father/mother/authority figure• And he registersgenuinehurt at the fact that BuzzyregardsBuck as more of a father figure than himself.• He spoke seldom, but he was never impatient with her, always kind, a companionablefather figure.• As we get older, we may be abused by other authority figures - teachers, doctors, bosses.• One wonders what is the unspoken view of the other authority figures involved in setting this up?• A young girl needs a strong mother figure.• Disrespect the authority figure out there on the field and then wonder why the kids do it in their classrooms.• It would seem that we are far more likely to obey unquestioningly when the authority figure is actually present.• Eventually Daley made the remarkabletransition from political boss to father figure.
6figures[plural]British EnglishBrE the activity of adding, multiplying etc numbers 计算,算术SYN arithmetic
a natural ability with figures
算术天赋
have a head for figures (=be good at arithmetic) 有算术头脑
9.drawing 图TCN (written abbreviation fig.) a numbered drawing or a diagram in a book 〔书中有编号的〕图,图表
10put a figure on it/give an exact figureVALUEto say exactly how much something is worth, or how much or how many of something you are talking about 准确说出价值 [数量]
It’s worth a lot but I couldn’t put a figure on it.
这东西值很多钱,但是我说不出具体数字。
11.a fine figure of a man/womanHBHsomeone who is tall and has a good body 身材好的男子/女子
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a fine figure of a man/woman• Vellios was a finefigure of a man.
12.a figure of funSTUPID/NOT SENSIBLEsomeone who people laugh at 被嘲笑的人
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a figure of fun• Seems my figure is a Figure of Fun ... To everyone but me.• It was not a figure of fun.• It's always sad when a figure of fun, an easy target for a laugh, disappears into oblivion.
13.on ice 在冰场上DSO a pattern or movement in figure skating 〔花样滑冰中的〕花样
nCOLLOCATIONS
ADJECTIVES/NOUN + figure
high/low
The figures are worryingly high.
sales figures
We exceeded our target sales figures.
unemployment figures
There have been changes in the way the unemployment figures are calculated.
trade figures (=showing the value of a country's exports compared to imports)
Trade figures showed a slump last month.
government figures (=figures produced by the government)
Government figures suggest a moderate recovery in consumer spending.
official figures
According to official figures, two million houses in England are inadequately heated.
the latest figures
The latest figures show that crimes are down by 0.2 percent.
the exact figure
The government was unable to give the exact figure for the number of foreign workers in the country.
an approximate/rough figure
He gave us an approximate figure for the cost of the repairs.
a ballpark figure informal (=one that is not exact)
Can you give me a ballpark figure of the likely price?
verbs
reach double/six etc figures (=be 10 or more/100,000 or more etc)
The death toll in the region has reached five figures.
add up the figures
I must have made a mistake when I added up the figures.
release the figures (=make them public)
The company will release the sales figures later this week.
phrases
in single figures (=less than 10)
Women heads of department are in single figures.
in double figures (=between 10 and 99)
Only two of the group had scores in double figures.
in round figures (=to the nearest 10,20,100 etc)
In round figures, about 20 million people emigrated from Europe during that period.
according to the figures
According to official figures, exam results have improved again this year.
a four/five/six etc figure number (=a number in the thousands/ten thousands/hundred thousands etc)
Choose a four figure number that you can easily remember.
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figure• Now, the. 78 figure might seem pretty good if one did not know two crucial facts about the study.• a figure in a red robe• Freddy's bentfigurelimped in front of him.• Dark figuresemerged from the building, and disappeared into the night.• Ohio's employmentfigures for December are not available.• That means a commitment to every figure in it, a commitment to taking a risk to achieve the budgetedoutputs.• But for the writers and early translators of the Gospels, it was a very precise term, denoting a very exactfigure.• Inflation in Japan is around 3%, while the Germanfigure is now over 4%.• Government figurespublished today show that unemployment is rising again.• She eats enormousmeals but still manages to keep her figure.• Susie wore a close-fitting black dress which made the most of her figure.• On a cheque, write the amount in words and in figures.• a rare 16th centuryJapanesefigure• The motionlessfigures ap-peared determined still to make the leap to the playground.• Add up that row of figures, and transfer the full amount to the top of the next page.• The Gingrich investigation is hardly the first time Cole has taken on highly placed public figures.• Retailers are reporting their November sales figures today.• sales figures• Ali was one of the great sports figures of this century.• Caroline really has a terrificfigure.• By the age of retirement that figure will increase to one in every five.• ""We need $30,000 to get the project started.'' ""How close are you to that figure?''• She turned slowly and looked at the figure in the chair.• He offered to buy the team for the figure of $140 million.• I saw the figure of a woman below the bridge.• The figures were recently released by the magazine.• A comparison of the two figures shows the estimatedprofit on investment.• Exercise and a sensiblediet will help you get your figure back after having a baby.
