figure的读音是:英['fɪɡə(r)]。figure的意思是n.图形;数字;外形;体型;形状;人物;塑像;图表;(冰上表演动作的)花样;v.是重要部分;认为;演算;领会到。figure【近义词】design。
一、详尽释义点此查看figure的详细内容
二、词典解释
1.数字;(尤指)统计数字
Afigure is a particular amount expressed as a number, especially a statistic.
e.g. It would be very nice if we had a truefigure of how many people in this country haven't got a job...
如果我们能得到该国失业人口的真实数字就好了。
e.g. It will not be long before the inflationfigure starts to fall...
过不了多久,通货膨胀率就会开始下降。
2.(0 到 9 的)数字符号,数目字
Afigure is any of the ten written symbols from 0 to 9 that are used to represent a number.
3.位数
An amount or number that is in singlefigures is between zero and nine. An amount or number that is in doublefigures is between ten and ninety-nine. You can also say, for example, that an amount or number is in threefigures when it is between one hundred and nine hundred and ninety-nine.
e.g. Inflation, which has usually been in single figures, is running at more than 12%...
通常保持在个位数的通货膨胀率现在已超过了 12%。
e.g. Crawley, with 14, was the only other player to reach double figures...
克劳利拿到 14 分,是仅有的另外一个得分达两位数的球员。
4.人影;身影
You refer to someone that you can see as afigure when you cannot see them clearly or when you are describing them.
e.g. Alistair saw the dimfigure of Rose in the chair...
阿利斯泰尔看见了坐在椅子里的罗丝的模糊身影。
e.g. She waited, standing on the bridge, until hisfigure vanished against the grey backdrop of the Palace...
她站在桥上,一直等到他的身影消失在宫殿灰色的阴影中。
5.(绘画作品中的)人物;雕像;塑像
In art, afigure is a person in a drawing or a painting, or a statue of a person.
e.g. ...a life-size bronzefigure of a brooding, hooded woman.
一个戴着兜帽作沉思状的真人大小青铜女子雕像
6.体形;身材
Yourfigure is the shape of your body.
e.g. Take pride in your health and yourfigure...
为自己的健康和体形感到骄傲吧。
e.g. Janet was a natural blonde with a goodfigure.
珍妮特天生一头金发,身材曼妙。
7.知名人士;重要人物
Someone who is referred to as afigure of a particular kind is a person who is well-known and important in some way.
figure的反义词
e.g. The movement is supported by key figures in the three main political parties.
这个运动受到三大政党关键人物的支持。
8.(某种)人物,形象
If you say that someone is, for example, a motherfigure or a herofigure, you mean that other people regard them as the type of person stated or suggested.
e.g. Sometimes young lads just need to turn to a motherfigure for a bit of a chat and reassurance.
有时候年轻小伙子只是需要找一个母亲式的人物聊一聊,从中获得安慰。
e.g. Daniel Boone, the great herofigure of the frontier...
丹尼尔·布恩——西部伟大的英雄形象
9.(书、杂志等中的)图,表
In books and magazines, the diagrams which help to show or explain information are referred to asfigures .
e.g. If you look at a world map (seeFigure 1) you can identify the major wine-producing regions...
查一查世界地图(见图1),就能找到主要的葡萄酒产区。
e.g. Figure 1.15 shows which provinces lost populations between 1910 and 1920.
表 1.15 显示出哪些省份在 1910 至 1920 年间人口减少了。
10.(尤指规则的几何)图形
In geometry, afigure is a shape, especially a regular shape.
e.g. Draw a pentagon, a regular five-sidedfigure.
画个五边形,一个规则的五边形。
11.认为;猜想;估计
If youfigure that something is the case, you think or guess that it is the case.
figure的解释
e.g. She figured that both she and Ned had learned a lot from the experience.
她觉得自己和内德都从这一经历中学到了很多东西。
12.不奇怪;很正常;合乎情理
If you say 'That figures' or 'It figures', you mean that the fact referred to is not surprising.
e.g. When I finished, he said, 'Yeah. That figures'...
