我“方”了！盤點(diǎn)英語里好“方”的習(xí)慣表達(dá)
“方”，square，在英語里的出鏡率可是高得驚人呢。
今天，小編就來盤點(diǎn)一下英語里那些讓人“方”了的表述。
to be a square peg in a round hole
方形的釘子插在圓形的孔里，指格格不入
? His appearance here is like a square peg in a round hole.
他在這里出現(xiàn)，顯得有些格格不入。
to go back to square one
由于受挫或陷入僵局而從頭開始
? The attempt failed and we had to go back to square one.
嘗試失敗了，因此我們得重新開始。
be there, or be square
一定要來，不見不散
通常是一種玩笑性質(zhì)的施壓，像是說，晚上party要來哦，誰不來誰是孫子。
? There's a bunch of people going to be at John's on Saturday. Be there or be square.
一堆人周六要去約翰家聚會(huì)呢，你不能不來哦。
call sth square/square accounts
雙方扯平、互不相欠
? He deliberately insulted me but I'll square accounts with him one day.
他故意侮辱我，但總有一天我會(huì)跟他算賬的。
something doesn’t cut any squares with one
不受某事影響
? The quarrel doesn’t cut any squares with him.
他完全不受這場(chǎng)爭吵的影響。
to be fair and square
公平對(duì)待每個(gè)人
? I ask no odds, I just want you to be fair and square.
我不要求特殊照顧，我只要求您公正。
to look someone square in the eye
看著某人的眼睛，表示坦誠
? He sat me down, looked me square in the eye and said, "I love you."
他拉我著坐下，看著我的眼睛說，我愛你。
on the square
誠實(shí)公正地、正大光明地
? We just want this trail on the square.
我們只希望這場(chǎng)審判能夠正大光明地進(jìn)行。
out of square
不一致;不協(xié)調(diào)
? Both reports are from supposedly reliable sources, but they are out of square.
兩份報(bào)道按說來源都可靠，但兩者卻有出入。
a square answer
坦誠的答案
? He offered us a square answer.
他給了我們一個(gè)坦誠的答案。
to square away
校正或擺好;整頓就緒
? 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煩搞定。
a square deal
公平交易
? The workers were offered a square deal of a 40-hour week and guaranteed overtime.
工人們得到了每周40小時(shí)和保證支付加班費(fèi)的公正待遇。
a square meal
一份完整的、營養(yǎng)豐富的餐食
Three square meals(經(jīng)常簡化為three squares)：指早、中、晚傳統(tǒng)三餐。
? They haven't had a square meal for four or five days.
他們已經(jīng)四五天沒吃上一頓像樣的飯了。
to square off
擺好架勢(shì)準(zhǔn)備戰(zhàn)斗或比賽
? French soldiers squared off with a gunman at a road checkpoint.
在一個(gè)公路檢查站法國士兵擺開陣勢(shì)，準(zhǔn)備迎戰(zhàn)一名持槍者。
to square up
解決或妥協(xié)，也指勇敢地與某人或某事對(duì)峙
? I have something to square up with you.
我有點(diǎn)事要和你商談解決一下。
? 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.
世界上最負(fù)盛名的保險(xiǎn)公司昨晚作出回應(yīng)，要和那些指責(zé)其腐敗泛濫的議員們較量一番。
to square one’s shoulders
挺起肩膀、胸膛，可指這一動(dòng)作，也可比喻準(zhǔn)備迎接挑戰(zhàn)。
? You need to square your shoulders for the subsequent task.
為了接下來的任務(wù)，你要做好準(zhǔn)備。
to attempt to square the circle
做不可能的事
? It is easier to square the circle than to get round a mathematician.
從數(shù)學(xué)家面前混過去比“化圓為方”還難。
to square something with someone
與某人就某事協(xié)調(diào)或達(dá)成一致
? 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，他說只要我下周一早上能回來就行。
