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figure

noun
 
🔊/ˈfɪɡə(r)/
🔊/ˈfɪɡjər/
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    numbers数

  1.  
     [countable, usually plural] a number representing a particular amount, especially one given in official information（代表数量，尤指官方资料中的）数字
    • the latest sales/crime/unemployment figures最新的销售/犯罪/失业数字
    • Official figures indicate that crime is falling.官方数字表明犯罪率正在下降。
    • Figures for April show a slight improvement on previous months.4月份的数字比前几个月略有改善。
    • By 2017, this figure had risen to 14 million.到 2009 年为止，这个数字已经增长到 1 400 万。🔊🔊
    • Viewing figures for the series have dropped dramatically.该系列节目的收视人数已显著减少。
    • Figures released by the hospital reveal a rise in the number of admissions.医院公布的数字显示入院人数有所增加。
    • Experts put the real figure at closer to 75%.专家们估计真实的数字较接近于 75%。🔊🔊
    • according to… figures According to government figures, 3.6 million children are living in poverty.根据政府数据，有360万儿童生活在贫困中。
    • Her argument is backed up with plenty of facts and figures.她的论据得到大量事实和数据的支持。
    Extra Examples
    • We don't need a lot of facts and figures to understand that homelessness is a problem—we see it every day in our cities.我们不需要太多的事实和数据就能了解无家可归是一个问题，我们每天都在城市中看到它。
    • The most recent trade figures vividly illustrate this problem.最新的贸易数字生动地说明了这个问题。
    • According to figures published recently, more people are in serious debt.根据最近公布的数字，更多的人负债累累。
    • Figures obtained by this newspaper show that the group spent 3.6 million euro on TV advertising.该报纸获得的数据显示，该集团在电视广告上花费了360万欧元。
    • For 2016–17, the figure quoted is $1.295 billion.对于2016-17年，报价为12.95亿美元。
    • The report cites figures as high as 85%.该报告引用了高达85％的数字。
    • We can't put a firm figure on it, but attendance was better than ever.我们不能对此表示坚定的看法，但是出席人数比以往任何时候都要好。
    • Even though he doubled his sales figures every year, he was fired.即使他每年的销售数字翻了一番，他也被解雇了。
    • The bank's figures reveal mortgage borrowing rose by £7.9 billion.该银行的数据显示抵押贷款增加了79亿英镑。
    • The company hopes to double this figure by the end of the year.该公司希望到今年年底将这个数字翻一番。
    • 64% of American women breastfeed during their infants' first weeks of life, but after 6 months, that figure drops to 29%.64％的美国女性在婴儿出生后的头几周内进行母乳喂养，但在6个月后，这一数字下降到29％。
    • These figures reflect sales for just the early part of the summer.这些数字仅反映了夏季初的销售额。
    • Do those figures include families with no children living at home?这些数字是否包括没有孩子在家的家庭？
    • A breakdown of the figures shows that 73% of the employees who requested flexible working were women.这些数据的细分显示，要求弹性工作的员工中有73％是女性。
    • The average price is nearly 20% above the figure for the previous year.平均价格比上一年高出近20％。
    • This figure represents an increase of nearly 13%.这个数字代表了将近13％的增长。
    • This figure might suggest several billion pounds a year of losses worldwide.这个数字可能表明全世界每年损失数十亿英镑。
    • The government has just released new unemployment figures.政府刚刚公布了新的失业数字。
    • The industry remains in the doldrums, according to official figures out today.根据今天公布的官方数字，这个行业仍不景气。
    • These figures don't add up.这些数字不合理。
    • The final figure looks like being much higher than predicted.最终数字看起来比预期的要高得多。
    • Lots of different figures were being bandied about.很多不同的数字被到处传播。
    Topics Maths and measurementa2
    Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective
    • high
    • low
    • double
    • …
    verb + figure
    • reach
    • exceed
    • add
    • …
    figure + verb
    • add up
    • be bandied about
    • indicate something
    • …
    phrases
    • according to (the) figures
    • in round figures
    See full entry
  2.  
     [countable] a symbol rather than a word representing one of the numbers between 0 and 9数字符号；字码；位数
    • Write the figure ‘7’ on the board.把数字 7 写在黑板上。🔊🔊
    • paths built in the shape of a figure 8以图8的形状构建的路径
    • a six-figure salary (= over 100 000 pounds or dollars)六位数的薪水（即超过 10 万英镑或美元）
    • in… figures Her salary is now in six figures.现在她的工资是六位数。
    • My unread email was in triple figures (= more than 100).我的未读电子邮件是三位数。
    • Ticket prices for the show are likely to be into three figures (= at least 100 pounds or dollars).该节目的票价可能会变成三位数。
    see also double-figure, double figures, single figures, six-figure
    Extra Examples
    • Roads loop around the site in a figure eight.道路在图八中环绕场地。
    • Skaters carve figure eights in the ice.溜冰者在冰上雕刻八字形。
    • Write a figure “1” next to bids that were successful and "0" next to those that were not.在成功的出价旁边写下数字“ 1”，在没有成功的出价旁边写下“ 0”。
    • Inflation is now in single figures.通货膨胀现在只有一个数字。
    • The rate of inflation reached double figures.通货膨胀率达到了两位数。
    • England's batsmen failed to reach triple figures.英格兰的击球手未能达到三位数。
    • She's earning a six-figure salary.她挣六位数的薪水。
    • At that time, very few artists made as many as four figures.当时，很少有艺术家创作多达四个人物。
    • He took a photo of her and sold it to a tabloid newspaper for five figures.他拍下了她的照片，并以五位数的价格卖给了一家小报。
    • I'd be surprised if the fee doesn't run into five figures.如果费用没有达到五位数，我会感到惊讶。
    • The gross sales of a moderately successful book come in the low five figures.一本比较成功的书的总销售额低至五个数字。
    • After five years she can expect to earn in the high five figures.五年后，她有望赚到最高的五个数字。
    • The crowds the band can attract have dipped to the low four figures.乐队可以吸引的人群已经下降到最低的四个数字。
    Topics Maths and measurementa2
  3. figures
     [plural] (informal) the area of mathematics that deals with adding, multiplying, etc. numbers算术 synonym arithmetic
    • Are you any good at figures?你的算术好吗？🔊🔊
    • I'm afraid I don't have a head for figures (= I am not good at adding, etc.).恐怕我没有算术头脑。🔊🔊
    • I was never very good at figures.我从来不怎么擅长算术。
    see also significant figureTopics Maths and measurementa2

