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首先，先脑补一下什么是“方”吧。百度了半天，觉得以下这个说法还靠谱： “方”就是“慌”的谐音，有些地方“fang”“huang”不分，这成为网络流行语也很有可能。所以，“我有些方了”其实就是“我有些慌了”的意思。当然，以下这些俗语里的square跟“慌”也关系不大，但是在生活中还是挺好用。不信你看看吧。 1. 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. 他出现在这里，显得格格不入。 （“格格不入”还有一个说法叫“against the grain', 但这个短语还有”违背本意“的意思，例如：It goes against the grain to have to pay him for such poor work .他工作如此差劲还得给他钱，真让人不甘心。） 2. go back to square one 由于受挫或陷入僵局而从头开始(从头再来啊） The attempt failed and we had to go back to square one. 尝试失败了，我们得重新开始。 3. be there, or be square 不见不散 There's a bunch of people going to be at John's on Saturday. Be there or be square. 周六有一堆人要去约翰家聚会呢，你一定要来哦。（是不是让你想起哪首歌来？） 4. 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。 （是不是有”秋后算账“的意思？） 5. sth doesn't cut any squares with sb 不受某事影响 The quarrel doesn't cut any squares with him. 他完全不受这场争吵的影响。 6. 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。 7. look sb 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.' 他让我坐下，看着我的眼睛，说了'我爱你'。 8. 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。 9. out of square 不一致，不协调 Both reports are from supposedly reliable sources, but they are out of square. 据说两份报道的消息来源都可靠，但两者却有出入。 10. 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。 11. square away 迎风扬帆，校正或摆好，整顿就绪 He is trying to get all his legal troubles squared away as soon as possible. 他正试图尽快把所有法律上的麻烦搞定。 12. a square deal 公平交易，公平待遇 The workers were offered a square deal of a 40-hour week and guaranteed overtime. 工人们得到了每周工作40小时和保证支付加班费的公正待遇。 13. 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。 14. square the circle 做不可能的事 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。 15. square something with someone 与某人就某事协调或达成一致 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，他说只要我下周一早上能回来就行。 |
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