首页英语词典figurefigure的意思

figure

英 ['fɪgə] 美['fɪɡjɚ]

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近义词person individual

n. 数字；人物；图形；价格；（人的）体形；画像
vi. 计算；出现；扮演角色
vt. 计算；认为；描绘；象征

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词态变化

复数: figures;第三人称单数: figures;过去式: figured;过去分词: figured;现在分词: figuring;

助记提示

1. fig- + -ure.
2. => visible form or appearance of a person.
3. => shape, body, form, figure; symbol, allegory.
4. => "represent" (in a picture), "to picture in the mind", "to shape into", "to make an appearance".

中文词源

figure 数字，雕像，身段

来自PIE*dheigh, 揉捏，捏造，形成，词源同dough, fiction. 由揉捏引申多种词义。

英英释意

1. a diagram or picture illustrating textual material;: "the area covered can be seen from Figure 2"

2. alternative names for the body of a human being;: "Leonardo studied the human body"; "he has a strong physique"; "the spirit is willing but the flesh is weak"

3. one of the elements that collectively form a system of numbers;: "0 and 1 are digits"

4. a model of a bodily form (especially of a person);: "he made a figure of Santa Claus"

5. a well-known or notable person;: "they studied all the great names in the history of France"; "she is an important figure in modern music"

6. a combination of points and lines and planes that form a visible palpable shape

7. an amount of money expressed numerically;: "a figure of $17 was suggested"

8. the impression produced by a person;: "he cut a fine figure"; "a heroic figure"

9. the property possessed by a sum or total or indefinite quantity of units or individuals;: "he had a number of chores to do"; "the number of parameters is small"; "the figure was about a thousand"

10. language used in a figurative or nonliteral sense

11. a unitary percept having structure and coherence that is the object of attention and that stands out against a ground

12. a decorative or artistic work;: "the coach had a design on the doors"

13. a predetermined set of movements in dancing or skating;: "she made the best score on compulsory figures"

英文词源

figure: figure: [13] Figure comes via Old French from Latin figūra ‘form, shape, figure’, a derivative of the same base (*fig-) as produced fingere ‘make, shape’ (whence English effigy, faint, feign, and fiction). Many of the technical Latin uses of the word, including ‘geometric figure’, are direct translations of Greek skhéma, which also meant literally ‘form, shape’, but the sense ‘numerical symbol’ is a later development. Also from the base *fig- was derived Latin figmentum ‘something created or invented’, from which English gets figment [15].
=> effigy, faint, feign, fiction, figment
figure (v.): late 14c., "to represent" (in painting or sculpture), "make a likeness," also "to have a certain shape or appearance," from Old French figurer, from Latin figurare (see figure (n.)). Meaning "to shape into" is c. 1400; from mid-15c. as "to cover or adorn with figures." Meaning "to picture in the mind" is from c. 1600. Intransitive meaning "make an appearance, make a figure, show oneself" is from c. 1600. Meaning "work out a sum" (by means of arithmetical figures) is from 1833, American English; hence colloquial sense "to calculate upon, expect" (1837). Related: Figured; figuring.
figure (n.): c. 1200, "numeral;" mid-13c., "visible appearance of a person;" late 14c., "visible and tangible form of anything," from Old French figure "shape, body; form of a word; figure of speech; symbol, allegory" (10c), from Latin figura "a shape, form, figure; quality, kind, style; figure of speech," in Late Latin "a sketch, drawing," from PIE *dheigh- "to form, build" (see dough).

Philosophical and scientific senses are from use of Latin figura to translate Greek skhema. Meaning "lines forming a shape" is from mid-14c. From mid-14c. as "human body as represented by art;" late 15c. as "a body, the human form as a whole." The rhetorical use of figure, "peculiar use of words giving meaning different from usual," dates to late 14c.; hence figure of speech (by 1704). Figure-skating is from 1835. Figure eight as a shape was originally figure of eight (c. 1600). From late 14c. as "a cut or diagram inserted in text."

同义词辨析

figure, pattern, design

这些名词都可表示"装饰图案"之意。

figure：指呈现于整个表面的简单的几何图形或小型图案。

pattern：一般指简单的重复图案，或整个装饰的格调或事物的布局，也指由一些相连图形拼成的较大图案。

design：专指线条、轮廓、图案。强调设计的完美或有秩序。

form, figure, shape, outline

这些名词均有"形式"或"外形"之意。

form：最普通用词，含义广，既可指客观物体的外形，又可用于抽象概念的"形"。

figure：指轮廓、外形，尤指体态，相貌或身体。

shape：通常指由线和面所围成的外观上的形，侧重立体形状。

outline：指任何形状的轮廓线。

考试真题

This danger can be avoided, according to computer science professor Stuart Russell, if we figure out how to turn human values into a programmable code.

