figure是什么意思

详细释义

• 0 the symbol for a number or an amount expressed in numbers -- 數字

  • Can you read this figure? Is it a three or an eight? 你能認出這個數字嗎？是3還是8？

  • Write the amount in both words and figures. 請用文字和數字兩種形式將數目寫出來。

  • I looked quickly down the column of figures. 我迅速瀏覽了數字那一欄。

  • He earns a six-figure salary (= an amount of money with six figures). 他的薪水有六位數。

  • The unemployment rate is now in double figures. 現在的失業率已達兩位數。

• 1 the shape of the human body, or a person -- 外形，輪廓；人影

  • I could see two tall figures in the distance. 我看見遠處兩個高高的人影。

  • A strange bearded figure (= person) entered the room. 一個留著鬍鬚的陌生人走進了房間。

  • figurative She was a central/key/leading figure in (= was an important person in) the movement for constitutional reform. 她是憲法改革運動的核心／關鍵／領導人物。

  • There are several reclining figures in the painting. 那幅畫中有幾個半躺著的人物形象。

  • She's got a beautiful figure. 她身材很好。

  • She got her figure back (= returned to her usual shape) after having the baby. 生孩子以後，她的體形又恢復了。

• 2 a picture or drawing, often with a number, in a book or other document -- （書或文件中常帶有編號的）圖，表

  • Please see figures 8 and 9. 請見表8和表9。

• 3 to expect or think that something will happen -- 認為，認定

  • [ + (that) ] We figured (that) you'd want to rest after your trip. 我們認為旅行之後你一定想休息一下。

• 4 to be, appear, take part, or be included in something -- 出現；參加；被包括

  • Their names did not figure in the list of finalists. 他們的名字沒有出現在決賽選手的名單上。

  • They denied that violence and intimidation had figured prominently in achieving the decision. 他們否認在達成決議的過程中明顯存在暴力和恐嚇手段。

• 5 to calculate an amount -- 計算

  • I'm still figuring my taxes. 我仍在計算我的稅額。