figure

noun

/ˈfɪɡə(r)/

/ˈfɪɡjər/

Idioms

numbers数

[countable, usually plural] a number representing a particular amount, especially one given in official information（代表数量，尤指官方资料中的）数字

the latest sales/crime/unemployment figures最新的销售/犯罪/失业数字
Official figures indicate that crime is falling.官方数据显示犯罪率在下降。
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 2017, this figure had risen to 14 million.到 2009 年为止，这个数字已经增长到 1 400 万。
Viewing figures for the series have dropped dramatically.该系列节目的收视人数已显著减少。
Figures released by the hospital reveal a rise in the number of admissions.医院公布的数字显示入院人数有所上升。
Experts put the real figure at closer to 75%.专家们估计真实的数字较接近于 75%。
according to… figures According to government figures, 3.6 million children are living in poverty.根据政府数据，360万儿童生活在贫困之中。
Her argument is backed up with plenty of facts and figures.她的论点得到了大量事实和数字的支持。

We don't need a lot of facts and figures to understand that homelessness is a problem—we see it every day in our cities.我们不需要很多事实和数字来理解无家可归是一个问题——我们每天都在城市里看到它。
The most recent trade figures vividly illustrate this problem.最近的贸易数据生动地说明了这个问题。
According to figures published recently, more people are in serious debt.根据最近公布的数字，更多的人负债累累。
Figures obtained by this newspaper show that the group spent 3.6 million euro on TV advertising.本报获得的数据显示，该集团在电视广告上花费了360万欧元。
For 2016–17, the figure quoted is $1.295 billion.2016-17年的报价为12.95亿美元。
The report cites figures as high as 85%.报告引用的数字高达85%。
We can't put a firm figure on it, but attendance was better than ever.我们不能确定这个数字，但出席人数比以往任何时候都多。
Even though he doubled his sales figures every year, he was fired.尽管他的销售额每年翻一番，他还是被解雇了。
The bank's figures reveal mortgage borrowing rose by £7.9 billion.该银行的数据显示抵押贷款增加了79亿英镑。
The company hopes to double this figure by the end of the year.该公司希望到今年年底这个数字翻一番。
64% of American women breastfeed during their infants' first weeks of life, but after 6 months, that figure drops to 29%.64%的美国女性在婴儿出生后的第一周进行母乳喂养，但6个月后，这一数字降至29%。
These figures reflect sales for just the early part of the summer.这些数字反映了初夏的销售额。
Do those figures include families with no children living at home?这些数字包括没有孩子住在家里的家庭吗？
A breakdown of the figures shows that 73% of the employees who requested flexible working were women.数字的细分显示，要求弹性工作制的雇员中有73%是妇女。
The average price is nearly 20% above the figure for the previous year.平均价格比上一年高出近20%。
This figure represents an increase of nearly 13%.这一数字增长了近13%。
This figure might suggest several billion pounds a year of losses worldwide.这个数字可能意味着全球每年损失数十亿英镑。
The government has just released new unemployment figures.政府刚刚公布了新的失业数字。
The industry remains in the doldrums, according to official figures out today.根据今天公布的官方数字，这个行业仍不景气。
These figures don't add up.这些数字不合理。
The final figure looks like being much higher than predicted.最终的数字看起来比预测的要高得多。
Lots of different figures were being bandied about.很多不同的数字被到处传播。

Topics Maths and measurementa2

Collocations Dictionaryadjective

high
low
double
…

verb + figure

reach
exceed
add
…

figure + verb

add up
be bandied about
indicate something
…

phrases

according to (the) figures
in round figures

[countable] a symbol rather than a word representing one of the numbers between 0 and 9数字符号；字码；位数

