figure

figure
[ˈfɪgə]
noun
  1. a number, especially one which forms part of official statistics or relates to the financial performance of a company
    （尤指官方统计、公司财务的）数字
    the trade figures.
    贸易数字。
    a figure of 30,000 deaths annually from snakebite.
    每年三万人死于毒蛇咬伤这一数字。
    ■a numerical symbol, especially any of the ten in Arabic notation
    （尤指十个阿拉伯数字的）符号，字码
    the figure 7.
    数字7。
    ■one of a specified number of digits making up a larger number, used to give a rough idea of the order of magnitude
    位数
    he reached three figures against England in only130 minutes.
    他在对英格兰队的比赛中仅用了130分钟得分就达到了3位数。
    [in combination]a six-figure sum of money.
    一笔6位数的钱款。
    ■an amount of money
    一笔钱
    a figure of two thousand pounds.
    一笔2,000英镑的款子。
    ■(figures)arithmetical calculations
    算术；计算
    she has no head for figures.
    她算术不行。
  2. a person's bodily shape, especially that of a woman and when considered to be attractive
    （尤指女性曼妙的）体形，身材，身段
    she had always been so proud of her figure.
    她对自己的体形总是这么得意。
    ■a person seen indistinctly, especially at a distance
    （尤指一定距离以外的）模糊人影，身影
    a backpacked figure appeared in the distance.
    远处出现了一个背着背包的身影。
    ■a person of a particular kind, especially one who is important or distinctive in some way
    人物（尤指显要人士）
    Williams became something of a cult figure.
    威廉姆斯成了类似偶像的人物。
    ■a representation of a human or animal form in drawing or sculpture
    （人、动物的）画像；塑像
    starkly painted figures.
    粗陋的画像。
  3. a shape which is defined by one or more lines in two dimensions (such as a circle or a triangle), or one or more surfaces in three dimensions (such as a sphere or a cuboid), either considered mathematically in geometry or used as a decorative design
    （二维、三维的几何、装饰）图案，图形
    a red ground with white and blue geometrical figures.
    饰有蓝白两色几何图案的红色地面。
    ■a diagram or illustrative drawing, especially in a book or magazine
    （尤指书刊里的）图表；插图
    figure 1 shows an ignition circuit.
    图表1表示点火线路。
    ■(in skating) a movement or series of movements following a prescribed pattern and often beginning and ending at the same point
    （溜冰用语）花式
    ■a pattern formed by the movements of a group of people, for example in country dancing or synchronized swimming, as part of a longer dance or display
    （乡村舞蹈、花样游泳中的）集体舞步
    ■(archaic)the external form or shape of a thing
    (古)外形，轮廓
  4. (Music)a short succession of notes producing a single impression; a brief melodic or rhythmic formula out of which longer passages are developed
    (乐)音型；过门
  5. (Logic)the form of a syllogism, classified according to the position of the middle term
    (逻)（逻辑三段论的）格
verb
[no obj.]
  1. be a significant and noticeable part of something
    重要；显著；抢眼
    the issue of nuclear policy figured prominently in the talks.
    核政策问题是会谈的重头戏。
    ■(of a person) play a significant role in a situation or event
    （人）起重要作用，唱主角
    he figured largely in opposition to the Bill.
    他是反对这项法案的一员主将。
    ■(of a fictional character) play a part in a novel, play, or film
    （虚构人物在小说、戏剧、电影中）出现；出演，扮演
    the four characters who figure in Ridley's play.
    出现在里德雷戏剧里的四个人物。
  2. [with obj.]calculate or work out (an amount or value) arithmetically
    计算，算出（数量，值）
  3. [with clause](informal, chiefly N. Amer.)think, consider, or expect to be the case
    (非正式，主北美)以为，认为；猜，推断，推测；估计
    I figure that wearing a suit makes you look like a bank clerk.
    我觉得你穿西装看起来像个银行职员。
    [with obj.]for years, teachers had figured him for a dullard.
    多年来老师们都以为他是个笨蛋。
    ■(of a recent event or newly discovered fact) be perfectly understandable and only to be expected
    （新近发生的事情，新发现的情况）完全可以理解；在意料中
    well, she supposed that figured.
    呃，她认为这完全可以理解。
  4. [with obj.]represent (something) in a diagram or picture
    （以图表、图画）表现，描绘，塑造
    varieties of this Cape genus are figured from drawings made there.
    产于好望角的这一属的各个品种是根据当地绘制的图画画出来的。
    ■[usu. as adj. figured]embellish (something) with a pattern
    用图案装饰
    the floors were covered with figured linoleum.
    地板上铺着带图案的油毡。
常用词组
figure of fun
  1. a person who is considered ridiculous
    可笑之人
figure of speech
  1. a word or phrase used in a non-literal sense to add rhetorical force or interest to a spoken or written passage
    修辞（格），修辞手段
lose (或 keep) one's figure
  1. lose (or retain) a slim and attractive bodily shape
    破坏（或保持）体形（或身段）
put a figure on something
  1. give a price or exact number for
    给…定价（或提供确切数字）
派生
figureless
adjective
语源
  1. Middle 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'
继承用法
figure on
  1. (N. Amer. informal)count or rely on something happening or being the case in the future
    (北美，非正式)把…估计在内，估计到，预计到；依赖
    anyone thinking of salmon fishing should figure on paying $200 a day.
    任何想钓大马哈鱼的人都得准备每天付200美元。
figure something out
  1. (informal)solve or discover the cause of a problem
    (非正式)解决；弄懂，了解
    he was trying to figure out why the camera wasn't working.
    他想弄懂这架照相机为什么失灵了。
figure someone out
  1. reach an understanding of a person's actions, motives, or personality
    了解，估摸，摸熟（某人的行动、动机、个性）
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