figure

名词 figure:

1. a diagram or picture illustrating textual material
   同义词：fig
2. alternative names for the body of a human being
   同义词：human body, physical body, material body, soma, build, physique, anatomy, shape, bod, chassis, frame, form, flesh
3. one of the elements that collectively form a system of numeration
   同义词：digit
4. a model of a bodily form (especially of a person)
5. a well-known or notable person
   同义词：name, public figure
6. a combination of points and lines and planes that form a visible palpable shape
7. an amount of money expressed numerically
8. the impression produced by a person
9. the property possessed by a sum or total or indefinite quantity of units or individuals
   同义词：number
10. language used in a figurative or nonliteral sense
    同义词：trope, figure of speech, image
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
    同义词：design, pattern
13. a predetermined set of movements in dancing or skating

动词 figure:

1. judge to be probable
   同义词：calculate, estimate, reckon, count on, forecast
2. be or play a part of or in
   同义词：enter
3. imagine; conceive of; see in one's mind
   同义词：visualize, visualise, envision, project, fancy, see, picture, image
4. make a mathematical calculation or computation
   同义词：calculate, cipher, cypher, compute, work out, reckon
5. understand

1. John isn't here today.'That figures, he looked very unwell yesterday.'
   ｀约翰今天没来.＇｀怪不得，他昨天就好像不太舒服.＇
2. 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。
3. Mahatma Gandhi was both a political and a religious figure in Indian history.
   甘地在印度历史上是政治和宗教要人。
4. They figured it was better to stay where they were.
   他们断定还是呆在原地好。

fig.ure

n.Abbr. fig.（名词）缩写 fig.

A written or printed symbol representing something other than a letter, especially a number.
符号，数字：代表某物的书写或印刷符号，而不是字母，尤其数字
figures Mathematical calculations:
figures 算术：
例句：
good at figures.
擅长算术

An amount represented in numbers:
价格：用数来表示的价值：
例句：
sold for a large figure.
以高价出售

Mathematics A geometric form consisting of any combination of points, lines, or planes:
【数学】 几何图形：由点、线或面的组合构成的几何图形：
例句：
A triangle is a plane figure.
三角形是平面图形

The outline, form, or silhouette of a thing.
外形，轮廓：某物的外廓、外形或轮廓
The shape or form of a human body.
身材：人体的形状
An indistinct object or shape:
事物，轮廓：模糊的事物或轮廓：
例句：
saw figures dashing down the street.
看到模糊的人影向街那边跑去了

A person, especially a well-known one:
人物：人，尤其是著名人物：
例句：
a famous historical figure.
一位著名的历史人物

A person`s public image or presence:
形象：一个人的公众形象或风度：
例句：
became a tragic figure overnight.
一夜之间变成了一个悲剧人物形象

Impression or appearance made:
外貌：制成的形象或外表：
例句：
cuts a dashing figure.
雕刻成雄赳赳的模样

A person, an animal, or an object that symbolizes something.
象征物：象征某事物的人、动物或事物
A pictorial or sculptural representation, especially of the human body.
画像、塑像：图片或雕塑的表现，特指人体形象

A diagram.
图表
A design or pattern, as in a textile:
设计，样式：如织物上的图样或图案：
例句：
silk with a paisley figure.
具有华丽图案的丝绸

An illustration printed from an engraved plate or block.
拓印的图形：印自被雕刻的盘子或木块表面的图形

A configuration or distinct group of steps in a dance.
舞步型：在一舞蹈中步子的形状或明显的型式
A pattern traced by a series of movements, as in ice skating.
花式：如溜冰中的一组系列动作的型式
Music A brief melodic or harmonic unit often constituting the base for a larger phrase or structure.
【音乐】 音型：一组短而连贯的音符或和弦构成的基本音型，经常为一更大的乐曲或结构构成基础
Logic Any one of the forms that a syllogism can take, depending on the position of the middle term.
【逻辑学】 格：依靠中项的位置的三段论有的任一种形式
v.（动词）
fig.ured,fig.ur.ing,fig.ures
v.tr.（及物动词）
Mathematics To calculate with numbers.
【数学】 用数字来计算
To make a likeness of; depict.
使象…；描绘
To adorn with a design or figures.
用图案或图样装饰
Music To indicate the chordal structure of (a bass line of single notes) with a sequence of conventionalized numbers.
【音乐】 用数字表示弦的结构：用习俗化数字的顺序表示（单音调的低音部）的弦的结构
Informal
【非正式用语】
To conclude, believe, or predict:
得出结论，相信，预测：
例句：
I never figured that this would happen.
我从没想到会发生这样的事

To consider or regard:
认为，考虑：
例句：
figured them as con artists.
认为他们是骗人的艺术家

v.intr.（不及物动词）
Mathematics To calculate; compute.
【数学】 计算；估算

To be or seem important or prominent.
露头角或显得重要
To be pertinent or involved:
相关或卷入：
例句：
politicians who figured in the scandal.
卷入丑闻中的政治家们

Informal To seem reasonable or expected:
【非正式用语】 显得合理的或似乎合于预期的：
例句：
It figures.
它似乎是对的吧

<常用词组>figure in
To include, as in making an account:
包括：包括，如在计算数量中：
例句：
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：
例句：
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：
例句：
I figured on an hour`s delay.
我估计要延迟一小时

To plan:
计划：
例句：
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：
例句：
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：
例句：
Can you figure out this puzzleô
你能找到谜底吗ô

来源：
Middle English
中古英语
from Old French
源自 古法语
from Latin figôra * see dheigh-
源自 拉丁语 figôra *参见 dheigh-

【引伸】
fig.urer
n.（名词）
<参考词汇><同义词>figure,design,device,motif,patternThe central meaning shared by these nouns is .an element or a component in a decorative composition.:
这些名词所共有的中心意思是.装饰物品中的一个元素或成分.：
例句：
a tapestry with a floral figure;
花团锦簇的挂毯；

例句：
a rug with a geometric design;
以几何图形为图案的地毯；

例句：
a brooch with a fanciful and intricate device;
设计奇特复杂的胸针；

例句：
a scarf with a heart motif;
印有心形图案的围巾；

例句：
fabric with a plaid pattern. See also Synonyms at calculate ,form
带有格子花呢图案的毛织品 参见同义词 calculate,form