Write the figure ‘7’ on the board.把数字 7 写在黑板上。
paths built in the shape of a figure 8以8字形构建的路径
a six-figure salary (= over 100 000 pounds or dollars)六位数的薪水（即超过 10 万英镑或美元）
in… figures Her salary is now in six figures.她的工资现在是六位数。
My unread email was in triple figures (= more than 100).我的未读邮件是三位数。
Ticket prices for the show are likely to be into three figures (= at least 100 pounds or dollars).这场演出的票价可能高达三位数。

see also double-figure, double figures, single figures, six-figure

Roads loop around the site in a figure eight.道路以8字形环绕着场地。
Skaters carve figure eights in the ice.溜冰者在冰上雕刻八字形。
Write a figure “1” next to bids that were successful and "0" next to those that were not.在成功的投标旁边写一个数字“1”，在不成功的投标旁边写“0”。
Inflation is now in single figures.通货膨胀现在是个位数。
The rate of inflation reached double figures.通货膨胀率达到两位数。
England's batsmen failed to reach triple figures.英格兰的击球手未能达到三位数。
She's earning a six-figure salary.她挣六位数的薪水。
At that time, very few artists made as many as four figures.当时，很少有艺术家能做出四位数的作品。
He took a photo of her and sold it to a tabloid newspaper for five figures.他给她拍了一张照片，以五位数的价格卖给了一家小报。
I'd be surprised if the fee doesn't run into five figures.如果费用没有达到五位数，我会很惊讶的。
The gross sales of a moderately successful book come in the low five figures.一本相当成功的书的总销售额只有5位数。
After five years she can expect to earn in the high five figures.五年后，她有望获得五位数的高收入。
The crowds the band can attract have dipped to the low four figures.乐队能吸引的人群已经降到了四位数。

Topics Maths and measurementa2

figures

[plural] (informal) the area of mathematics that deals with adding, multiplying, etc. numbers算术 synonym arithmetic

Are you any good at figures?你的算术好吗？
I'm afraid I don't have a head for figures (= I am not good at adding, etc.).恐怕我没有算术头脑。
I was never very good at figures.我从来不怎么擅长算术。

see also significant figureTopics Maths and measurementa2

person人

[countable] a person of the type mentioned人物；人士

a leading figure in the music industry音乐界一位主要人物
a senior figure in the organization该组织的高级官员
a key/prominent/central figure关键/突出/中心人物
King's widow, Coretta Scott King, later became a public figure in her own right.国王的遗孀科丽塔·斯科特·金后来凭借自己的权利成为公众人物。
teachers and other authority figures教师和其他权威人士
figure of something a figure of authority/ridicule权威/嘲笑的形象
He was a well-known figure in London at that time.他是当时伦敦的知名人物。
one of the most popular figures in athletics体育界最受欢迎的人物之一
When she last saw him, he was a sad figure—old and tired.她最后一次见到他时，他一副苍老而疲惫的落魄模样。

shape of body体形

[countable] the shape of the human body, especially a woman’s body that is attractive身材；体形；（尤指）身段

She's always had a good figure.她身材一向很好。
I'm watching my figure (= trying not to get fat).我一直注意保持身材。

Collocations Physical appearancePhysical appearance外貌

A person may be described as having:描述一个人的长相可用 have 一词：

Eyes眼睛

(bright) blue/green/(dark/light) brown/hazel eyes（明亮的）蓝／绿／（深／浅）棕色／浅绿褐色眼睛
deep-set/sunken/bulging/protruding eyes凹陷的／凸出的眼睛
small/beady/sparkling/twinkling/(informal) shifty eyes小的／小珠般圆亮的／亮晶晶的／闪闪发亮的／贼溜溜的眼睛
piercing/penetrating/steely eyes敏锐的／锐利的眼睛；冷冰冰的眼神
bloodshot/watery/puffy eyes布满血丝的／水汪汪的／肿胀的眼睛
bushy/thick/dark/raised/arched eyebrows浓密的／扬起的／弓形的眉毛
long/dark/thick/curly/false eyelashes/lashes长长的／浓密的／弯曲的／假的眼睫毛

