A：Stand back from the door, please. There’re plenty of seats in the rear.
      请离开门边，后面有许多座位。

square是什么意思

B：What’s the fare, please?
      请问票价是多少？

A：One yuan fifty cents. Drop it in the box here.
      1 元5 角，把它放进箱子里。

B：Is this the right bus to Zizhuyuan Park？
      这是去紫竹院公园的汽车吗？

A：Take a No.2. This is No.12.
      应该乘2 路车，这是12 路。

B：But somebody told me this was the right bus to take. I want to go to Tian’anmen Square, you see.
      但有人告诉我是坐这趟车去天安门广场。

A：Then this is the right bus. Move on, please. You’re holding up the passengers. Tian’anmen Square is the last stop but one.
      是这趟车，请往前走，您挡住了其他的乘客。天安门广场在倒数第二站。

B：Would you please let me know when we get there?
      到站的时候您能告诉我一下吗？

A：Sure thing. I’ll shout it out.
      确切的说，到的时候我会大声喊的。

1. 正方形;四方形
    A square is a shape with four sides that are all the same length and four corners that are all right angles.

    e.g. Serve the cake warm or at room temperature, cut in squares...
           等蛋糕温热或凉至室温时切成四方块端上桌。
    e.g. There was a calendar on the wall, with large squares around the dates...
           墙上有一幅日历，每个日期都用大方框框着。

2. (通常为方形的)广场
    In a town or city, a square is a flat open place, often in the shape of a square.

    e.g. The house is located in one of Pimlico's prettiest garden squares...
           房子位于皮姆利科最美丽的一个花园广场上。
    e.g. The town centre is thick with churches and cafe-lined squares.
           市中心随处都是教堂和被咖啡店包围的广场。

3. 正方形的;方的
    Something that is square has a shape the same as a square or similar to a square.

square的反义词

    e.g. Round tables seat more people in the same space as a square table...
           在相同的空间里，圆桌比起方桌可以坐下更多的人。
    e.g. His finger nails were square and cut neatly across.
           他的手指甲是方形的，修剪得很齐。

4. (用于长度单位前表示面积)平方的
    Square is used before units of length when referring to the area of something. For example, if something is three metres long and two metres wide, its area is six square metres.

    e.g. Canary Wharf was set to provide 10 million square feet of office space...
           金丝雀码头计划要提供 1,000 万平方英尺的办公面积。
    e.g. The Philippines has just 6,000 square kilometres of forest left.
           菲律宾只剩下 6,000 平方公里的森林了。

5. (用于长度面积后表示四方形物的边长)长宽为…的
    Square is used after units of length when you are giving the length of each side of something that is square in shape.

    e.g. ...a linen cushion cover, 45 cm square.
           一个亚麻靠垫套，长宽为 45 厘米
    e.g. ...two pieces of wood 4 inches square.
           两块长宽均为 4 英寸的木片

6. 使成二次幂;将(数字)平方
    To square a number means to multiply it by itself. For example, 3 squared is 3 x 3, or 9. 3 squared is usually written as 32.

    e.g. Take the time in seconds, square it, and multiply by 5.12...
           记下用了多少秒时间，将其平方，再乘以5.12。
    e.g. A squared plus B squared equals C squared.
           A 的平方加上 B 的平方等于 C 的平方。

7. 二次幂;平方
    The square of a number is the number produced when you multiply that number by itself. For example, the square of 3 is 9.

    e.g. ...the square of the speed of light, an exceedingly large number.
           光速的平方，一个天文数字

8. (使)(不同想法或行动)协调一致
    If you square two different ideas or actions with each other or if they square with each other, they fit or match each other.

square的近义词

    e.g. That explanation squares with the facts, doesn't it...
           那个解释和事实相符，不是吗？
    e.g. He set out to square his dreams with reality.
           他开始让自己的梦想接近现实。

9. 就…征得…的同意
    If you square something with someone, you ask their permission or check with them that what you are doing is acceptable to them.

square

    e.g. I squared it with Dan, who said it was all right so long as I was back next Monday morning...
           我征得了丹的同意，他说只要我下周一早上能回来就行。
    e.g. She should have squared things with Jay before she went into this business with Walker.
           她本该在和沃克联手进入这一行之前先征得杰伊的同意。

10. see also: squared;squarely

11. 将圆的变成方的;做不可能做到的事
      If you say that someone squares the circle, you mean that they bring together two things which are normally thought to be so different that they cannot exist together.

      e.g. He has squared the circle of keeping the City happy and doing something to improve business cash flow...
             他做到了不可能做到的事，既让伦敦城满意，又增加了企业的现金流量。
      e.g. 'Nirvana' squared the circle by making a record that was both superb pop and rock music at the same time.
             “涅磐”乐队做到了不可能做到的事，录制了一张既有流行风又带有摇滚范儿的唱片。

12. (因行动失败而)重新开始，重起炉灶
      If you are back to square one, you have to start dealing with something from the beginning again because the way you were dealing with it has failed.

      e.g. If your complaint is not upheld, you may feel you are back to square one...
             如果你的投诉没有得到支持，你可能会感到自己又得重新开始。
      e.g. We got a phone call from the lawyers and is was back to square one.
             我们接到了律师的一个电话，一切又得从头开始。

13. 不适宜做某工作的人;与环境格格不入的人
      If you describe someone as a square peg in a round hole, you mean that they are completely unsuitable for the job they are doing or the situation they are in.

      e.g. Taylor is clearly the wrong man for the job—a square peg in a round hole.
             泰勒显然不是做这份工作的合适人选——简直就是方枘圆凿。

14. fair and square -> see fair

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