    4. person人

  4.  
     [countable] a person of the type mentioned人物；人士
    • a leading figure in the music industry音乐界一位主要人物
    • a senior figure in the organization组织中的高级人物
    • a key/prominent/central figure关键/突出/中心人物
    • King's widow, Coretta Scott King, later became a public figure in her own right.国王的遗孀科雷塔·斯科特·金后来成为公众人物。
    • teachers and other authority figures教师和其他权威人物
    • figure of something a figure of authority/ridicule权威/嘲笑人物
    • He was a well-known figure in London at that time.当时他是伦敦的知名人物。
    • one of the most popular figures in athletics田径运动中最受欢迎的人物之一
    • When she last saw him, he was a sad figure—old and tired.她最后一次见到他时，他一副苍老而疲惫的落魄模样。
    see also father figure, mother figure
    Extra Examples
    • Several powerful political figures spoke out against him.几个有权势的政治人物对他大声疾呼。
    • As a public figure, you have certain responsibilities.作为公众人物，您有某些责任。
    • a key figure on the committee委员会中的关键人物
    • He was one of the most prominent figures of the Pop Art movement.他是波普艺术运动中最杰出的人物之一。
    • She was a central figure in revolutionary politics at that time.她当时是革命政治的中心人物。
    • one of modern architecture's most influential figures现代建筑最有影响力的人物之一
    • She often came into conflict with teachers and other authority figures.她经常与老师和其他权威人物发生冲突。
    • Kinsey was a controversial figure in his own time.金西当时是个有争议的人物。
    • celebrities who have become figures of ridicule成为嘲笑人物的名人
    • He was not only a composer but a figure of some historical importance.他不仅是一位作曲家，而且还是具有一定历史意义的人物。
    • She is interested in Jesus as a historical figure.她对耶稣作为一个历史人物很感兴趣。
    • He corresponded with notable artists, art historians, and literary figures.他与著名的艺术家，艺术史学家和文学人物通讯。
    • He was an Italian painter, a shadowy figure about whose life very little is known.他是一位意大利画家，一个关于他的生平鲜为人知的阴暗人物。
    • a relatively unknown figure from the world of fashion来自时尚界的一个相对未知的人物
    • He was a familiar figure in the local pub.他是当地酒吧的常客。
    • They were visited by the unlikely figure of Donald Trump.唐纳德·特朗普（Donald Trump）那个不太大的人物拜访了他们。
    • A male Scottish law professor seems an unlikely figure to be writing novels about an African woman detective. 一位苏格兰男法律教授似乎不太可能写有关非洲女侦探的小说。
    Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective
    • great
    • central
    • key
    • …
    preposition
    • figure of
    See full entry
  5.  
     [countable] the shape of a person seen from a distance or not clearly（远处人的）轮廓；（隐约可见的）人影
    • There before him stood a tall figure in black.站在他面前的是一个穿黑衣的高个子。
    • A shadowy figure can be seen through the window.透过窗户可以看到阴暗的身影。
    • The seated figure in the corner beckoned me over.那个坐在角落里的人向我招手让我过去。
    Extra Examples
    • I saw a shadowy figure approaching.我看到一个影子在逼近。
    • A hooded figure stood by the door.一个戴兜帽的人站在门边。
    • Who is the figure in the background?谁是背景人物？
    • I opened my eyes to see several figures standing over me.我睁开眼睛，看到几个身影站在我身上。
    • She appears as a ghostly figure.她看上去像个幽灵般的人物。
    • Just then, two figures appeared over the horizon.就在这时，两个数字浮出水面。
    • There was a figure coming up the path.路上有个人物。
    Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective
    • cloaked
    • hooded
    • masked
    • …
    figure + noun
    • painter
    • drawing
    • painting
    • …
    See full entry
    6.