Face脸

a flat/bulbous/pointed/sharp/snub nose塌／蒜头／尖头／尖／短平而上翘的鼻子
a straight/a hooked/a Roman/(formal) an aquiline nose
full/thick/thin/pouty lips丰满的／厚／薄／翘嘴唇
dry/chapped/cracked lips干的／皲裂的／干裂的嘴唇
flushed/rosy/red/ruddy/pale cheeks发红的／红润的／苍白的面颊
soft/chubby/sunken cheeks柔嫩的／胖乎乎的／凹陷的面颊
white/perfect/crooked/protruding teeth洁白的／完好无缺的／参差不齐的／凸出来的牙齿
a large/high/broad/wide/sloping forehead大大的／高高的／宽大的／后倾的前额
a strong/weak/pointed/double chin硬朗的／瘦削的／尖／双下巴
a long/full/bushy/wispy/goatee beard长／大／浓密的／一小撮／山羊胡子
a long/thin/bushy/droopy/handlebar/pencil moustache长长的／稀疏的／浓密的／耷拉着的／翘／细直的八字胡

Hair and skin头发和皮肤

pale/fair/olive/dark/tanned skin苍白的／白皙的／橄榄色的／黝黑的／晒黑的皮肤
dry/oily/smooth/rough/leathery/wrinkled skin干性的／油性的／光滑的／粗糙的／有皱纹的皮肤
a dark/pale/light/sallow/ruddy/olive/swarthy/clear complexion黝黑的／苍白的／白皙的／蜡黄的／红润的／浅褐色的／黝黑的／无瑕的面容
deep/fine/little/facial wrinkles深深的／细小的／小的／面部的皱纹
blonde/blond/fair/(light/dark) brown/(jet-)black/auburn/red/(British English) ginger/grey hair金黄色的／浅色的／（浅／深）棕色的／乌黑的／红褐色的／红色的／姜黄色的／灰白色的头发
straight/curly/wavy/frizzy/spiky hair直发；鬈发；波浪形的／鬈曲的／刺猬式的头发
thick/thin/fine/bushy/thinning hair厚密的／稀疏的／纤细的／浓密的／逐渐稀少的头发
dyed/bleached/soft/silky/dry/greasy/shiny hair染了色的／漂白了的／柔顺的／丝滑的／干性的／油性的／有光泽的头发
long/short/shoulder-length/cropped hair长／短／齐肩／剪短了的头发
a bald/balding/shaved head秃头；开始秃顶的头；剃光了的头
a receding hairline后移的发际线
a bald patch/spot秃了的一块
a side/centre(British English) parting

Body身体

a long/short/thick/slender/(disapproving) scrawny neck长／短／粗／细／干瘦的脖子
broad/narrow/sloping/rounded/hunched shoulders宽／窄／斜／圆／耸肩膀
a bare/broad/muscular/small/large chest赤裸的／宽阔的／肌肉发达的胸膛；小胸；大胸
a flat/swollen/bulging stomach扁平的／鼓胀的／鼓起的肚子
a small/tiny/narrow/slim/slender/28-inch waist纤细的／28英寸的腰
big/wide/narrow/slim hips大的／宽的／窄小的／苗条的臀部
a straight/bent/arched/broad/hairy back直的／弯曲的／弓着的／宽大的／多毛的背部
thin/slender/muscular arms瘦削的／细长的／肌肉发达的臂膀
big/large/small/manicured/calloused/gloved hands大的／小的／修剪整齐的／有老茧的／戴着手套的手
long/short/fat/slender/delicate/bony fingers长的／短的／粗的／细长的／纤细的／瘦削的手指
long/muscular/hairy/shapely/(both informal, often disapproving) skinny/spindly legs
muscular/chubby/(informal, disapproving) flabby thighs
big/little/small/dainty/wide/narrow/bare feet大的／小的／娇小可爱的／宽的／窄的／光着的脚
a good/a slim/a slender/an hourglass figure好的／修长的／苗条的／沙漏形身材
be of slim/medium/average/large/athletic/stocky build有着苗条的／中等的／普通的／大块头的／健壮的／矮壮的身材

