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1. N-COUNT A figure is a particular amount expressed as a number, especially a statistic. 數(shù)字
It would be very nice if we had a true figure of how many people in this country haven't got a job. 要是我們有一個(gè)確切的數(shù)字反映這個(gè)國(guó)家到底有多少人沒(méi)有工作就好了。
It will not be long before the inflation figure starts to fall. 過(guò)不了多久，通貨膨脹的數(shù)字就會(huì)開(kāi)始下降。
2. N-COUNT A figure is any of the ten written symbols from 0 to 9 that are used to represent a number. 個(gè)位數(shù)字
...the glowing red figures on the radio alarm clock which read 4:22 a.m. …收音機(jī)鬧鐘上閃閃發(fā)光的紅色數(shù)字顯示凌晨4點(diǎn)22分。
3. N-COUNT You refer to someone that you can see as a figure when you cannot see them clearly or when you are describing them. 身影
Ernie saw the dim figure of Rose in the chair. 厄尼看到了羅斯坐在椅子里的模糊身影。
4. N-COUNT In art, a figure is a person in a drawing or a painting, or a statue of a person. 人像
...a life-size bronze figure of a brooding, hooded woman. …一個(gè)真人大小、戴著頭巾、正在沉思的女銅像。
5. N-COUNT Your figure is the shape of your body. 身材
Take pride in your health and your figure. 為你的健康和身材感到驕傲。
6. N-COUNT Someone who is referred to as a figure of a particular kind is a person who is well-known and important in some way. 重要人物
The movement is supported by key figures in the three main political parties. 這場(chǎng)運(yùn)動(dòng)由3個(gè)主要政黨的重要人物支持。
7. N-COUNT If you say that someone is, for example, a mother figure or a hero figure, you mean that other people regard them as the type of person stated or suggested. 代表
Daniel Boone, the great hero figure of the frontier. 丹尼爾·布恩是偉大的前線英雄的代表。
8. N-COUNT In books and magazines, the diagrams which help to show or explain information are referred to as figures. 圖表[also N num]
If you look at a world map (see Figure 1) you can identify the major wine-producing regions. 如果你看看世界地圖（見(jiàn)圖1），你就能辨認(rèn)出主要的葡萄酒生產(chǎn)地區(qū)。
9. N-COUNT In geometry, a figure is a shape, especially a regular shape. 幾何圖形[技術(shù)]
Draw a pentagon, a regular five-sided figure. 畫(huà)一個(gè)五邊形，一個(gè)規(guī)則的五邊圖形。
10. N-PLURAL An amount or number that is in single figures is between zero and nine. An amount or number that is in double figures is between ten and ninety-nine. You can also say, for example, that an amount or number is in three figures when it is between one hundred and nine hundred and ninety-nine. 數(shù)字
Inflation, which has usually been in single figures, is running at more than 12%. 通貨膨脹率通常都是一位數(shù)字，正飆升至12%以上。
11. V-T If you figure that something is the case, you think or guess that it is the case. 想[非正式]
She figured that both she and Ned had learned a lot from the experience. 她想她和內(nèi)德都從這次經(jīng)歷中學(xué)到了很多。
12. V-I If you say "That figures" or "It figures," you mean that the fact referred to is not surprising. 意料之中[非正式]
When I finished, he said, "Yeah. That figures."
我做完時(shí)，他說(shuō)：“嗯，正如所料?！?/p>
13. V-I If a person or thing figures in something, they appear in or are included in it. 出現(xiàn)[no passive]
Human rights violations figured prominently in the report. 侵犯人權(quán)出現(xiàn)在報(bào)告中的顯要位置。
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