squarely
英['skweəlɪ]
美['skwɛrli]
英英释意
- 1. directly and without evasion; not roundabout;
- "to face a problem squarely"
- "the responsibility lies squarely with them"
- "spoke forthright (or forthrightly) and to the point"
- 2. in a straight direct way;
- "looked him squarely in the eye"
- "ran square into me"
- 3. firmly and solidly;
- "hit the ball squarely"
- "the bat met the ball squarely"
- "planted his great bulk square before his enemy"
- 4. with honesty and fairness;
- "dealt squarely with his customers"
- "always treated me square"
- 5. in a square shape;
- "a squarely cut piece of paper"
- "folded the sheet of paper square"
- 6. with firmness and conviction; without compromise;
- "he stood foursquare for religious liberty and toleration"- C.G.Bowers
- "dealt straightforwardly with all issues"