in round figures• Estimates for the delay, given in round figures, ranged from two to eight hours.• The LibDems, in round figures, had 45 percent, Conservatives 25 percent and Labour 17.• That's five and a half hours at a bit under two knots - say ten milesin round figures.
political figure• Produced news reports have shifted from focusing on the words of candidates and political figures to concentrating on their images and actions.• His legalresponsibilities for issues such as extradition have also brought him into contact with senior legal and political figures in Ireland.• Mr Heseltine was one of the most colourfulpolitical figures of the past 30 years.• Sportsmen, journalists, newspaperphotographers and local political figures were among the many walking in the cortege.• He has not yet found a running mate, although he has approached several minorpolitical figures.• He is arguably the third most powerfulpolitical figure in the state, after Gov.• He returned to his contact lists, abandoning the military personnel and concentrating upon purely political figures.• The political figure who has tried the hardest to harness this newfound enthusiasm is Pat Robertson.
watch ... figure• Alida watched her black figure, stiff as a crow, from the window.• At first there seemed to be nothing there, but as he watched the figure of a man emerged.• I nodded my head, watching the shadowed figuresgesturing, belching in hunger, nodding heads, tipplingbottles.• Marian watched the tall figure in grey disappear through the trees.• It seemed like she wasn't really watching the figures on telly though.• Lindsey stifled a sigh as she watched his retreating figure.
figure2 ●●●S1W3 verb
1[intransitiveI]IMPORTANT to be an important part of a process, event, or situation, or to be included in something (以重要地位)出现
figure in/among
Social issues figured prominently in the talks.
社会问题是会谈的重点。
My wishes didn’t figure among his considerations.
我的愿望不在他的考虑之中。
Reform now figures high on the agenda.
眼下,改革是当务之急。
2[transitiveT] informalTHINK/HAVE THE OPINION THAT to form a particular opinion after thinking about a situation 〔经过考虑后〕认为,以为
figure (that)
From the way he behaved, I figured that he was drunk.
从他的行为来看,我认为他醉了。
It was worth the trouble, I figured.
我认为这点麻烦值得。
3that figures/(it) figuresspoken especially American EnglishAmE
a)EXPECTused to say that something that happens is expected or typical, especially something bad 〔尤指不好的事〕在意料之中,早就料到了
‘It rained the whole weekend.’ ‘Oh, that figures.’
“整个周末都在下雨。”“噢,早料到了。”
b)LOGICALused to say that something is reasonable or makes sense 这有道理,这合乎情理
It figures that she’d be mad at you, after what you did.
你那么做,她对你发火是在情理之中的。
4go figureAmerican EnglishAmE spoken said to show that you think something is strange or difficult to explain 这就怪了〔表示认为某事奇怪或难以解释〕
‘He didn’t even leave a message.’ ‘Go figure.’
“他甚至没有留个口信。”“这就怪了。”
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go figure• "He didn't even leave a message." "Go figure."
5[transitiveT]American EnglishAmECOUNT/CALCULATE to calculate an amount 计算SYN work out
I’m just figuring my expenses.
我正在计算自己的开支。
6figure on somethingphrasal verbphr v informal especially American EnglishAmEto expect something or include it in your plans 预料到;计划,打算
She was younger than any of us had figured on.
她比我们大家想的都年轻。
7figure somebody/something ↔ outphrasal verbphr v
a)to think about a problem or situation until you find the answer or understand what has happened 弄懂,搞清楚SYN work out
figure out how/what/why etc
Can you figure out how to do it?
你能想出来怎么做吗?
If I have a map, I can figure it out.
要是我有地图的话就能弄明白了。
Don’t worry, we’ll figure something out (=find a way to solve the problem).
别担心,我们会找到办法解决的。
b)UNDERSTANDto understand why someone behaves in the way they do 弄明白,理解〔某人〕SYN work out
Women. I just can’t figure them out.