    shape of body体形

  6. [countable] the shape of the human body, especially a woman’s body that is attractive身材；体形；（尤指）身段
    • She's always had a good figure.她身材一向很好。🔊🔊
    • I'm watching my figure (= trying not to get fat).我一直注意保持身材。🔊🔊
    Collocations Physical appearancePhysical appearance外貌
    • A person may be described as having:
    描述一个人的长相可用 have 一词：Eyes眼睛
    • (bright) blue/​green/(dark/​light) brown/​hazel eyes
    • deep-set/​sunken/​bulging/​protruding eyes
    • small/​beady/​sparkling/​twinkling/(informal) shifty eyes
    • piercing/​penetrating/​steely eyes
    • bloodshot/​watery/​puffy eyes
    • bushy/​thick/​dark/​raised/​arched eyebrows
    • long/​dark/​thick/​curly/​false eyelashes/​lashes
    Face脸
    • a flat/​bulbous/​pointed/​sharp/​snub nose
    • a straight/​a hooked/​a Roman/(formal) an aquiline nose
    • full/​thick/​thin/​pouty lips
    • dry/​chapped/​cracked lips
    • flushed/​rosy/​red/​ruddy/​pale cheeks
    • soft/​chubby/​sunken cheeks
    • white/​perfect/​crooked/​protruding teeth
    • a large/​high/​broad/​wide/​sloping forehead
    • a strong/​weak/​pointed/​double chin
    • a long/​full/​bushy/​wispy/​goatee beard
    • a long/​thin/​bushy/​droopy/​handlebar/​pencil moustache
    Hair and skin头发和皮肤
    • pale/​fair/​olive/​dark/​tanned skin
    • dry/​oily/​smooth/​rough/​leathery/​wrinkled skin
    • a dark/​pale/​light/​sallow/​ruddy/​olive/​swarthy/​clear complexion
    • deep/​fine/​little/​facial wrinkles
    • blonde/​blond/​fair/(light/​dark) brown/(jet-)black/​auburn/​red/(British English) ginger/​grey hair
    • straight/​curly/​wavy/​frizzy/​spiky hair
    • thick/​thin/​fine/​bushy/​thinning hair
    • dyed/​bleached/​soft/​silky/​dry/​greasy/​shiny hair
    • long/​short/​shoulder-length/​cropped hair
    • a bald/​balding/​shaved head
    • a receding hairline
    • a bald patch/​spot
    • a side/​centre(British English) parting
    Body身体
    • a long/​short/​thick/​slender/(disapproving) scrawny neck
    • broad/​narrow/​sloping/​rounded/​hunched shoulders
    • a bare/​broad/​muscular/​small/​large chest
    • a flat/​swollen/​bulging stomach
    • a small/​tiny/​narrow/​slim/​slender/28-inch waist
    • big/​wide/​narrow/​slim hips
    • a straight/​bent/​arched/​broad/​hairy back
    • thin/​slender/​muscular arms
    • big/​large/​small/​manicured/​calloused/​gloved hands
    • long/​short/​fat/​slender/​delicate/​bony fingers
    • long/​muscular/​hairy/​shapely/(both informal, often disapproving) skinny/​spindly legs
    • muscular/​chubby/(informal, disapproving) flabby thighs
    • big/​little/​small/​dainty/​wide/​narrow/​bare feet
    • a good/​a slim/​a slender/​an hourglass figure
    • be of slim/​medium/​average/​large/​athletic/​stocky build有着苗条的／中等的／普通的／大块头的／健壮的／矮壮的身材
    Extra Examples
    • You need to watch your figure.你要注意自己的体形。
    • foods that are good for the health and the figure有益于身体健康的食品
    • Dancing is fun and great for your figure.跳舞既有趣又适合您的身材。
    • You have a lovely figure.你有一个可爱的身材。
    • She's kept her figure after all these years.这么多年后她依然保持着体形。
    • I thought if I had a baby I'd lose my figure.我以为如果我有一个婴儿，我会失去身材。
    • How do you get such a great figure?您如何获得如此出色的身材？
    • He's small, with a rather plump figure.他身材矮小，身材颇丰。
    Topics Appearanceb1
    Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective
    • beautiful
    • fine
    • good
    • …
    verb + figure
    • cut
    • have
    • keep
    • …
    phrases
    • a fine figure of a man
    • a fine figure of a woman
    See full entry
    7.

