles.
Just before midnight, the square filled up with drunken revellers.
In the square in front of the hotel stands a monument to all the people killed in the war.

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Geometrical shapes

-cornered
-dimensional
circular
cuboid
cylinder
cylindrical
dome
hexagon
incongruent
isometric
lozenge
octagon
oval
ovoid
parallelogram
polygon
quadrilateral
rhombus
spherical
triangle

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Patterns and shapes

Roads: urban & residential streets

Board games

Geometrical & mathematical instruments

square noun [ C ] (BORING PERSON)

old-fashioned informal a boring person who does not like new and exciting ideas:

He's a bit of a square.

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People who are boring and old-fashioned

bore
Colonel Blimp
crashing bore
dinosaur
drip
fogey
fossil
fuddy-duddy
has-been
killjoy
Luddite
party pooper
saddo
spod
spoilsport
stick-in-the-mud
stuffed shirt
yawn

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square noun [ C ] (MULTIPLY)

the result of multiplying a number by itself:

The square of 7 is 49.

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Terms for numbers

additive inverse
aliquot
common denominator
common factor
common multiple
cos
exponent
fivefold
fold
fortyfold
fourfold
GCF
hundredfold
odd
recurring number
remainder
resultant
sevenfold
seventyfold
weighting

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Idiom(s)

go/be back to square one

squareadjective

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square adjective (SHAPE)

A2 having the shape of a square:

The recipe recommends that you use a square cake tin.

He's got that square-jawed masculinity that a lot of women seem to find attractive.

written abbreviation sq., symbol 2 used with units of measurement of length to express the total size of an area:

The floor is 3 m wide by 5 m long, so its total area is 15 sq m.

The city itself covers 13 square miles.

Ensure that the exposed area is less than 2 cm2.

Square is used immediately after measurements of length when expressing the length of the four sides of a square-shaped area:

So you want carpet for a room that's eight metres square (= eight metres long and eight metres wide).

More examples

It's a square room.
He has a very square face.
She was wearing a square pendant around her neck.
We've bought a square table for the dining room.
She drew a square shape on the paper.

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Geometrical shapes

-cornered
-dimensional
circular
cuboid
cylinder
cylindrical
dome
hexagon
incongruent
isometric
lozenge
octagon
oval
ovoid
parallelogram
polygon
quadrilateral
rhombus
spherical
triangle

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Measurements of length & distance

Mass, area, weight & volume in general

square adjective (EQUAL)

informal equal or level:

Could you stand back from these shelves and tell me if they're square (= level)?

(all) square informal

If two people are all square, one of them has paid off a debt to the other and neither now owes or is owed any money.

If two teams or players are (all) square, they have an equal number of goals or points:

They're all square at 30 points each.

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Straight, even and level

be (as) flat as a pancake idiom
clean
clean-cut
cleanly
consistency
even
flat
flatness
flush
level
peg
plane
rhythm
seamless
sleek
smooth
steady
true

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Borrowing & lending

Winning, losing & scoring in sport

square adjective (STRAIGHT)

in a straight line

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Geometry: describing angles, lines & orientations

acute
alternate angle
angle of incidence
antinode
asymptote
asymptotic
axial
erect
horizontal
oblique
parallel
plumb
prominent
reflection
secant
slant
supplementary angle
tangent
tangential
transversal

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square adjective (BORING PERSON)

old-fashioned informal used to describe a person who is boring and does not like new and exciting things:

Do you think my new haircut makes me look a bit square?

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Tedious and uninspiring

anonymous
antiseptic
banal
be (as) dull as ditchwater idiom
bland
boring
colourless
drab
earthbound
flat-footed
middle-aged
mind-numbing
monochrome
monotonous
mouldy
stolid
tedious
threadbare
tired
tiresome

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Idiom(s)

square peg (in a round hole)

