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1. 【数】 使成平方，使成二次幂

• 4 squared is 16. 4的平方是16。

• x squared x的平方

2. 打平；打成平局

• They squared the score of the game with the opponent. 他们在比赛中和对手打成平局。

3. 结清账目；付清欠账

• He had squared all his debts. 他已经还清了所有的债务。

4. 使成直角；使成方形

• The waiter squared the cloth on the table. 服务员把桌布铺平。

• He squared the picture on the wall. 他把墙上的画挂正。

5. 挺直肩(或腰)

• square one's shoulders 端起肩膀

词组square away

1. 摆好架势

• The boxer squared away for the first fall. 拳击手摆好架势开始第一局的比赛。

2. 美 把…弄整齐；使准备好

• Before you leave, square the files away. 在你离开之前把文件收拾好。

• She squared away the child to bed. 她安顿孩子睡觉。

square off

1. 使成方形

• square off a piece of log 把木料加工成方形

2. 把…弄整齐；使准备好

• They squared off a discussion. 他们准备开始辩论。

3. 美 摆好架势

• The workers squared off their position by calling a strike. 工人们发动罢工，摆出斗争的架势。

square oneself 口

1. 弥补，挽救

• He squared himself with his wife after their quarrel. 他跟妻子吵架之后向她认了错。

2. 算账；报复

• He vowed to square himself after he came back. 他发誓回来之后要报仇。

square up

1. 结清；付钱

• We have squared up with him. 我们和他的账已经算清了。

• Who will square up the bill? 谁来付账单？

2. 摆好架势与人打架

• The two cowboys squared up and began to fight. 两个牛仔摆好架势开始攻击。

3. 把…弄平整

• The assistants squared the books up to make them look neat. 管理员把书放好使看上去整整齐齐。

4. 解决

• He promised to square the matter up for me. 他答应帮我解决这件事。

square up to 勇敢面对；正视困难

• You should square up to the problem and solve it. 你应该正视问题并解决它。