square the circle

square the circle

美 　英

• na.求与圆面积相等的正方形；试图做不可能的事
• 网络做办不到的事；求成圆面积相等的正方形；解决两难之局

英汉解释

na.	1. 求与圆面积相等的正方形;试图做不可能的事,妄想 2. 作面积等于一个圆的正方形;做异想天开的事

英英解释

na.	1. to do something that is very difficult or impossible

例句

A few weeks back, Mr Fukuda tried to square the circle by turning a page in the atlas.

几周前，福田康夫试图通过地理概念上的创新来自圆其说。

It never could square the circle that its clients stood to lose any war resulting from pushing tensions beyond a certain point.

它永远不会让它的追随者们由于紧张局势超过一定的限度而去打一场一定会输掉的战争。

How can businesses square the circle, encouraging risk taking but avoiding recklessness?

企业怎么能做不可能的事，在鼓励冒险的同时又避免鲁莽呢？

Better technologies can square the circle of economic growth with sustainability.

较好的科技还可以藉永续力重新调整经济成长的循环。

American parents must also square the circle of ultra-short holidays for grown-ups and absurdly long ones for kids.

美国父母们还必须调整自己频繁的短假期和孩子们荒唐长的假保持一致。

One participant at the Apec summit this week tried to square the circle.

在本周的APEC峰会上，有一位与会者试图做不可能的事。

Square the circle; square the wood with a file .

用锉把木头弄成方形。

Hong Kong's Link real estate investment trust, with a market capitalisation of US$4. 8bn, is trying to square the circle.

拥有48亿美元市值的香港领汇房地产投资信托基金（Linkrealestateinvestmenttrust），正试图完成这一不可能完成的任务。

Capital controls could square the circle, but these are never watertight.

资本管制有可能解决这个难题，但这些手段决非无懈可击。

Let's square the circle = I'm someone who can unify two team members' views and sound important

让我们把不可能变成可能——我是可以统一不同团队成员意见的人，我最重要。