单词	square
释义	Contents noun (3) square (SHAPE) square (BORING PERSON) square (MULTIPLY) adjective (4) square (SHAPE) square (EQUAL) square (STRAIGHT) square (BORING PERSON) verb (2) square (MULTIPLY) square (SHAPE) Contents noun (4) square (SHAPE) square (PLACE) square (PERSON) square (RESULT OF MULTIPLYING) adjective (2) square (EQUAL) square (SHAPE) verb (1) square (MULTIPLY) Contents adjective (3) square (1) square (2) square (3) noun (2) square (1) square (2) verb (4) square (1) square (2) square (3) square (4) English American Business squarenoun [ C ] uk/skweər/us/skwer/ square noun [ C ] (SHAPE) A2 a flat shape with four sides of equal length and four angles of 90°: First draw a square. It's a square-shaped room. A2 any square-shaped object: When cooled, cut the chocolate brownies into squares. A2 an area of approximately square-shaped land in a city or a town, often including the buildings that surround it: Are they still living at 6 Eaton Square? A band were playing in the town square. a particular space on a board used for playing games: She moved her castle forward three squares. US a tool for drawing or testing a right angle More examples Cut the pastry into a square and turn in the corners. A square is a regular quadrilateral. A square has four right angles. Just before midnight, the square filled up with drunken revellers. In the square in front of the hotel stands a monument to all the people killed in the war. Thesaurus: synonyms and related words Geometrical shapes -cornered -dimensional circular cuboid cylinder cylindrical dome hexagon incongruent isometric lozenge octagon oval ovoid parallelogram polygon quadrilateral rhombus spherical triangle See more results » You can also find related words, phrases, and synonyms in the topics: Patterns and shapes Roads: urban & residential streets Board games Geometrical & mathematical instruments square noun [ C ] (BORING PERSON) old-fashioned informal a boring person who does not like new and exciting ideas: He's a bit of a square. Thesaurus: synonyms and related words People who are boring and old-fashioned bore Colonel Blimp crashing bore dinosaur drip fogey fossil fuddy-duddy has-been killjoy Luddite party pooper saddo spod spoilsport stick-in-the-mud stuffed shirt yawn See more results » square noun [ C ] (MULTIPLY) the result of multiplying a number by itself: The square of 7 is 49. Thesaurus: synonyms and related words Terms for numbers additive inverse aliquot common denominator common factor common multiple cos exponent fivefold fold fortyfold fourfold GCF hundredfold odd recurring number remainder resultant sevenfold seventyfold weighting See more results » Idiom(s) go/be back to square one squareadjective uk/skweər/us/skwer/ square adjective (SHAPE) A2 having the shape of a square: The recipe recommends that you use a square cake tin. He's got that square-jawed masculinity that a lot of women seem to find attractive. written abbreviation sq., symbol 2 used with units of measurement of length to express the total size of an area: The floor is 3 m wide by 5 m long, so its total area is 15 sq m. The city itself covers 13 square miles. Ensure that the exposed area is less than 2 cm2. Square is used immediately after measurements of length when expressing the length of the four sides of a square-shaped area: So you want carpet for a room that's eight metres square (= eight metres long and eight metres wide). More examples It's a square room. He has a very square face. She was wearing a square pendant around her neck. We've bought a square table for the dining room. She drew a square shape on the paper. Thesaurus: synonyms and related words Geometrical shapes -cornered -dimensional circular cuboid cylinder cylindrical dome hexagon incongruent isometric lozenge octagon oval ovoid parallelogram polygon quadrilateral rhombus spherical triangle See more results » You can also find related words, phrases, and synonyms in the topics: Measurements of length & distance Mass, area, weight & volume in general square adjective (EQUAL) informal equal or level: Could you stand back from these shelves and tell me if they're square (= level)? (all) square informal If two people are all square, one of them has paid off a debt to the other and neither now owes or is owed any money. If two teams or players are (all) square, they have an equal number of goals or points: They're all square at 30 points each. Thesaurus: synonyms and related words Straight, even and level be (as) flat as a pancake idiom clean clean-cut cleanly consistency even flat flatness flush level peg plane rhythm seamless sleek smooth steady true See more results » You can also find related words, phrases, and synonyms in the topics: Borrowing & lending Winning, losing & scoring in sport square adjective (STRAIGHT) in a straight line Thesaurus: synonyms and related words Geometry: describing angles, lines & orientations acute alternate angle angle of incidence antinode asymptote asymptotic axial erect horizontal oblique parallel plumb prominent reflection secant slant supplementary angle tangent tangential transversal See more results » square adjective (BORING PERSON) old-fashioned informal used to describe a person who is boring and does not like new and exciting things: Do you think my new haircut makes me look a bit square? Thesaurus: synonyms and related words Tedious and uninspiring anonymous antiseptic banal be (as) dull as ditchwater idiom bland boring colourless drab earthbound flat-footed middle-aged mind-numbing monochrome monotonous mouldy stolid tedious threadbare tired tiresome See more results » Idiom(s) square peg (in a round hole) squareverb uk/skweər/us/skwer/ square verb (MULTIPLY) [ T ] to multiply a number by itself: 10 squared equals a hundred. 