| 1. | The vice-presidents were all square pegs in round holes .
各位副总裁也都安排得不得其所。 |
| 2. | She was the odd one out, just as she had been at school and university: a square peg in a round hole .
她比较怪僻，象在中学和大学里一样，不适应周围的环境。 |
| 3. | He is the proverbial square peg in a round hole
他正是谚语中所说的那种方枘圆凿不得其所的人。 |
| 4. | A square peg in a round hole
不适宜担任某一职务的人 |
| 5. | Tom likes to work with his hands . but when it comes to books , he is a square peg in a round hole
译文：汤姆喜欢动手操作，而对书本知识却是格格不入。 |
| 6. | I ' ve declined the invitation to the royal garden party : i ' d just be a square peg in a round hole among all those posh people
我已谢绝参加皇家游园会的邀请，同那些显赫要人在一起，我觉得实在格格不入。 |