女人,我就是弄不懂她们。
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figure out• And it annoyed her intensely, not least of all because she still felt a long way from figuring him out!• Clinton, for all his mental meanderings, is no dope and has figured all this out.• It takes Jean a really long time to figure Dara out.• This is particularly useful for addingexplanatorygraphs to otherwise incomprehensible sets of figures before printing out.• Never figured that one out, either.• Another dissented from the finalfigure, holding out for a loweraward.• The realfigure turned out to be £8.0 billion.• You haven't figured it out yet?
figure out how/what/why etc• He told the military what he wanted done, but he let them figure out how best to do it.• Dazedly I got back into bed and tried to figure out what had happened.• It took Wyler a couple of days to figure out what had happened.• They need an exorcist to figure out what in the devilpossessed them to return to their worst form from last season.• He went on talking while I tried to figure out what it meant.• They're trying to figure out what's going on, what they're going to grow into.• Oh, so you can talk to Barbara and figure out how to approach them and tell them whatever.• Deion has yet to figure out how to throw to himself.
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figure• Destiny will figure further down Olivetti's range, on personal computers and the M700.• The operation went fine, and they figure he'll be home next week.• What do you figure his chances of winning are?• You haven't figured it out yet?• She was younger and prettier than any of us' dfigured on.• We had their offense and defensefigured out exceptionally well.• He needs to sit down and figure out how many people are coming.• The dwarfs were devastated, because they could not figure out how to saveSnow White this time.• So they're up there in the cashiers' office trying to figure out where all the money's coming from.• Lott figured prominently in the Chiefs' win last night.• There has been criticism about the currentmethod for figuring social security retirement benefits.• The Reichmanns figured that if New York went out of business the world would go with it.• I figured we had as much right to vote for old crooks as new ones.• I'm telling you because I figure you're the only one who can keep a secret.
figured prominently• New technologyfigured prominently as participants found ways of matchingregional information and research needs with fast-paced advances in computer technology.• Strategy never figured prominentlyexcept in the most generalized way.• Housing Programmes Housing has not figured prominently in inner-urban policy.• They had all figured prominently in the electionmanifesto of the Labour party at the time.• Luca Cumani's well-related fillyfigured prominently until fading in the closing stages.
figure (that)• A neat example of a sinusoidal oscillator is the Wien bridge oscillator shown in figure 10.13.• Every region reported a decline when compared to April's figures.• Harrick figured if he could do it in six, he could do it in 4. 8.• A few figures in battle-dress were walking round the perimeter.• One of the tasks facing all freshmen is to figure out ways to counter this loneliness.• Reserves and productionfiguresquoted in this annual report are on a working interest basis unless otherwise stated.• I buy the pieshell because I figure that's easier than making it.• Some figure the King would appreciate the tribute.• Jasper built things more or less by figuring them out.
From Longman Business Dictionary
figurefig·ure1 /ˈfɪgəˈfɪgjər/ noun
1figures [plural] a number representing an amount, especially an officially published number