42 means four squared, and equals 16. Thesaurus: synonyms and related words Addition, subtraction, multiplication & division add *add (sth) up* addition sign associative property borrow *carry sth* forward/over coefficient deduct distributive divide divisible divisor long division minus multiplication table multiply plus power table times See more results » square verb (SHAPE) square your shoulders to pull your shoulders up and back because you feel determined to do something: He squared his shoulders and took a deep breath before diving into the pool. Thesaurus: synonyms and related words Gestures & gesturing air punch air quotes bat beckon blow bob body language finger gesture give sb the finger idiom inclination mooning namaskar nod non-verbal pump pump sb's hand idiom signing wave sb off wave sb/sth down See more results » You can also find related words, phrases, and synonyms in the topics: Strong-willed Idiom(s) square the accounts/books square the circle Phrasal verb(s) square sth/sb away square off square up square up to sb/sth square (sth) with sth squarenoun [ C ] us/skweər/ square noun [ C ] (SHAPE) geometry a flat shape with four sides of equal length and four angles of 90°, or an area or object having this shape square noun [ C ] (PLACE) a small area of open land in a city or town, often one in the shape of a square square noun [ C ] (PERSON) dated slang a person who is old-fashioned square noun [ C ] (RESULT OF MULTIPLYING) the result of multiplying a number by itself: The square of 7 is 49. squareadjective [ -er/-est only ] us/skwer, skwær/ square adjective [ -er/-est only ] (EQUAL) having all debts paid or other matters arranged fairly: I paid last time, so if you pay now, we’re square. square deal A square deal is a fair agreement: All I want is a square deal. square adjective [ -er/-est only ] (SHAPE) having four sides of equal length and four angles of 90°: They set up the square card tables for the bridge players. abbreviation sq A square unit of measurement is an area that is a particular distance wide and the same distance long: The box was three feet square. The correct figure is 900 sq miles. squareverb [ T ] us/skwer, skwær/ square verb [ T ] (MULTIPLY) mathematics to multiply a number by itself: Ten squared equals a hundred. Phrasal verb(s) square something with something square away something/someone square off squareadjective uk/skweər/uswritten abbreviation UK sq, written abbreviation US sq. MEASURES, PROPERTY used before units of measurement to describe the size of an area, especially an area of land. An area of 100 square metres is equal in size to 100 squares with sides that are 1 metre long: 100 square metres/kilometres/miles, etc. About 81,000 square metres of office space is due to be completed in the City this year. 100 square feet/foot/inches, etc. The house has 3 bedrooms and 2 bathrooms in about 4,700 square feet. New Jersey has an average of well over 1,000 people per square mile. Permeable concrete costs about $9 per square foot. [ after noun ] MEASURES used after units of measurement to describe the size of an area. An area of 10 metres square is equal in size to a square with sides that are 10 metres long, or equal to 100 square metres: 10 metres/feet/foot, etc. square We will deliver items to a maximum size of three feet square. 10 miles/kilometres, etc. square The city has a population of 1 million crammed into an area only a few miles square. be (all) square to be in a situation in which everyone or everything is equal and no one has an advantage over anyone else: Dealers claim that after Wednesday's bout of profit-taking, the market is 'all square' again. if people are all square, all debts between them have been paid and no one owes or is owed any money: If I give you another $5, then we're all square. squarenoun [ C, usually singular ] uk/skweər/us the result of multiplying a number by itself: The square of 7 is 49. be back to square one informal to not have made any progress after trying to succeed or achieve something: While congestion charging had an initial impact, many cities are almost back to square one in terms of traffic volumes. See also market square squareverb uk/skweər/us [ T ] FINANCE to reach an agreement with someone: square sth with sb The company's full-year results will be postponed until it has squared a new agreement with its lenders. A state-owned bank had to be brought in, in order to square the deal. [ I ] also square up if two things that should be the same do not square, they seem different or show different results: A Superior Court judge ruled that the tape and the officers' reports "didn't square". square the books ACCOUNTING to make sure that you have paid all the money you owe, or that you have received all the money that other people owe you: Currency traders are squaring their books ahead of the long holiday weekend. square the circle to solve a very difficult situation or problem: He will have to square the circle of how to sell at current prices while cutting the cost of production to make a profit. Phrasal verb(s)** square sth away square off square up square up to sb/sth square with
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squarenoun [ C ]

square noun [ C ] (SHAPE)

square noun [ C ] (BORING PERSON)

square noun [ C ] (MULTIPLY)

Idiom(s)

squareadjective

square adjective (SHAPE)

square adjective (EQUAL)

square adjective (STRAIGHT)

square adjective (BORING PERSON)

Idiom(s)

squareverb

square verb (MULTIPLY)

square verb (SHAPE)

Idiom(s)

Phrasal verb(s)

squarenoun [ C ]

square noun [ C ] (SHAPE)

square noun [ C ] (PLACE)

square noun [ C ] (PERSON)

square noun [ C ] (RESULT OF MULTIPLYING)

squareadjective [ -er/-est only ]

square adjective [ -er/-est only ] (EQUAL)

square adjective [ -er/-est only ] (SHAPE)

squareverb [ T ]

square verb [ T ] (MULTIPLY)

Phrasal verb(s)

squareadjective

squarenoun [ C, usually singular ]

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squareverb

Phrasal verb(s)