figures

英 [ˈfɪɡəz]

美 [ˈfɪɡjərz]

n.  (代表数量，尤指官方资料中的)数字; 数字符号; 字码; 位数; 算术
v.  是重要部分; 是…的部分; 认为，认定(某事将发生或属实); 计算(数量或成本)
figure的第三人称单数和复数

IELTS

柯林斯词典

• N-COUNT 数字;(尤指)统计数字
  Afigureis a particular amount expressed as a number, especially a statistic.
  1. It would be very nice if we had a true figure 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。
  2. It will not be long before the inflation figure starts to fall...
     过不了多久，通货膨胀率就会开始下降。
  3. New Government figures predict that one in two marriages will end in divorce.
     新的政府统计数字预测，每两例婚姻中就有一例会离异。
• (0 到 9 的)数字符号，数目字
  Afigureis any of the ten written symbols from 0 to 9 that are used to represent a number.
• N-PLURAL 位数
  An amount or number that is in singlefiguresis between zero and nine. An amount or number that is in doublefiguresis between ten and ninety-nine. You can also say, for example, that an amount or number is in threefigureswhen it is between one hundred and nine hundred and ninety-nine.
  1. 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％。
  2. 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。
  3. The thermometer nudged three figures yesterday in Rome.
     罗马昨天气温接近(华氏)三位数。
• N-COUNT 人影;身影
  You refer to someone that you can see as afigurewhen you cannot see them clearly or when you are describing them.
  1. Alistair saw the dim figure 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。
  2. She waited, standing on the bridge, until his figure 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。
  3. A figure in a blue dress appeared in the doorway.
     一个穿着蓝色连衣裙的身影出现在门口。
• N-COUNT (绘画作品中的)人物;雕像;塑像
  In art, afigureis a person in a drawing or a painting, or a statue of a person.
  1. ...a life-size bronze figure 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
• N-COUNT 体形;身材
  Yourfigureis the shape of your body.
  1. Take pride in your health and your figure...
     为自己的健康和体形感到骄傲吧。
  2. Janet was a natural blonde with a good figure.
     珍妮特天生一头金发，身材曼妙。
• N-COUNT 知名人士;重要人物
  Someone who is referred to as afigureof a particular kind is a person who is well-known and important in some way.
  1. 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。
• N-COUNT (某种)人物，形象
  If you say that someone is, for example, a motherfigureor a herofigure, you mean that other people regard them as the type of person stated or suggested.
  1. Sometimes young lads just need to turn to a mother figure 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。
  2. Daniel Boone, the great hero figure of the frontier...
     丹尼尔·布恩——西部伟大的英雄形象
  3. Local police chiefs should re-emerge as figures of authority and reassurance in their areas.
     地方警察局局长应该重新成为其所治一方具有权威和安定人心的人物。
• N-COUNT (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.
  1. If you look at a world map (see Figure 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。
  2. 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。
• N-COUNT (尤指规则的几何)图形
  In geometry, afigureis a shape, especially a regular shape.
  1. Draw a pentagon, a regular five-sided figure.
     画个五边形，一个规则的五边形。
• VERB 认为;猜想;估计
  If youfigurethat something is the case, you think or guess that it is the case.
  1. 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。
• VERB 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.
  1. When I finished, he said, 'Yeah. That figures'...
     等我说完，他说道：“是啊，那是预料中事。”
  2. Work it out and you'll find it figures.
     弄明白了你就会觉得这合情合理。
• VERB 出现，包括(在…中)
  If a person or thingfiguresinsomething, they appear in or are included in it.
  1. 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。
• PHRASE 显出…的样子;显得
  If you say that someonecuts aparticularfigure, you mean that they appear to other people in the way described.
  1. Today she cuts a lonely figure.
     今天她看起来十分孤独。
• PHRASE 小丑;可笑的人
  If you describe someone as afigure of fun, you mean that people think they are ridiculous.
  1. The man has become an unlikely figure of fun.
     令人想象不到的是，这个男人已经成为了笑谈。
• PHRASE 保持/失去苗条的身材
  If youkeep your figure, you stay thin. If youlose your figure, you become rather fat.
  1. You'll lose your girlish figure 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。
• PHRASE 说出…的确切数量(或数目)
  When youput a figure onan amount, you say exactly how much it is.
  1. No one will put a figure 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。
• PHRASAL VERB 预料;料想
  If youfigure onsomething, you plan that it will happen or assume that it will happen when making your plans.
  1. 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。
• PHRASAL VERB 想出;理解;弄清
  If youfigure outa solution to a problem or the reason for something, you succeed in solving it or understanding it.
  1. It took them about one month to figure 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。
  2. They're trying to figure 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。
  3. I don't have to be a detective to figure that out.
     我不是侦探也想得出。
• PHRASAL VERB 算出…的总和
  If youfigure upa cost or amount, you add numbers together to get the total.
  1. 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。

双语例句

• There is need to check the accuracy of these figures.
  有必要核对一下这些数字的精确性。
• They haven't totalled the exact figures.
  他们还没有对确切数据进行总计。
• Yesterday's unemployment figures were depressing
  昨天的失业数字令人沮丧。
• The last figures so far this year indicate a rise of 13.8%.
  今年到目前为止的最新数据显示增长了13.8%。
• He can dull your senses with facts and figures
  他会用事实和数据蒙蔽你的理智。
• I can not give the actual figures.
  我不能举出实际数字。
• 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%。
• These figures show an increase of over one million in unemployment
  这些数据表明失业人数增加了100多万。
• How can he form any judgement of the matter without the figures?
  没有这些数字，他怎么能对这件事作出任何评价呢？
• The Archbishop of Canterbury yesterday hit out at public figures who commit adultery
  昨天坎特伯雷大主教严厉抨击了几位与人通奸的公众人物。