late 14c., "made square," past participle adjective from square (v.). Meaning "drawn up in squares" is from 1660s. Of numbers, "multiplied by itself," from 1550s.
实用例句
1. French soldiers squared off with a gunman at a road checkpoint.
在一个公路检查站法国士兵摆开架势，准备迎战一名持枪者。来自柯林斯例句
2. The children squared off the sidewalk to play hopscotch.
孩子们在人行道上划出方格,做“跳房子”的游戏.来自《简明英汉词典》
3. The living room was squared away for the guests.
