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

• But instead of the stomach the blow lands squarely on the side of Susan's head.
  但是她没有苏珊的腹部而是打向了苏珊头部的侧面。
• The president put the blame squarely on his opponent.
  总统把责任完全推给了他的对手。
• Aware that she was reaching rugged ground, Celia faced the audience squarely and chose words with care.
  西莉亚知道她踏上了一段崎岖、险峻的山道。她正视着台下的听众，小心翼翼地选择着词句。
• I told him squarely that I thought he was lying.
  我坦率地告诉他我认为他在撒谎。
• I kept the gun aimed squarely at his eyes.
  我一直将枪径直瞄准他的双眼。
• The question of the logical structure of the real number system was faced squarely.
  实数系的逻辑结构问题被正视。
• Baumgartner falls squarely and for more than four minutes, breaking the speed of sound into the adventurer camp.
  鲍加特纳直接跳了下去，经历了超音速的4分多钟，跳入了冒险家的阵营。
• Amazon released its9.7-inch Kindle DX e-book reader in2009, which was aimed squarely at students and the textbook market.
  亚马逊在2009年就发布了直接面向学生和教科书市场的9.7英寸KindleDX电子阅读器。
• We must face these difficulties squarely and overcome them.
  我们必须正视困难，加以克服。
• 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。