The Department of Public Health in Boston gathers and carefully examines the figures and then draws its conclusions.

It means that a thief likely wouldn't be able to Google how the system works, then figure out a way around it.

The author was advised against the improper use of figures of speech.

She had no patience for brilliant but irrelevant figures of speech.

Becoming educated should not require giving up joy but rather lead to finding joy in new kinds of things: reading novels instead of playing with small figures, conducting experiments instead of sinking cups in the bathtub, and debating serious issues rather than stringing together nonsense words, for example.

The number of British films being made has declined in the past few years, according to new figures.

Just when you had figured out how to manage fat in your diet, researchers are now warning against another common mealtime pitfall (陷阱) — salt.

What do we learn from the passage about the unemployment figures in the U.S.?.S.?

SAT scores began dropping in 1963;today,on average,30% of students do not complete high school in four years, a figure that rises to 50% in poor urban neighborhoods.

When you try to figure out a confusing game.

They are popular figures among young people.

I can't figure out when my bus to Cleveland leaves?

Now you've seen this table of figures about the pocket money children in Britain get?

What is the table of figures about

Almost every child, on the first day he sets foot in a school building, is smarter, more curious, less afraid of what he doesn't know, better at finding and figuring things out, more confident, resourceful (机敏的), persistent and independent than he will ever be again in his schooling – or, unless he is very unusual and very lucky, for the rest of his life.

This figure has dropped to only 6924 in 2017.

They try to develop their skills through close supervision and organized activities, and teach children to question authority figures and navigate elite institutions.

The consumer was ultimately to be mentioned as well, especially by the likes of Dorothy Shaver, who could point to the sales figures at Lord & Taylor.

When we ask teens to choose a hero, they usually select an older family member rather than a remote public figure.

The figures available will not be completely accurate.

The central figures in the Chicago schools strike are neither strikers nor managers but 350,000 children.

How does one figure out who is a weak teacher? Yes, that's a challenge.

No average person wants to figure out whether their favorite calendar software works with their fridge or whether their washing machine and tablet get along.

You say your shop has been doing well, could you give me some idea of what doing well means in facts and figures?Birds are famous for carrying things around.

She’s figured out that it will take her another three years to pay it off at 30 dollars a month.

Obama is only the most prominent public figure to declare inequality Public Enemy No.

If we could figure out how to improve the efficiency with which we use energy, we can do a lot of work with the energy that is available.

Jack White, the former front man of the White Stripes and an influential figure among fellow musicians, likes to make things difficult for himself.

Furthermore, this figure does not reflect the fact that large amounts of land, energy, fertilisers and water have also been lost in the production of foodstuffs which simply end up as waste

An influential figure decided to move from the countryside to the city.

As they walk around a playground or other area, text, video or audio pops up at various points to help them try to figure out why aliens were in the schoolyard

Collectively, we rely on the unemployment figures and other statistics to frame our sense of reality.

What does the author think of the unemployment figures and other statistics

based businesses, large and small, figure out how to get a piece of growing global demand?

Over the past two years, the figures on imports and exports seem not to signal a double-dip recession – a renewed decline in the broad level of economic activity in the United States – but an economic expansion.

But there's no easy way to see what those figures mean in real life.

By recapturing the attempt of the monarch and noting where they came from, the next scientist can figure out things like butterfly's age and its routing

A rich stock of manuscripts left by historical figures.

I can't figure out when my bus to Cleveland leaves?

He has long been a legendary figure.

By 2008, the figure had fallen into the single 33 digits.

How does one figure out who is a weak teacher?

It is the season for some frantic last-minute math一across the country, employees of all stripes are counting backward in an attempt to figure out just how much paid time-off they have left in their reserves.

Music, I don't especially love life on the road, but I figure if you are lucky enough to be able to do what you truly love doing, you've got the ultimate of life.

No average person wants to figure out whether their favorite calendar software works with their fridge or whether their washing machine and tablet get along.

Now they are trying to figure out what molecular signaling processes activate those seed-building genes in resurrection plants—and how to reproduce them in crops.

Other studies have found that even infants in East Asia sleep about an hour less than European infants, so we're trying to figure out how culture shapes the way you sleep.

The harder the code, the more some people will try to figure it out.

The problem was that I barely knew anything about 3D printing, and I had only nine months to figure out how to print five fashionable looks.

To begin to figure out how computers are struggling, researchers at the University of Washington created a massive database of faces—they call it MegaFace—and tested a variety of facial-recognition algorithms as they scaled up in complexity.

Usually they start by giving a survey to figure out what style a student favors, like visual or verbal learning.

When psychologists and educators test for learning styles, they're trying to figure out whether these are inherent traits that affect how well students learn instead of just a preference.

As natural architects, the pueblo Indians figured out exactly how thick the adobe walls needed to be to make the cycle work on most days.

But what I still can't figure out is why I never got tired, never felt better in my life.

