figures

英 [ˈfɪɡəz] 美 [ˈfɪɡjərz]

n.  (代表数量，尤指官方资料中的)数字; 数字符号; 字码; 位数; 算术
v.  是重要部分; 是…的部分; 认为，认定(某事将发生或属实); 计算(数量或成本)
figure的第三人称单数和复数

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柯林斯词典

  1. N-COUNT 数字;(尤指)统计数字
    A figure is a particular amount expressed as a number, especially a statistic.
    1. 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。
    2. 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。
    3. New Government figures predict that one in two marriages will end in divorce.
      新的政府统计数字预测，每两例婚姻中就有一例会离异。
  2. (0 到 9 的)数字符号，数目字
    A figure is any of the ten written symbols from 0 to 9 that are used to represent a number.
    1. N-PLURAL 位数
      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.
      1. 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％。
      2. 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。
      3. The thermometer nudged three figures yesterday in Rome.
        罗马昨天气温接近(华氏)三位数。
    2. N-COUNT 人影;身影
      You refer to someone that you can see as a figure when you cannot see them clearly or when you are describing them.
      1. 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。
      2. 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。
      3. A figure in a blue dress appeared in the doorway.
        一个穿着蓝色连衣裙的身影出现在门口。
    3. N-COUNT (绘画作品中的)人物;雕像;塑像
      In art, a figure is a person in a drawing or a painting, or a statue of a person.
      1. ...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
    4. N-COUNT 体形;身材
      Your figure is the shape of your body.
      1. Take pride in your health and your figure...
        为自己的健康和体形感到骄傲吧。
      2. Janet was a natural blonde with a good figure.
        珍妮特天生一头金发，身材曼妙。
    5. N-COUNT 知名人士;重要人物
      Someone who is referred to as a figure of a particular kind is a person who is well-known and important in some way.
      1. 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。
    6. N-COUNT (某种)人物，形象
      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.
      1. 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。
      2. Daniel Boone, the great hero figure of the frontier...
        丹尼尔·布恩——西部伟大的英雄形象
      3. Local police chiefs should re-emerge as figures of authority and reassurance in their areas.
        地方警察局局长应该重新成为其所治一方具有权威和安定人心的人物。
    7. N-COUNT (书、杂志等中的)图，表
      In books and magazines, the diagrams which help to show or explain information are referred to as figures .
      1. 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。
      2. 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。
    8. N-COUNT (尤指规则的几何)图形
      In geometry, a figure is a shape, especially a regular shape.
      1. Draw a pentagon, a regular five-sided figure.
        画个五边形，一个规则的五边形。
    9. VERB 认为;猜想;估计
      If you figure that something is the case, you think or guess that it is the case.
      1. 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。
    10. VERB 不奇怪;很正常;合乎情理
      If you say 'That figures' or 'It figures', you mean that the fact referred to is not surprising.
      1. When I finished, he said, 'Yeah. That figures'...
        等我说完，他说道：“是啊，那是预料中事。”
      2. Work it out and you'll find it figures.
        弄明白了你就会觉得这合情合理。
    11. VERB 出现，包括(在…中)
      If a person or thing figures in something, they appear in or are included in it.
      1. 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。
    12. PHRASE 显出…的样子;显得
      If you say that someone cuts a particular figure, you mean that they appear to other people in the way described.
      1. Today she cuts a lonely figure.
        今天她看起来十分孤独。
    13. PHRASE 小丑;可笑的人
      If you describe someone as a figure of fun, you mean that people think they are ridiculous.
      1. 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。
    14. PHRASE 保持/失去苗条的身材
      If you keep your figure, you stay thin. If you lose your figure, you become rather fat.
      1. 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。
    15. PHRASE 说出…的确切数量(或数目)
      When you put a figure on an amount, you say exactly how much it is.
      1. 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。
    16. PHRASAL VERB 预料;料想
      If you figure on something, you plan that it will happen or assume that it will happen when making your plans.
      1. 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。
    17. PHRASAL VERB 想出;理解;弄清
      If you figure out a solution to a problem or the reason for something, you succeed in solving it or understanding it.
      1. 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。
      2. 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。
      3. I don't have to be a detective to figure that out.
        我不是侦探也想得出。
    18. PHRASAL VERB 算出…的总和
      If you figure up a cost or amount, you add numbers together to get the total.
      1. 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。
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    双语例句

    1. Many other surveys have produced results essentially in agreement with these figures.
      许多其他调查已经得出了与这些数据基本一致的结果。
    2. He said these figures were bogus and totally inaccurate.
      他说这些数字都是捏造的，完全不准确。
    3. The figures marked the final low point of the present economic cycle
      这些数据显示了目前经济周期的最低点。
    4. Yesterday's unemployment figures were depressing
      昨天的失业数字令人沮丧。
    5. Pete's torch picked out the dim figures of Bob and Chang.
      皮特的火把映出了鲍勃和张的模糊身影。
    6. He can dull your senses with facts and figures
      他会用事实和数据蒙蔽你的理智。
    7. Inflation could fall back into single figures as early as this month.
      通货膨胀率最早有可能在本月就回落至个位数。
    8. New figures indicate the recession may be easing up.
      新的数据显示经济衰退可能有所缓和。
    9. These figures exaggerate the loss of competitiveness
      这些数字夸大了竞争力的丧失。
    10. I've simply extracted a few figures
      我只是提取了一些数据。
    11. Britain's trade figures can no longer be extracted from export-and-import documentation at ports.
      英国的贸易数据现在不能再从各港口的进出口单证中提取了。
    12. New Government figures predict that one in two marriages will end in divorce.
      新的政府统计数字预测，每两例婚姻中就有一例会离异。
    13. 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%。
    14. The disappointing sales figures foreshadow more redundancies
      令人失望的销售额预示着会有更多人被裁员。
    15. How can he form any judgement of the matter without the figures?
      没有这些数字，他怎么能对这件事作出任何评价呢？
    16. Scientists should be literate and articulate as well as able to handle figures
      科学家除了要能处理数字，还应该具有文学素养和善于表达。
    17. The last figures so far this year indicate a rise of 13.8%.
      今年到目前为止的最新数据显示增长了13.8%。
    18. The doll-like figures in these stories are unlike anybody, let alone oneself.
      这些故事中的玩偶形象跟谁都不像，更不用说像自己了。
    19. But as with other charitable bodies, these figures mask the true picture
      但和其他慈善机构一样，这些数字掩盖了实情。
    20. The Archbishop of Canterbury yesterday hit out at public figures who commit adultery
      昨天坎特伯雷大主教严厉抨击了几位与人通奸的公众人物。
    21. These figures show an increase of over one million in unemployment
      这些数据表明失业人数增加了100多万。
    22. The new figures cast doubt on the government's claim to have achieved a surgical strike against military targets.
      新的数字使人们对政府所声称的已经对军事目标实行了外科手术式打击产生了怀疑。
    23. Other research supports the figures in Table 3.3.
      其他研究也可证实表3.3中的数据。
    24. They haven't totalled the exact figures.
      他们还没有对确切数据进行总计。
    25. The boy is not good at figures.
      这小男孩不善计算。
    26. You haven't added the figures up right.
      这些数字你没加对。
    27. I can not give the actual figures.
      我不能举出实际数字。
    28. The once powerful figures have also disappeared from the scene one after another.
      那些烜赫一时的人物也一个个销声匿迹了。
    29. The unemployment figures are not necessarily bound up with the rise of prices.
      失业数字不一定与物价上涨相关。
    30. There is need to check the accuracy of these figures.
      有必要核对一下这些数字的精确性。
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