考研英语:考得我都“方”了!
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又是一年夏热时,看着考研书,吃着考研餐。终于,有同学说,老天,我又“方”了。看着大家这么辛苦,跨考教育高老师和大家来分享一下关于“方”了一些地道的英文表达。
1. Square 方形(最简单的)
短语: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
例句: 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。
那square还有其他很美的意思如:
be there, or be square(一定要来,不见不散)-----通常是一种玩笑性质的施压,像是说,晚上party要来哦,谁不来谁是孙子。
call sth square/square accounts(双方扯平、互不相欠)
例句: 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。
3)to be fair and square公平对待每个人
例句: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。
4)to look someone square in the eye看着某人的眼睛,表示坦诚
例句: 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。
5)on the square诚实公正地、正大光明地
例句: We just want this trail on the square.
我们只希望这场审判能够正大光明地进行。
6)out of square不一致;不协调
例句:Both reports are from supposedly reliable sources, but they are out of square.
两份报道按说来源都可靠,但两者却有出入。
7)a square answer坦诚的答案
例句:He offered us a square answer.
他给了我们一个坦诚的答案。
8)to square away校正或摆好;整顿就绪
例句: 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。
9)a square deal公平交易
例句: The workers were offered a square deal of a 40-hour week and guaranteed overtime.
工人们得到了每周40小时和保证支付加班费的公正待遇。
10)to square off摆好架势准备战斗或比赛
例句: 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,准备迎战一名持枪者。
11)to square up解决或妥协,也指勇敢地与某人或某事对峙
例:1: I have something to square up with you.
我有点事要和你商谈解决一下。
例句2: 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。
12)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。
例句: You need to square your shoulders for the subsequent task.
为了接下来的任务,你要做好准备。
13)to attempt to square the circle做不可能的事
例句: 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。
14)to square something with someone与某人就某事协调或达成一致
例句: 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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