    in painting/story绘画；故事

  7. [countable] a person or an animal in a drawing, painting, etc., or in a story（绘画或故事中的）人，动物
    • The central figure in the painting is the artist's daughter.画中间那个人是画家的女儿。🔊🔊
    see also matchstick figure, stick figureTopics Artb2

    8. statue造像

  8. [countable] a statue of a person or an animal（人、动物的）雕像，塑像
    • a bronze figure of a horse一座马的铜像
    see also action figure

    9. picture/diagram图表

  9. [countable]
    (abbreviation fig.)
    a picture, diagram, etc. in a book, that is referred to by a number or letter（书中的）图，表
    • The results are illustrated in figure 3 opposite.结果已在对页图表 3 中显示。🔊🔊
    Extra Examples
    • See Figure 8.见表 8。
    • Figure 4 represents the process of soil erosion.图4所示是土壤侵蚀的过程。
    Oxford Collocations Dictionaryverb + figure
    • refer to
    • see
    figure + verb
    • illustrate something
    • show something
    See full entry
    10.

    geometry几何

  10. [countable] a particular shape formed by lines or surfaces图形
    • a five-sided figure五边形
    • a solid figure立体图形
    11.

    movement on ice冰上动作

  11. [countable] a pattern or series of movements performed on ice（冰上表演动作的）花样
    • 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。
    12. Word OriginMiddle English (in the senses ‘distinctive shape of a person or thing’, ‘representation of something material or immaterial’, and ‘numerical symbol’, among others): from Old French figure (noun), figurer (verb), from Latin figura ‘shape, figure, form’; related to fingere ‘form, contrive’.
Idioms
be/become a figure of fun
  1. to be/become somebody that other people laugh at是嘲笑的对象；成为笑柄
cut a… figure
  1. (of a person人) to have a particular appearance显出…的样子；显得
    • He cut a striking figure in his white dinner jacket.他穿着白色晚礼服显得十分出众。🔊🔊
    • He cut a dashing figure in his uniform.他穿着制服，非常潇洒。
facts and figures
  1. accurate and detailed information准确的信息；精确的资料；确实的情报
    • I've asked to see all the facts and figures before I make a decision.我已要求在看到所有的确切信息后再作决定。🔊🔊
    More Like This Alliteration in idiomsAlliteration in idioms
put a figure on something
  1. to say the exact price or number of something定价；说出…的准确数字
    • It’s impossible to put a figure on the number of homeless people in London.伦敦的无家可归者人数是不可能的。
    • You can't put a dollar figure on the lives ruined by the hurricane.飓风造成的生命损失无法以金钱来衡量。

figure

verb
 
🔊/ˈfɪɡə(r)/
🔊/ˈfɪɡjər/
Verb Forms
present simple I / you / we / they figure
🔊/ˈfɪɡə(r)/
🔊/ˈfɪɡjər/
he / she / it figures
🔊/ˈfɪɡəz/
🔊/ˈfɪɡjərz/
past simple figured
🔊/ˈfɪɡəd/
🔊/ˈfɪɡjərd/
past participle figured
🔊/ˈfɪɡəd/
🔊/ˈfɪɡjərd/
-ing form figuring
🔊/ˈfɪɡəɪŋ/
🔊/ˈfɪɡjərɪŋ/
Idioms Phrasal Verbs
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    be important重要