I need this week’s sales figures.
These are the worst unemployment figures in three years.
Poor trade figures rattled the market.
February figures showed growth in lending had slowed to 5.5%.
1amount/price數量;價格ADJECTIVE | VERB + FIGURE | FIGURE + VERB | PHRASESADJECTIVE➤high高數值▸➤low低數值▸➤double兩位數◇Four players reached double figures in the scoring column.4 位球員計分欄裏的得分上雙。➤accurate, exact確切的/準確的數字▸➤approximate, ballpark, rough, round近似數;大致的數目;粗略的數目;四捨五入後的數目➤dollar (NAmE) 美元數字◇You can't put a dollar figure on the lives ruined by the hurricane.颶風造成的生命損失無法以金錢來衡量。➤real, reliable, true真實的/可靠的/真正的數字▸➤official官方數字▸➤latest最新數字▸➤inflated誇大的數字▸➤target目標數字▸➤attendance, census, sales, trade, unemployment出席人數;人口普查數字;銷售數字;貿易數字;失業人數▸➤audience, viewing (both especially BrE) 觀眾/收視人數VERB + FIGURE➤reach達到⋯數目◇The rate of inflation has now reached double figures.通貨膨脹率已經達到兩位數。➤exceed超過⋯數目▸➤add, add together, add up, calculate將數字加起來;合計⋯;計算數字➤compile彙編數字▸➤disclose, release披露/公佈數字◇The government has just released new unemployment figures.政府剛剛公佈了新的失業數字。➤cite, give, quote引用數字;給出數字➤inflate虛報數字FIGURE + VERB➤add up數字合理◇These figures don't add up.這些數字不合理。➤be bandied about數字被四處傳播◇Lots of different figures were being bandied about.很多不同的數字被到處傳播。➤indicate sth, suggest sth數字表明⋯/顯示⋯➤reflect sth數字反映⋯PHRASES➤according to (the) figures根據數字◇The industry remains in the doldrums, according to official figures out today.根據今天公佈的官方數字,這個行業仍不景氣。➤in round figures用整數表示figure
noun²
2person人ADJECTIVE | PREPOSITIONADJECTIVE➤great偉大人物➤central, key, pivotal中心/關鍵/核心人物▸➤important, influential, leading, major, powerful, prominent重要/有影響力的/領軍/主要/強有力的/傑出人物◇a key figure on the committee委員會中的關鍵人物➤famous, well-known著名/知名人物➤larger-than-life具有傳奇色彩的人物➤popular, respected受歡迎的/受尊敬的人物➤controversial有爭議的人物▸➤public公眾人物▸➤national全國知名人物▸➤senior資深人士▸➤familiar熟悉的人◇He was a familiar figure in the town.小鎮上的人都認識他。➤unlikely想不到的人物◇They were visited by the unlikely figure of Bill Clinton.他們沒有想到比爾・克林頓會來訪。➤authority, dominant權威人士;有勢力的人物▸➤father, mother, parental父親般的/母親般的/家長式的人物▸➤tragic悲劇人物▸➤comic, ridiculous喜劇/可笑的人物▸➤cult, heroic, iconic, legendary, mythical, mythological受崇拜的/英雄/偶像/傳奇/虛構的/神話中的人物▸➤historical歷史人物▸➤literary, political, religious文學作品中的人物;政治人物;宗教人士▸➤government, opposition政府人員;反對派人士PREPOSITION➤figure of⋯的人物◇a figure of authority / fun權威人士;有趣的人figure
noun³
3shape of a person人形ADJECTIVE | FIGURE + NOUNADJECTIVE➤cloaked, hooded, masked, robed穿着鬥篷的/戴着風帽的/戴着面具的/穿着長袍的人形▸➤life-size與真人一樣大小的塑像▸➤dark, shadowy黑乎乎的/隱約可見的人影➤ghostly幽靈般的人▸➤seated, standing, etc.坐着的人、站着的人等◇The seated figure in the corner beckoned me over.那個坐在角落裏的人向我招手讓我過去。➤approaching, retreating走近的/後退的人➤sleeping睡着的人▸➤central中心人物◇the central figure in the photo照片裏的中心人物➤lone, single, solitary孤單的人;獨自一人;形單影隻的人▸➤human人影FIGURE + NOUN➤painter人體畫畫家➤drawing, painting人體素描/繪畫figure
noun⁴
4shape of sb's body體形ADJECTIVE | VERB + FIGURE | PHRASESADJECTIVE➤beautiful, fine, good, handsome, lovely, stunning漂亮的身材;優美的體形;好身材;標致的體形;秀美的身材;驚人的好身材◇She still had a lovely figure.她的身材仍很秀美。➤curvy, hourglass有曲線美的身材;蜂腰體形➤sexy性感的體形▸➤lean, slender, slim瘦瘦的體形;苗條的身材▸➤bulky, full, large, stocky笨重的/粗壯的/魁梧的/矮胖的身材▸➤lanky, tall, towering又高又瘦的體形;高挑身材;高大的身材▸➤dashing, imposing, striking瀟灑的體形;偉岸的身材;出眾的體形▸➤slight, small, tiny, trim小巧的身材;瘦小的身材;嬌小的身形;修長的身材▸➤lithe柔軟的身段VERB + FIGURE➤cut, have顯出⋯的樣子;有⋯的身材◇He cut a dashing figure in his uniform.他穿着制服,非常瀟灑。➤keep保持體形◇She's kept her figure after all these years.這麼多年後她依然保持着體形。➤watch注意保持身材◇You need to watch your figure.你要注意自己的體形。➤lose身材走樣PHRASES➤a fine figure of a man, a fine figure of a woman身材很好的男子/女子figure
noun⁵
5picture/diagram圖表VERB + FIGURE | FIGURE + VERBVERB + FIGURE➤refer to, see參見圖表;見圖表◇See Figure 8.見表 8。FIGURE + VERB➤illustrate sth, show sth圖表表明⋯/顯示⋯figure