Children may have greater ability to figure out things than scientists.

Furthermore, around 50% of the world's population live in regions where the figure is now below the replacement level.

He said the chickens had never missed a meal and he could not figure out why some of them had stopped laying eggs.

I figured whoever lost the dog was probably just as close to it as I am to my dogs, says ehlers.

If you don't understand something, you may research, study, and talk to other people until you figure it out.

Indeed official figures suggest the country has shrunk by 5% since 1993 and people in Russia live a shorter life now than those in 1961.

It is difficult to figure out a global population of polar bears as much of the range has been poorly studied; however, biologists calculate that there are about 20, 000-25, 000 polar bears worldwide.

Naomi managed to figure out 16 of Steve's favorite, and most personal songs.

"NUS statistics show that over 40% of students are forced to work during term time and the figure increases to 90% during vacating periods, " he said.

Sitting back in the car on the way to the airport, I figured it all out.

Sitting on a sofa in her room, Welty, a slim figure in a simple gray dress, looked pleased with this explanation.

The same cognitive systems that make young children feel good about feel good about figuring something out may have been adopted by adult scientists.

The study looked at the range of jobs mothers do, as well as the hours they are working, to determine the figure.

Walk out of our comfort zone and try new things! College is when we should focus on a specific major, but high school is when we have to figure it out.

Your house may have an effect on your figure.

Overall, Europe’s wholesale market for food and drink is growing at the same sluggish pace as the retail market, but the figures, when added together, mask two opposing trends.

Among the commission’s 51 members are top-tier-university presidents, scholars, lawyers, judges, and business executives, as well as prominent figures from diplomacy, filmmaking, music and journalism.

But unlike their absolutist counterparts in the Gulf and Asia, most royal families have survived because they allow voters to avoid the difficult search for a non-controversial but respected public figure.

There were Pickwick coats and Pickwick cigars, and the plump, spectacled hero, Samuel Pickwick, became a national figure.

By most recent measures, the UK’s GDP has been the envy of the Western world, with record low unemployment and high growth figures.

But policymakers who refocus efforts on improving well-being rather than simply worrying about GDP figures could avoid the forecasted doom and may even see progress.

Many of the most celebrated national figures have participated in historical events that have taken place within the EEOB's granite walls.

At its peak in 2007, it was worth some $65 billion, reckons Clare McAndrew, founder of Arts Economics, a research firm—double the figure five years earlier.

In a workplace that's fundamentally indifferent to your life and its meaning, office speak can help you figure out how you relate to your work—and how your work defines who you are.

Taking a gap year to figure things out initially can help prevent stress and save money later on.

There are fundamental public health problems, like dirty hands instead of a soap habit, that remain killers only because we can't figure out how to change people's habits.

There were pickwick coats and pickwick cigars, and the plump, spectacled hero, Samuel pickwick, became a national figure.

This figure is now 830, 000 above its year ago level.

词组搭配

figure of fun

a person who is considered ridiculous

可笑之人

figure of speech

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

lose (or retain) a slim and attractive bodily shape

破坏（或保持）体形（或身段）

put a figure on something

give a price or exact number for

给…定价（或提供确切数字）

figure on

(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

(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

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）

figure in

To include, as in making an account

包括：包括，如在计算数量中

figured in travel expenses.
包含在旅行费用当中

figure on 【非正式用语】

To depend on

依靠

We figured on your support.
我们就指望你的支持了

To take into consideration; expect

把…估计在内；期望

I figured on an hour's delay.
我估计要延迟一小时

To plan

计划

We figure on leaving at noon.
我们计划中午走

figure out 【非正式用语】

To discover or decide

发现或决定

Let's figure out a way to help.
让我们来找出帮助的办法吧

To solve or decipher

解决或破译

Can you figure out this puzzle?
你能找到谜底吗?

实用场景例句

Experts put the real figure at closer to 75%.: 专家们估计真实的数字较接近于75%。

the latest trade/sales/unemployment, etc. figures: 最新的贸易、销售、失业等数字

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。

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。

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。

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。

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。

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。

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。

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。

Daniel Boone, the great hero figure of the frontier...: 丹尼尔·布恩——西部伟大的英雄形象

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。

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。

Draw a pentagon, a regular five-sided figure.: 画个五边形，一个规则的五边形。

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。

When I finished, he said, 'Yeah. That figures'...: 等我说完，他说道：“是啊，那是预料中事。”

Work it out and you'll find it figures.: 弄明白了你就会觉得这合情合理。

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。

Today she cuts a lonely figure.: 今天她看起来十分孤独。

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。

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。

Janet was a natural blonde with a good figure.: 珍妮特天生一头金发，身材曼妙。

Take pride in your health and your figure...: 为自己的健康和体形感到骄傲吧。

...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

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。

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。

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％。

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。

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。

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。