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●square the ˈcircle(try to) do sth that is or seems impossible （尝试）做不可能的事；妄想做某事◆The Government is trying to square the circle when it says it will spend more on the health service without raising taxes.政府说要在不提高税收的情况下加大对公共医疗卫生服务方面的投入，这是不可能实现的。 ORIGIN This is a mathematical task that was considered impossible, involving making a square exactly equal in area to a particular circle. 这是一个被认为不可能完成的数学任务，要求画一个与某个圆形面积一样的正方形。 |