verb
ADVERB | PREPOSITIONADVERB➤largely, prominently, significantly, strongly (especially BrE) 處於重要位置;嶄露頭角;意味深長地表現;強烈表現▸➤hardly (especially BrE) 幾乎不出現◇Vegetables hardly figure at all in their diet.他們的食譜中幾乎見不到蔬菜。PREPOSITION➤among出現在⋯中◇This man did not figure among the suspects.這名男子不在嫌疑犯之列。➤in在⋯中出現◇The issue figured prominently in our discussion.這一問題在我們的談論中很突出。
figure noun ⇨figure (unemployment figures)⇨body1 (She has a good figure.)⇨diagram (This information is shown in figure 11.)⇨number2 (a six-figure sum)⇨person (a leading figure in the music industry)⇨shape (a tall figure in black)⇨put a figure on sth⇨calculateverbfigure verb ⇨calculate (The cost is figured at $15 000.)⇨conclude (That's what I figured.)⇨estimate (figure how much it would cost)⇨feature (figure in sb's plans)figure
noun
➡ See also the entries for information and number2另见information条和number条第2义figure ♦︎ number ♦︎ statistics ♦︎ fraction ♦︎ statsThese are all words for a word or symbol that represents a particular quantity.这些词均表示数字、数量。PATTERNS AND COLLOCATIONS 句型和搭配◆a high / low / round figure / number◆exact figures / numbers / statistics◆approximate figures / numbers◆accurate / reliable / alarming figures / statistics◆to add / multiply / subtract / divide figures / numbers / fractions◆to publish figures / statistics■figure [countable] a number that represents a particular amount or quantity, especially one given in official information(代表数量,尤指官方资料中的)数字◆Viewing figures for the series have dropped dramatically.该系列节目的收视人数已显著减少。◆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 2004, this figure had risen to 14 million.到2004年为止,这个数字已增长到1 400万。■number [countable] a word or symbol that represents an amount or quantity数字;数;数量◆Think of a number and multiply it by two.想出一个数,然后乘以二。◆The houses on this side of the road are all even numbers(= 2, 4, 6, etc.).路这边的房子门牌号都是偶数。◆Pick out all the odd numbers(= 1, 3, 5, etc.).找出所有的奇数。◆'So you owe me 28 dollars?' 'Make it 30, that's a good round number.'“那你欠我28元?”“算30吧,凑个整儿好记。”■statistics stəˈtɪstɪks [plural] (ratherformal) a collection of information shown in numbers统计数字;统计资料◆According to official statistics the disease kills 10 000 people a year.根据官方的统计数字,每年有1万人死于这种疾病。ⓘ A statistic [countable] is a piece of information shown in numbers.单数形式的statistic指一项统计数据◆An important statistic is that 94 per cent of crime relates to property.一个重要数据是94%的犯罪同财产有关。◆I felt I was no longer being treated as a person but as a statistic.我感觉我不再被看作人,而被当成一个统计数字了。▸statistical stəˈtɪstɪkl
◆The difference between the two samples was not statistically significant.在统计学的意义上,这两个样品没有显著的差异。NOTE辨析 Figures or statistics?In many cases either of these words can be used.在许多情况下这两个词可以通用◆official / government / crime / unemployment figures / statistics官方/政府/犯罪/失业数字Statistics can suggest a greater level of science and calculation (for example, working out percentages and changes over time, not just adding up numbers). Statistics can also be used in a more general way than figures. * statistics可意味着更高深的科学与计算方法(比如,算出百分比和一段时间内的变化,而不只是数字加总)。与figures相比,statistics的用法也较宽泛◆Statistics show that far more people are able to ride a bicycle than can drive a car.统计数字显示会骑自行车的人比会开车的人多得多。With figures it is usually necessary to say which figures.用figures时通常有必要指出是什么样的数字◆Government / Inflation figures show that...政府/通货膨胀数字显示⋯◆Figures show that...■fraction [countable] a division of a number, for example ⅝ or 0.625分数;小数◆How do you express 25% as a fraction?25%用小数怎么表示?■stats [plural] (informal) statistics统计数字;统计资料◆The match stats show that there were 16 instances of players being offside.比赛的统计数字显示队员有16次越位。ⓘ Stats is often used to talk about the results or an analysis of a sports game. * stats常用于描述体育比赛的结果或分析。