squaring

英 [ˈskweərɪŋ]

美 [ˈskwerɪŋ]

v.  使成正方形; 使成四方形; 使成平方; 使成二次幂; 挺直身子; 挺起胸膛
square的现在分词

现在分词：squaring　

柯林斯词典

• N-COUNT 正方形;四方形
  Asquareis a shape with four sides that are all the same length and four corners that are all right angles.
  1. 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。
  2. 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。
  3. Most of the rugs are simple cotton squares.
     多数小地毯是简单的棉质方块垫。
• N-COUNT; N-IN-NAMES (通常为方形的)广场
  In a town or city, asquareis a flat open place, often in the shape of a square.
  1. 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。
  2. 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. ...St Mark's Square.
     圣马克广场
• ADJ-GRADED 正方形的;方的
  Something that issquarehas a shape the same as a square or similar to a square.
  1. 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。
  2. His finger nails were square and cut neatly across.
     他的手指甲是方形的，修剪得很齐。
• ADJ (用于长度单位前表示面积)平方的
  Squareis 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.
  1. 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。
  2. 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。
• ADJ (用于长度面积后表示四方形物的边长)长宽为…的
  Squareis used after units of length when you are giving the length of each side of something that is square in shape.
  1. ...a linen cushion cover, 45 cm square.
     一个亚麻靠垫套，长宽为 45 厘米
  2. ...two pieces of wood 4 inches square.
     两块长宽均为 4 英寸的木片
• VERB 使成二次幂;将(数字)平方
  Tosquarea number means to multiply it by itself. For example,3 squaredis 3 x 3, or 9.3 squaredis usually written as 32.
  1. 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。
  2. A squared plus B squared equals C squared.
     A 的平方加上 B 的平方等于 C 的平方。
• N-COUNT 二次幂;平方
  Thesquare ofa number is the number produced when you multiply that number by itself. For example, the square of 3 is 9.
  1. ...the square of the speed of light, an exceedingly large number.
     光速的平方，一个天文数字
• V-ERG (使)(不同想法或行动)协调一致
  If yousquaretwo different ideas or actionswitheach other or if theysquare witheach other, they fit or match each other.
  1. That explanation squares with the facts, doesn't it...
     那个解释和事实相符，不是吗？
  2. He set out to square his dreams with reality.
     他开始让自己的梦想接近现实。
• VERB 就…征得…的同意
  If yousquaresomethingwithsomeone, you ask their permission or check with them that what you are doing is acceptable to them.
  1. 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。
  2. 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。
• See also:squaredsquarely
• PHRASE 将圆的变成方的;做不可能做到的事
  If you say that someonesquares the circle, you mean that they bring together two things which are normally thought to be so different that they cannot exist together.
  1. 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。
  2. '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。
• PHRASE (因行动失败而)重新开始，重起炉灶
  If you areback to square one, you have to start dealing with something from the beginning again because the way you were dealing with it has failed.
  1. 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。
  2. 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。
• PHRASE 不适宜做某工作的人;与环境格格不入的人
  If you describe someone as asquare peg in a round hole, you mean that they are completely unsuitable for the job they are doing or the situation they are in.
  1. 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。
• fair and square→ see:fair

双语例句

• Opposition speakers accused the chancellor of not squaring up to the realities of a major trade recession.
  反对党发言者责首相未能坚决对付贸易严重衰退的现实。
• We can raise any number to the fourth power by squaring it twice.
  我们能把任一数平方两次就得到它的四次方。
• One of the problems that has never been solved is that of "squaring the circle." This really means to find the exact area of a circle.
  一个一直没有得到解决的问题是，怎样“求圆的面积”。这个问题的真实意思是：求一个圆的精确面积。
• Squaring your images allows for size differences between projected horizontal and vertical digital images by ensuring that all work is scaled and displayed fairly.
  平方您的图像可以预计的水平和垂直数字图像，通过确保所有工作都已缩放和显示相当的大小差异。
• Any displaced sleepers shall be repositioned and refixed to the rail with a perfect squaring.
  任何已移位的轨枕均应完全平正地再定位和再固定于钢轨上。
• Proficiency at squaring away the odds and ends of business transactions, keeping the check books tight.
  精通处理商业贸易中的各种琐碎事件，保持你的收支处于最佳状态。
• In Florida, farmers are squaring off against cities for rights to groundwater
  在佛罗里达州，农民正摆好架势，准备和城市争夺地下水的使用权。
• He is squaring away to write a new chapter.
  他正准备动手写新的一章。
• The world's most prestigious insurance company was last night squaring up to take on MPs who have accused it of being riddled with corruption.
  世界上最负盛名的保险公司昨晚作出回应，要和那些指责其腐败泛滥的议员们较量一番。
• The whole forging process of long-axis heavy forging was divided into three steps, including squaring, stretching and chamfering-rounding.
  轴类大锻件的锻造过程分为压方、拔长和倒棱滚圆三大步骤。