squarely
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++LDOCE 5++square·ly /ˈskweəli $ ˈskwer-/ adverb 1 DETERMINEDdirectly and firmly 直接地；坚定地 He turned and faced her squarely. 他转过身来和她正面相对。 She hit him squarely on the nose. 她不偏不倚地打在他的鼻子上。2 COMPLETELYcompletely and with no doubt 完全地，毫无疑问地 The blame lies squarely on the shoulders of the police. 责任全在警方身上。3 EXACTstraight on something and centrally 端端正正地 SYN square Dr Soames jammed his hat squarely on his head. 索姆斯博士把帽子端端正正戴在头上。4. HMat 90° to a line 成直角；垂直地 SYN square
Examples from the Corpus
squarely• As she came to a halt in front of the phone-box Hilary faced her feelings squarely.• Their tracer fell away, wasted, as Barton hauled his formation squarely around to face them.• And the total alteration in underlying circumstances has not been squarely faced.• She sat squarely in a big armchair and looked at him.• These preferences, of course, placed the Wiener Werkstatte squarely in the vanguard of Modernism.• The shot plunked squarely into the net post.• The report puts the blame squarely on the government.• The discussions were centered squarely on the main issues of the day as seen in the two capitals.• Once plugged into western markets, poor countries are better able to compete squarely with the rest of the world.square·ly adverbChineseSyllable
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squarely
square‧ly /ˈskweəli $ ˈskwer-/
adverb
1. directly and firmly:
He turned and faced her squarely.
She hit him squarely on the nose.
2. completely and with no doubt:
The blame lies squarely on the shoulders of the police.
3. straight on something and centrally
SYN square:
Dr Soames jammed his hat squarely on his head.
4. at 90° to a line
SYN square
square‧ly /ˈskweəli $ ˈskwer-/
adverb1. directly and firmly:
2. completely and with no doubt:
3. straight on something and centrally
SYN square:
4. at 90° to a line
SYN square