  1.  
     [intransitive] to be part of a process, situation, etc. especially an important part是重要部分；是…的部分 synonym feature
    • 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。🔊🔊
    • figure in something The question of the peace settlement is likely to figure prominently in the talks.和平解决的问题很可能是这轮谈判的突出重点。🔊🔊
    • Do I still figure in your plans?在你的计划中还包括我吗？🔊🔊
    • figure on something It did not figure high on her list of priorities.这没有列入她最优先考虑办理的事项。🔊🔊
    • figure among somebody/something This man did not figure among the suspects.这名男子不在嫌疑犯之列。
    Extra Examples
    • The issue figured prominently in our discussion.这一问题在我们的谈论中很突出。
    • Vegetables hardly figure at all in their diet.他们的食谱中几乎见不到蔬菜。
    Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadverb
    • largely
    • prominently
    • significantly
    • …
    preposition
    • among
    • in
    See full entry
    2.

    think/decide认为；认定

  2. [transitive] (informal) to think or decide that something will happen or is true认为，认定（某事将发生或属实）
    • figure (that)… I figured (that) if I took the night train, I could be in Scotland by morning.我认为，如果我坐夜班火车，早上就可以到达苏格兰。
    • We figured the sensible thing to do was to wait.我们认为，明智的做法是等待。🔊🔊
    • figure something That's what I figured.这就是我的看法。🔊🔊
    • figure why, whether, etc… He tried to figure why she had come.他试图弄清楚她为什么来了。🔊🔊
    • figure somebody/something for something Gary had figured Pete for a carpenter or some other construction worker.加里曾为皮特找到了木匠或其他建筑工人。
    Extra Examples
    • If we can figure roughly how much it will cost, we can decide what to do.如果我们能大致估算出费用是多少，就能决定怎么走下一步了。
    • She tried to figure who might have made the call.她试图弄清楚谁打了电话。
    • That's exactly what I figured.我就是这么想的。
    • There was only one thing to do, he figured.他认为只有一件事可以做。
    • I figured him to be well over 40.我认为他已经超过40岁。
    3.

    calculate计算

  3. [transitive] figure something (at something) (North American English) to calculate an amount or the cost of something计算（数量或成本）
    • We figured the attendance at 150 000.我们估计有 15 万人参加。🔊🔊
    • The cost of manufacture is figured at $15 000.制造成本估计为15000美元。
    4.

    represent表现

  4. [transitive] figure somebody/something as something to represent somebody/something in a particular way in art or literature显出…的样子；显得
    • Tom Eakins was figured as a regular guy, an ordinary Joe.汤姆·埃金斯（Tom Eakins）被认为是一个普通人，一个普通的乔。
    • Rushdie figures death as regenerative as well as destructive.拉什迪（Rushdie）认为死亡既具有再生能力，也具有破坏性。
    5. Word OriginMiddle English (in the senses ‘distinctive shape of a person or thing’, ‘representation of something material or immaterial’, and ‘numerical symbol’, among others): from Old French figure (noun), figurer (verb), from Latin figura ‘shape, figure, form’; related to fingere ‘form, contrive’.
Idioms
go figure
  1. (North American English, informal) used to say that you do not understand the reason for something, or that you do not want to give an explanation for something because you think it is obvious搞不懂；明摆着不用解释
    • In Cambridge, ‘May Balls’ are always held in June. Go figure.在剑桥，“五月舞会”总是在六月举行。去搞清楚。
it/that figures
  1. used to say that something was expected or seems logical（表示应该或似乎合乎逻辑）有道理，合乎情理
    • ‘John called in sick.’ ‘That figures, he wasn't feeling well yesterday.’“约翰打电话来请病假。” “怪不得，他昨天就感到不舒服。”🔊🔊
    • (disapproving) ‘She was late again.’ ‘Yes, that figures.’“她又迟到了。” “是呀，她总是这样。”🔊🔊