等我说完,他说道:“是啊,那是预料中事。”
e.g. Work it out and you'll find it figures.
弄明白了你就会觉得这合情合理。
13.出现,包括(在…中)
If a person or thingfiguresin something, they appear in or are included in it.
e.g. Human rights violations figured prominently in the report.
有关侵犯人权的部分在报告中占据了显要地位。
14.显出…的样子;显得
If you say that someonecuts a particularfigure, you mean that they appear to other people in the way described.
e.g. Today she cuts a lonelyfigure.
今天她看起来十分孤独。
15.小丑;可笑的人
If you describe someone as afigure of fun, you mean that people think they are ridiculous.
e.g. The man has become an unlikelyfigure of fun.
令人想象不到的是,这个男人已经成为了笑谈。
16.保持/失去苗条的身材
If youkeep your figure, you stay thin. If youlose your figure, you become rather fat.
e.g. You'll lose your girlishfigure if you don't watch out.
如果不多加注意,你就会失去女孩般的苗条身段。
17.说出…的确切数量(或数目)
When youput a figure on an amount, you say exactly how much it is.
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e.g. No one will put afigure on the final cost of this reconstruction.
谁也不愿确切地说明这一重建最后总共的花费是多少。
18.预料;料想
If youfigure on something, you plan that it will happen or assume that it will happen when making your plans.
e.g. Jack worked as hard as he could to build his business, but he hadn't figured on a few obstacles.
杰克竭尽全力发展自己的公司,但有几个障碍是他始料不及的。
19.想出;理解;弄清
If youfigure out a solution to a problem or the reason for something, you succeed in solving it or understanding it.
e.g. It took them about one month tofigure out how to start the equipment...
他们花了大约1个月的时间才搞清楚如何启动设备。
e.g. They're trying tofigure out the politics of this whole situation...
他们正试图弄明白整个情形背后的权术争斗。
20.算出…的总和
If youfigure up a cost or amount, you add numbers together to get the total.
e.g. He figured up the balance in their checking account.
他算出了他们活期存款账户上的余额总和。
相关词组:figure onfigure outfigure up
三、网络解释
1. 数字:简单地说,一位数(single-digit)要拼写为单词(word),而不是使用阿拉伯数字(figure)表达. 两位数及其它多位数(numbers of two or more digits)要使用阿拉伯数字而不是单词表达. 当然,这不是绝对的. 在科技性论文和统计数据中,
四、例句
Our textbook has many figures to help explain the lessons.
我们的教科书有许多图表帮助解释课文。
The figure is expressed as a percentage.
那数字是以百分比表示的。
He has a more angular figure than his father.
他的体型比他的父亲更显得有棱角。
I like the color of the hat instead of its figure.
虽然我喜欢这顶帽子的颜色,但我不喜欢它的形状。
Mahatma Gandhi was both a political and a religious figure in Indian history.
甘地在印度历史上是政治和宗教要人。
The mass of clay was worked up into a reclining figure.
这堆粘土被揉成一个躺着的塑像。
The format of the figure is very tasteful.
该图表的格式很雅致。
The figure skater glided gracefully over the ice.
花样滑冰者在冰上优雅地滑行。
My feelings about the matter didn't seem to figure at all.
我对这个问题的意见似乎根本无足轻重。
They figured it was better to stay where they were.
他们断定还是呆在原地好。
The boy can't figure out the algebra problems.
这个男孩做不出这道代数题。
How do you figure that?
你如何料到的?
五、常用短语
I forgot to figure in our travel expenses in the account.
我在账上忘了把我们的旅费算进去。
He forgot to figure in occasional expenses in the budget.
他忘记把临时开支计算在内。
I figured in our train tickets but forgot the bus fares.
我把火车票算进去却把公共汽车费忘了。
Have you figured in the cost of the hotel?
你把住旅店的开支算进去了吗?
We did not figure on having so many people at the picnic.
