n.[C]

1. 正方形；方形物；方塊
2. （方形）廣場
   There is a fair in the town square.

   市中心廣場有個市集。

3. 【美】（街道圍繞的）街區
4. 方形舞；方陣
5. 直角尺，曲尺，丁字尺
6. 【數】平方，二次冪[（+of）]
   64 is the square of 8.

   六十四是八的平方。

7. 【俚】古板守舊的人，拘謹的人；不諳時尚的人
   Teenagers always think their parents are real square.

   青少年總認為他們的父母真是跟不上時代的老古板。

8. 【植】棉桃

a.

1. 正方形的[Z]
2. 成直角的
3. 結實的，魁梧的
   The mayor is a man of square frame.

   市長是個體格魁梧的人。

4. 正直的，公正的
   His dealings are not quite square.

   他辦事路子不太正。

5. 直截了當的，斷然的
   They offered to buy his farm but met a square refusal.

   他們出價要買他的農場，但遭到斷然拒絕。

6. 拉平的；兩訖的[F][（+with）]
7. 【數】平方的[Z][B]
8. 【口】令人滿意的；充足的
9. 【俚】古板守舊的，拘謹的；方方正正的；呆板的
10. 【俚】安分守己的

vt.

1. 使成正方形
2. 【數】使成平方；求……的面積
   5 squared is 25.

   五的平方是二十五。

3. 使挺直；使平正
4. 使一致，使相符
5. 拉平；結清（帳目）
   She squared her account at the store.

   她在商店裡結清帳目。

6. 【俚】收買

vi.

1. 成正方形；成直角
2. 一致，相符[（+with）]
   His views on the question do not square with mine.

   他對這個問題的看法跟我的不一致。

3. 成平局；結清

ad.

1. 成正方形地
2. 成直角地，垂直地
   The path turned square to the left.

   小路向左成九十度轉彎。

3. 公平地，正當地
4. 面對面地
   I ran square into a tall guy.

   我與一個高個子撞個正著。

5. 乾脆地；堅定地

n.

1. a plane figure with four equal straight sides and four right angles.
   ▸something that is the shape of a square or a cube.
   ▸historical a body of infantry drawn up in rectangular form.
2. an open, typically four-sided, area surrounded by buildings.
   ▸Cricket  a closer-cut area at the centre of a ground, any strip of which may be prepared as a wicket.
   ▸an area within a military barracks or camp used for drill.
   ▸US a block of buildings bounded by four streets.
3. the product of a number multiplied by itself.
4. an L-shaped or T-shaped instrument used for obtaining or testing right angles.
5. informal a person considered to be old-fashioned or boringly conventional.
6. a unit of 100 square ft used as a measure of flooring, roofing, etc.
7. Astrology  an aspect of 90° (one quarter of a circle).

adj.

1. having the shape or approximate shape of a square.
   ▸having or forming a right angle, exactly or approximately.
2. denoting a unit of measurement equal to the area of a square whose side is of the unit specified.
   ▸ [postpos.] denoting the length of each side of a square shape or object.
3. at right angles.
   ▸Cricket  & Soccer  in a direction transversely across the field or pitch.
4. broad and solid in shape.
5. level or parallel.
   ▸properly arranged.
   ▸on even terms.
6. fair and honest.
7. informal old-fashioned or boringly conventional.
8. (of rhythm) simple and straightforward.

adv.

1. directly; straight.
2. Cricket  & Soccer  in a direction transversely across the field or pitch.

v.

1. make square or rectangular.
   ▸ [usu. as adj. squared] mark out in squares.
2. multiply (a number) by itself.
3. make or be compatible.
4. balance (an account) or settle (a bill or debt).
   ▸make the score of (a match or game) even.
5. informal secure the help or acquiescence of (someone), especially by offering an inducement.
6. bring (one's shoulders) into a position in which they appear square and broad.
7. Sailing  set (a yard or other part of a ship) at right angles to the keel or other point of reference.
8. Astrology  (of a planet) have a square aspect with (another planet or position).