The candidates squared up to each other in front of a television audience of 70 million people.

在7千万电视观众的面前，这两位总统候选人摩拳擦掌严阵以待。

The two lads squared up to each other.

【square】这两个少年摆好了打架的架势。

The US House of Representatives squared up to vote on Wednesday to suspend the US debt limit, a critical step to avoid a destabilizing default.

美国众议院将于周三就暂停美国债务上限进行投票，这是避免不稳定违约的关键一步。

There we stood, well squared up before it, shoulder to shoulder and foot to foot, with our hands behind us, not budging an inch.

我们站在那儿， 在它面前摆正姿势， 肩并肩，脚挨脚，双手放在身后， 一动不动。