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资料来源 : Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
Square \Square\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Squared}; p. pr. & vb. n.
{Squaring}.] [Cf. OF. escarrer, esquarrer. See {Square}, n.]
1. To form with four sides and four right angles. --Spenser.
2. To form with right angles and straight lines, or flat
surfaces; as, to square mason's work.
3. To compare with, or reduce to, any given measure or
standard. --Shak.
4. To adjust; to regulate; to mold; to shape; to fit; as, to
square our actions by the opinions of others.
Square my trial To my proportioned strength.
--Milton.
5. To make even, so as leave no remainder of difference; to
balance; as, to square accounts.
6. (Math.) To multiply by itself; as, to square a number or a
quantity.
7. (Astrol.) To hold a quartile position respecting.
The icy Goat and Crab that square the Scales.
--Creech.
8. (Naut.) To place at right angles with the keel; as, to
square the yards.
{To square one's shoulders}, to raise the shoulders so as to
give them a square appearance, -- a movement expressing
contempt or dislike. --Sir W. Scott.
{To square the circle} (Math.), to determine the exact
contents of a circle in square measure. The solution of
this famous problem is now generally admitted to be
impossible.
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squared
adj : having been made square