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square one

/ˈskweər wʌn/

翻译: 指事情的最初起点或起始状态,常暗示在失败或倒退之后需要从头再来。

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/ˈskweər wʌn/B2informal
  • zh指事情的最初起点或起始状态,常暗示在失败或倒退之后需要从头再来。

Refers to the very beginning or starting point of a process, often implying that one has to start over after a setback or failure.

  1. Starting pointB2informal

    The very beginning of a process or task, often implying a return to the start after a failure or setback.

    zh起点

    • After the project failed, we had to go back to square one.
    • The software crashed, and we lost all our data, so it's back to square one.
    • If this plan doesn't work, we'll be at square one again.