verb
square sth (off) to make sth have straight edges and corners （把…）弄成方形 ◆ The rods are sharpened at one end and squared off at the other. 棒子的一头被削尖，另一头被弄成方形。
( ) to make the total number of shares bought and sold equal （股票买卖）平仓，轧平 ◆ Investors are squaring their short positions and taking profits. 投资者将空头头寸平仓後获利了结。
square up (to sb/sth) to face a difficult situation and deal with it in a determined way 坚决面对… ◆ We must square up to the challenges posed by the new regulations. 我们必须勇於面对新条例带来的挑战。
square up (to sb/sth) to face sb as if you are going to fight them 摆好与…打架的架势 ◆ Small stores do not have the power to square up to supermarkets. 小商店没有能力和超市抗衡。
( ) square up (with sb) to pay sb the money you owe them （向某人）付清欠款