我们没有料到会有这么多人参加野餐。
You had better figure on running into heavy traffic while leaving the city.
你最好估计到出城时碰上车辆拥挤。
figure on sth/v-ingYou can't figure on the results of the election.
你不要对选举抱什么希望。
He's a person you can always figure on his help.
他是个你总能指望得到帮助的人。
We figure on your support.
我们期待你们的支持。
Don't figure on the weather being fine for your party.
别满心指望你举行聚会时天气会好转。
figure on (sb) to-vWe can figure on him to join the work.
我们可以指望他参加这项工作。
He is a person we can always figure on to complete his jobs.
他是一个我们经常可以指望其完成任务的人。
figure on v-ingI figure on going over to town to do my shopping.
我打算进城买些东西。
I figure on going over to town to pay a visit.
我打算进城去拜访一个人。
I have never figured on buying an expensive camera.
我从没打算买一架高档照相机。
Do you figure on staying long in this city?
你打算在这个城市久住吗?
He figures on spending his vacation in August.
他打算在8月里去度假。
I figure on being in New York in January.
我计划1月份到纽约。
How soon are you figuring on getting married?
你计划什么时候结婚?
The purchase price figures out at about two million U.S. dollars.
交易的价格计算在200万美元左右。
figure sth ⇔ outThat's a hard puzzle; I can't figure it out.
那是个难题,我演算不出来。
It would be difficult to figure out the losses at this time.
现在还很难对损失作出估计。
Father is trying to figure out his tax.
父亲正在计算他要交多少税。
Please help me to figure out my income tax.
请帮我计算出我的所得税。
Could you help me figure out this problem?
你能帮我解决这问题吗?
Just figure it out yourself.
你自己想办法吧。
The farmers figured a way out in the irrigation project.
农民们想出个办法来解决灌溉规划上的一项困难。
figure out wh-clauseLet's go and figure out how much we have to pay for the project.
咱们去算算这个项目得花多少钱。
I'm figuring out how much these new buildings may cost.
我正在计算这些新建筑物大约要花多少钱。
Have you figured out how much during the holiday you will cost?
你算出假期得花多少钱了吗?
figure sb/sth ⇔ outI just can't figure him out.
我简直摸不透他。
I've never been able to figure him out.
我一直不能理解他。
I couldn't figure the question out.
我弄不明白这个问题。
figure out wh-clauseI can't figure out what he was hinting at.
我想不出他在暗示什么。
Have you figured out what's wrong with your car?
你找出了汽车的毛病吗?
I can't figure out why he quit his job.
我一直捉摸不透他为什么要辞掉那工作。
It's difficult to figure out why she did it.
很难理解她为什么那么做。
figure out wh-to-vI didn't figure out how to do it.
我不知道该怎么办。
I try to figure to myself what would have happened if I hadn't seen the other car coming on the wrong side of the road.
我极力在想,要是我没有看到对面开错了道的那辆车,那会发生什么事啊。
figure sth to oneselfFigure the result to yourself, and you'll see what I mean.
你自己想象一下这种结果,你就会明白我的意思。
Figure the situation to yourself, what can I do?
你设身处地想想,我能做什么?
Figure to yourself a happy family, secure in your own home.
你想象一个幸福的家庭,安心地生活在自己的家中。
Ask the waiter to figure our bill up,I want to leave.
请服务员把账单算好,我要走了。
figure up to sthThe bill figures up to $37.78.
账单上数目总计达37.78美元。
figure up wh-clausePlease figure up how much I'd pay for all these.
请合计一下这些东西我总共应付多少钱。
I can't figure up what he meant to say.
我弄不清他要说的是什么。
六、经典引文
A geometrical figure on the blackboard.
出自:A. KoestlerThe Greeks figured Pan..stamping his foot.
出自:R. L. StevensonThere are two series of windows, one figuring the..followers of Louis VIII.
出自:H. Adams七、词语用法
They have figured out(up) how much would be required.
figure的相关近义词
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figure的相关反义词
figure的相关临近词
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