[しょうめんきって, shoumenkitte] (exp, adv) openly; squarely; directly; to a person's face [Add to Longdo]
Result from Foreign Dictionaries (2 entries found)
From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:
Squarely \Square"ly\, adv.
In a square form or manner.
[1913 Webster]
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
squarely
adv 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" [syn: {squarely}, {forthrightly}, {forthright}]
2: in a straight direct way; "looked him squarely in the eye";
"ran square into me" [syn: {squarely}, {square}]
3: firmly and solidly; "hit the ball squarely"; "the bat met the
ball squarely"; "planted his great bulk square before his
enemy" [syn: {squarely}, {square}]
4: in a square shape; "a squarely cut piece of paper"; "folded
the sheet of paper square" [syn: {squarely}, {square}]
5: with firmness and conviction; without compromise; "he stood
foursquare for religious liberty and toleration"- C.G.Bowers;
"dealt straightforwardly with all issues" [syn: {squarely},
{foursquare}, {straightforwardly}]
แสดงได้ทั้งความหมายของคำเดี่ยว และคำผสม ได้อย่างถูกต้อง
เช่น Secretary of State=รัฐมนตรีต่างประเทศของสหรัฐฯ (ในภาพตัวอย่าง),
High school=โรงเรียนมัธยมปลาย
