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首先,先腦補(bǔ)一下什么是“方”吧。百度了半天,覺得以下這個(gè)說法還靠譜: “方”就是“慌”的諧音,有些地方“fang”“huang”不分,這成為網(wǎng)絡(luò)流行語也很有可能。所以,“我有些方了”其實(shí)就是“我有些慌了”的意思。當(dāng)然,以下這些俗語里的square跟“慌”也關(guān)系不大,但是在生活中還是挺好用。不信你看看吧。 1. 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. 他出現(xiàn)在這里,顯得格格不入。 (“格格不入”還有一個(gè)說法叫“against the grain', 但這個(gè)短語還有”違背本意“的意思,例如:It goes against the grain to have to pay him for such poor work .他工作如此差勁還得給他錢,真讓人不甘心。) 2. go back to square one 由于受挫或陷入僵局而從頭開始(從頭再來啊) The attempt failed and we had to go back to square one. 嘗試失敗了,我們得重新開始。 3. be there, or be square 不見不散 There's a bunch of people going to be at John's on Saturday. Be there or be square. 周六有一堆人要去約翰家聚會(huì)呢,你一定要來哦。(是不是讓你想起哪首歌來?) 4. 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。 (是不是有”秋后算賬“的意思?) 5. sth doesn't cut any squares with sb 不受某事影響 The quarrel doesn't cut any squares with him. 他完全不受這場爭吵的影響。 6. be fair and square 公平對待每個(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。 7. look sb 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.' 他讓我坐下,看著我的眼睛,說了'我愛你'。 8. on the square 誠實(shí)公正地,正大光明地 We just want this trial on the square. 我們只希望這場審判能夠正大光明地進(jìn)行。 9. out of square 不一致,不協(xié)調(diào) Both reports are from supposedly reliable sources, but they are out of square. 據(jù)說兩份報(bào)道的消息來源都可靠,但兩者卻有出入。 10. 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。 11. square away 迎風(fēng)揚(yáng)帆,校正或擺好,整頓就緒 He is trying to get all his legal troubles squared away as soon as possible. 他正試圖盡快把所有法律上的麻煩搞定。 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. 工人們得到了每周工作40小時(shí)和保證支付加班費(fèi)的公正待遇。 13. 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。 14. 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。 15. 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。 |
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