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。

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。

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。

The thermometer nudged three figures yesterday in Rome.

罗马昨天气温接近(华氏)三位数。

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。

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。

...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

Take pride in your health and your figure.

为自己的健康和体形感到骄傲吧。

Janet was a natural blonde with a good figure.

珍妮特天生一头金发，身材曼妙。

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。

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。

Daniel Boone, the great hero figure of the frontier.

丹尼尔·布恩—西部伟大的英雄形象

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。

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. [VERB that]

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'. [VERB]

等我说完，他说道：“是啊，那是预料中事。”

Work it out and you'll find it figures. [that/it V]

弄明白了你就会觉得这合情合理。

Human rights violations figured prominently in the report. [VERB + in]

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。

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。

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。

I don't have to be a detective to figure that out.

我不是侦探也想得出。

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。