figure
- 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
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?