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

• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• This puts the responsibility for the provision of liquidity to the banking system squarely on the currency board.
  在此情况下，向银行体系提供流动资金的责任便落在货币发行局身上。
• 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。
• I think we can squarely blame the vendors for this.
  我觉得那些产品供应商对此负有不可推卸的责任。
• The president put the blame squarely on his opponent.
  总统把责任完全推给了他的对手。
• 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 management committee have faced the situation squarely
  管理委员会直面当前形势。
• 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。