| [/ˈfɪgə(r); US ˈfɪgjər; ˋfɪɡjɚ/] n 用法:
1 [C] (a) written symbol for a number, esp 0 to 9 数字（尤指0至9）:
Write the figure `7' for me. 给我写个｀7＇字. *
He has an income of six figures/a six-figure income, ie 100000 or more. 他有六位数字的收入（至少为100000英镑）.
(b) (usu sing 通常作单数) sum of money; price 金额; 价格:
We bought the house at a high/low figure, ie for a high/low price. 我们以高[低]价买下了那所房子. 用法:
2 [C] (a) diagram or illustration 图解; 图表:
The figure on page 22 shows a political map of Africa. 第22页的插图是非洲的政区图.
(b) geometrical shape enclosed by lines or surfaces 几何图形. 用法:
3 [C] decorative pattern or series of movements 装饰性的图案或系列动作:
The skater executed a perfect set of figures. 那个滑冰的人做出了一套完美的花样动作. *
[attrib 作定语] figure-skating 花样滑冰. 用法:
4 [C] representation of a person or an animal in drawing, painting, etc （绘画等中的）人或动物的像, 画像, 肖像:
The central figure in the painting is the artist's daughter. 画中间的那个人是画家的女儿. 用法:
5 [C] human form, esp its appearance, what it suggests, and how it is seen by others 身材; （尤指）体态, 相貌:
have a good figure, ie be slim, shapely, etc 身材苗条 *
I'm dieting to keep my figure, ie in order not to get fatter. 我正在节食以保持身材不变（不发胖）. *
I saw a figure approaching in the darkness. 我看见黑暗中有个人影走近. *
He was once a leading figure in the community, but now he has become a figure of fun, ie His influence was considerable but now he appears merely ridiculous. 他原是该社区的头面人物, 但现在成了人们取笑的对象. *
She's a fine figure of a woman, ie pleasing in shape and appearance. 她身材苗条. 用法:
6 figures [pl] arithmetic 算术:
Are you good at figures? 你的算术好吗? 用法:
7 (idm 习语) cut a fine, poor, sorry, etc `figure have a fine, etc appearance 出众、 出丑、 出洋相等. facts and figures => fact. put a figure on sth quote a price or specify a number for sth 报价; 确定某物的数量:
It's impossible to put a figure on the number of homeless after the flood. 水灾过後无家可归的人不计其数. in round figures/numbers => round1. single figures => single. figure 2
[/ˈfɪgə(r); US ˈfɪgjər; ˋfɪɡjɚ/] v 用法:
1 [I, Ipr] ~ (in sth) appear or be mentioned, esp prominently 出现或被提及（尤指引人注目的）:
a character that figures in many of her novels 在她多部小说中出现的一个人物 *
She figured conspicuously in the public debate on the issue. 她在该问题的公开辩论中很引人注目. 用法:
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(a) [Tn, Tf] (esp US) think (sth); calculate 想（某事物）; 估计:
I figured (that) you wouldn't come. 我料想你不会来. *
It's what I figured. 我是这样认为的.
(b) [I] (used with itor that 与it或that连用) (infml) be likely orunderstandable 有可能; 可以理解:
`John isn't here today.'`That figures, he looked very unwell yesterday.' ｀约翰今天没来.＇｀怪不得, 他昨天就好像不太舒服.＇ 用法:
3 (phr v) figure sth in (US) include sth in one's calculations 将某事物包括在内; 计算在内:
Have you figured in the cost of food for our holiday? 你把咱们度假的食物费用计算进去了吗? figure on sth (US) include sth in one's plans; rely on sth 计画; 指望:
I figure on being in New York in January. 我计画一月份在纽约. figure sb/sth out (esp US) (a) come to understand sb/sth by thinking 理解某人[某事物]; 弄明白:
I've never been able to figure him out. 我一直不能理解他. *
I can't figure out why he quit his job. 我琢磨不透他为什麽要辞掉工作.* Have you figured out what's wrong with your car?你找出你汽车的毛病了吗?
(b) discover sth by using arithmetic; calculate sth 演算出; 计算出:
Have you figured out how much the holiday will cost? 你算出假期得花多少钱了吗? |