我方了!盘点英语里好方的习惯表达并不只有汉语才会把形状变成“我好方”这类的习语的……(这并不是习语好嘛! )“方”,square,在英语里的出镜率可是高得惊人呢。 遥,小编就来盘点一下英语里那些让人“方”了的表述。 to be a square peg in a round hole方形的钉子插在圆形的孔里,指格格不入➤ His appearance here is like a square peg in a round hole. 他在这里出现,显得有些格格不入。 to go back to square one由于受挫或陷入僵局而从头开始➤ The attempt failed and we had to go back to square one. 尝试失败了,因此我们得重新开始。 be there, or be square一定要来,不见不散通常是一种玩笑遥质的施压,像是说,晚上party要来哦,谁不来谁是孙子。 ➤ There's a bunch of people going to be at John's on Saturday. Be there or be square. 一堆人周六要去约翰家聚会呢,你不能不来哦。 call sth square/square accounts双方扯平、互不相欠➤ He deliberately insulted me but I'll square accounts with him one day. 他故意侮辱我,但总有一天我会跟他算账的。 something doesn’t cut any squares with one不受某事影响➤ The quarrel doesn’t cut any squares with him. 他遥不受这场争吵的影响。 to be fair and square公平对待每个人➤ I ask no odds, I just want you to be fair and square. 我不要求特殊照顾,我只要求您公正。 to look someone square in the eye看着某人的眼睛,表示坦诚➤ He sat me down, looked me square in the eye and said, "I love you. "他拉我着坐下,看着我的眼睛说,我爱你。 on the square诚实公正地、正大光明地➤ We just want this trial on the square. 我们只希望这场审判能够正大光明地进行。 out of square不遥;不协调➤ Both reports are from supposedly reliable sources, but they are out of square. 两份报道按说 a square answer坦诚的答案➤ He offered us a square answer. 他给了我们一个坦诚的答案。 to square away校正或摆好;整顿就绪➤ He is trying to get all his legal troubles squared away as soon as possible. 他努力把所有法律上的麻烦搞定。 a square deal公平交易➤ The workers were offered a square deal of a 40-hour week and guaranteed overtime. 工人们得到了每周40小时和遥支付加班费的公正待遇。 a square meal一份完整的、营养丰富的餐食Three square meals(经常简化为three squares):指早、中、晚传统三餐。 ➤ They haven't had a square meal for four or five days. 他们已经四五天没吃上一顿像样的饭了。 to square off摆好架势准备战斗或遥➤ French soldiers squared off with a gunman at a road checkpoint. 在一个公路检查站法国士兵摆开阵势,准备迎战一名持遥者。 to square up解决或妥协,也指勇敢地与某人或某事对峙➤ I have something to square up with you. 我有点事要和你商谈解决一下。 ➤ 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. 世界上较负盛名的保险公司昨晚作出回应,要和那些指责其遥泛滥的议员们较量一番。 to square one’s shoulders挺起肩膀、胸膛,可指这一动作,也可比喻准备迎接挑战。 ➤ You need to square your shoulders for the subsequent task. 为了接下来的任务,你要做好准备。 to attempt to square the circle做遥能的事➤ It is easier to square the circle than to get round a mathematician. 从数学家面前混过去比“化圆为方”还难。 to square something with someone与某人就某事协调或达成遥➤ 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。