You need to watch your figure.你要注意自己的体形。
foods that are good for the health and the figure对健康和身材有益的食物
Dancing is fun and great for your figure.跳舞很有趣，对你的身材也很好。
You have a lovely figure.你的身材很可爱。
She's kept her figure after all these years.这么多年后她依然保持着体形。
I thought if I had a baby I'd lose my figure.我想如果我有了孩子，我会失去我的身材。
How do you get such a great figure?你是怎么得到这么棒的身材的？
He's small, with a rather plump figure.他很小，身材相当丰满。

Topics Appearanceb1

Collocations Dictionaryadjective

beautiful
fine
good
…

verb + figure

cut
have
keep
…

phrases

a fine figure of a man
a fine figure of a woman

in painting/story绘画；故事

[countable] a person or an animal in a drawing, painting, etc., or in a story（绘画或故事中的）人，动物

The central figure in the painting is the artist's daughter.画中间那个人是画家的女儿。

see also matchstick figure, stick figureTopics Artb2

statue造像

[countable] a statue of a person or an animal（人、动物的）雕像，塑像

a bronze figure of a horse一座马的铜像

picture/diagram图表

[countable]

(abbreviation fig.)

a picture, diagram, etc. in a book, that is referred to by a number or letter（书中的）图，表

The results are illustrated in figure 3 opposite.结果已在对页图表 3 中显示。

See Figure 8.见表 8。
Figure 4 represents the process of soil erosion.图4所示是土壤侵蚀的过程。

Collocations Dictionaryverb + figure

refer to
see

figure + verb

illustrate something
show something

geometry几何

[countable] a particular shape formed by lines or surfaces图形

a five-sided figure五边形
a solid figure立体图形

movement on ice冰上动作

[countable] a pattern or series of movements performed on ice（冰上表演动作的）花样

The skater executed a perfect set of figures.那个滑冰的人做出了一套完美的花样动作。

词源Middle English (in the senses ‘distinctive shape of a person or thing’, ‘representation of something material or immaterial’, and ‘numerical symbol’, among others): from Old French figure (noun), figurer (verb), from Latin figura ‘shape, figure, form’; related to fingere ‘form, contrive’.

Idioms

be/become a figure of fun

to be/become somebody that other people laugh at是嘲笑的对象；成为笑柄

cut a… figure

(of a person人) to have a particular appearance显出…的样子；显得
- He cut a striking figure in his white dinner jacket.他穿着白色晚礼服显得十分出众。
- He cut a dashing figure in his uniform.他穿着制服，非常潇洒。

facts and figures

accurate and detailed information准确的信息；精确的资料；确实的情报
- I've asked to see all the facts and figures before I make a decision.我已要求在看到所有的确切信息后再作决定。
More Like This Alliteration in idioms
Alliteration in idioms
- belt and braces
- black and blue
- born and bred
- chalk and cheese
- chop and change
- done and dusted
- down and dirty
- in dribs and drabs
- eat somebody out of house and home
- facts and figures
- fast and furious
- first and foremost
- forgive and forget
- hale and hearty
- hem and haw
- kith and kin
- mix and match
- part and parcel
- puff and pant
- to rack and ruin
- rant and rave
- risk life and limb
- short and sweet
- signed and sealed
- spic and span
- through thick and thin
- this and that
- top and tail
- tried and tested
- wax and wane

put a figure on something

to say the exact price or number of something定价；说出…的准确数字
- It’s impossible to put a figure on the number of homeless people in London.不可能统计出伦敦无家可归者的人数。
- You can't put a dollar figure on the lives ruined by the hurricane.飓风造成的生命损失无法以金钱来衡量。

