squarely

英 [ˈskweəli]

美 [ˈskwerli]

adv.  正对着地; 径直地; 不偏不倚地; 直接了当; 明确无误; 毫不含糊地

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Collins.1 / BNC.11379 / COCA.9723

习惯用语

adv.

fairly and squarelyfairly and squarely

牛津词典

adv.

• 正对着地；径直地；不偏不倚地
  directly; not at an angle or to one side
  1. She looked at me squarely in the eye.
     她直直地看着我的眼睛。
  2. He stood squarely in front of them, blocking the entrance.
     他就对着他们站在那里，挡住入口。
  3. We must meet the challenge squarely (= not try to avoid it).
     我们必须正面迎接这一挑战。
• 直接了当；明确无误；毫不含糊地
  directly or exactly; without confusion
  1. The responsibility for the crisis rests squarely on the government.
     这一危机的责任全然在政府。

柯林斯词典

• ADV 径直;正中地
  Squarelymeans directly or in the middle, rather than indirectly or at an angle.
  1. I kept the gun aimed squarely at his eyes.
     我一直将枪径直瞄准他的双眼。
• ADV 完全地;毫无疑问地
  If something such as blame or responsibility liessquarelywith someone, they are definitely the person responsible.
  1. The president put the blame squarely on his opponent...
     总统将责任完全归咎于对手。
  2. Responsibility for success or failure lies squarely with the Nigerians.
     成败完全取决于尼日利亚人。
• ADV 直截了当地;不回避地
  If you face somethingsquarely, you face it directly, without trying to avoid it.
  1. The management committee have faced the situation squarely...
     管理委员会直面当前形势。
  2. We have to drop our pretences and look squarely at schooling as it really is.
     我们必须抛开一切伪装，正视学校教育的真实情况。

双语例句

• You try to find the escape route, instead of meeting the situation squarely.
  您尝试找到逃生路线，而不是正视会议的情况。
• He meets squarely the crucial question of a man's responsibility for making so serious an error.
  他勇敢地面对男人犯了如此严重错误应负什么责任的严酷问题。
• But this time, the focus is squarely on local officials 'restaurant bills.
  但这次公众关注的焦点则是在当地官员的餐馆账单上。
• That puts her squarely in the company of Britney Spears, Mischa Barton and Amanda Bynes.
  而这番点评将她与小甜甜布兰妮（BritneySpears）、米莎•巴顿（MischaBarton）和阿曼达•拜恩斯（AmandaBynes）归到了一类。
• One of the few feature films that looks squarely at social problems.
  少数正视社会问题的故事片之一。
• I cannot say we have dealt with [ energy subsidies] but I can say that we are facing that issue very squarely.
  我不能说我们已处理好了（能源补贴）问题，但我可以说，我们正坦然面对这个问题。
• Some tricks work, and some don't. Unfortunately all my efforts fall squarely into the second category.
  一些窍门奏效，另一些不奏效。不幸的是，我的所有努力都直接进入了第二类。
• We must face these difficulties squarely and overcome them.
  我们必须正视困难，加以克服。
• I told him squarely that I thought he was lying.
  我坦率地告诉他我认为他在撒谎。
• We must meet the challenge squarely.
  我们必须正面迎接这一挑战。