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

• The responsibility for any problems with the "dog experiment" would squarely on my shoulders.
  我要对有关“狗试验”出现的任何问题承担全部责任。
• She planted a kiss squarely on his cheek.
  她不偏不倚地在他的面颊上印了一个吻。
• Indeed, it suggests the opposite: we must face these tensions squarely.
  实际正好相反，我们必须正视这些紧张局面。
• It was squarely up to me to decide whether or not the procurement of an armistice.
  是否赢取停战协定之决定，完全落在我一人身上。
• The management committee have faced the situation squarely
  管理委员会直面当前形势。
• And stumbling once, he fell squarely into a ptarmigan nest.
  有一次，他给绊了一跤，正好摔到一个松鸡窝里。
• By1908 both Roosevelt and Taft had come out squarely for graduated federal estate, gift, and income taxes.
  到1908年，罗斯福和塔夫脱都坚决赞成分等征收联邦财产税、馈赠税和所得税。
• The president put the blame squarely on his opponent.
  总统把责任完全推给了他的对手。
• 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。
• 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。