figure

verb

/ˈfɪɡə(r)/

/ˈfɪɡjər/

动词形式

present simple I / you / we / they figure	/ˈfɪɡə(r)/ /ˈfɪɡjər/
he / she / it figures	/ˈfɪɡəz/ /ˈfɪɡjərz/
past simple figured	/ˈfɪɡəd/ /ˈfɪɡjərd/
past participle figured	/ˈfɪɡəd/ /ˈfɪɡjərd/
-ing form figuring	/ˈfɪɡəɪŋ/ /ˈfɪɡjərɪŋ/

Idioms Phrasal Verbs

be important重要

[intransitive] to be part of a process, situation, etc. especially an important part是重要部分；是…的部分 synonym feature

My feelings about the matter didn't seem to figure at all.我对这个问题的意见似乎根本无足轻重。
figure in something The question of the peace settlement is likely to figure prominently in the talks.和平解决的问题很可能是这轮谈判的突出重点。
Do I still figure in your plans?在你的计划中还包括我吗？
figure on something It did not figure high on her list of priorities.这没有列入她最优先考虑办理的事项。
figure among somebody/something This man did not figure among the suspects.这名男子不在嫌疑犯之列。

The issue figured prominently in our discussion.这一问题在我们的谈论中很突出。
Vegetables hardly figure at all in their diet.他们的食谱中几乎见不到蔬菜。

Collocations Dictionaryadverb

largely
prominently
significantly
…

preposition

among
in

think/decide认为；认定

[transitive] (informal) to think or decide that something will happen or is true认为，认定（某事将发生或属实）

figure (that)… I figured (that) if I took the night train, I could be in Scotland by morning.我认为，如果我坐夜班火车，早上就可以到达苏格兰。
We figured the sensible thing to do was to wait.我们认为，明智的做法是等待。
figure something That's what I figured.这就是我的看法。
figure why, whether, etc… He tried to figure why she had come.他试图弄清楚她为什么来了。
figure somebody/something for something Gary had figured Pete for a carpenter or some other construction worker.加里认为皮特是个木匠或其他建筑工人。

If we can figure roughly how much it will cost, we can decide what to do.如果我们能大致估算出费用是多少，就能决定怎么走下一步了。
She tried to figure who might have made the call.她试图找出可能是谁打的电话。
That's exactly what I figured.我也正是这么想的。
There was only one thing to do, he figured.他认为只有一件事可以做。
I figured him to be well over 40.我估计他已经40多岁了。

calculate计算

[transitive] figure something (at something) (North American English) to calculate an amount or the cost of something计算（数量或成本）

We figured the attendance at 150 000.我们估计有 15 万人参加。
The cost of manufacture is figured at $15 000.制造成本估计为15 000美元。

represent表现

[transitive] figure somebody/something as something to represent somebody/something in a particular way in art or literature显出…的样子；显得

Tom Eakins was figured as a regular guy, an ordinary Joe.汤姆·埃金斯被认为是一个普通人，一个普通的乔。
Rushdie figures death as regenerative as well as destructive.拉什迪认为死亡是再生性的，也是破坏性的。

Idioms

go figure

(North American English, informal) used to say that you do not understand the reason for something, or that you do not want to give an explanation for something because you think it is obvious搞不懂；明摆着不用解释
- In Cambridge, ‘May Balls’ are always held in June. Go figure.在剑桥，“五月舞会”总是在六月举行。去想想。

it/that figures

used to say that something was expected or seems logical（表示应该或似乎合乎逻辑）有道理，合乎情理
- ‘John called in sick.’ ‘That figures, he wasn't feeling well yesterday.’“约翰打电话来请病假。” “怪不得，他昨天就感到不舒服。”
- (disapproving) ‘She was late again.’ ‘Yes, that figures.’“她又迟到了。” “是呀，她总是这样。”