An object or movement having the shape of the number eight.
字形物体（或动作）
the humpback whale described a figure of eight around a shoal of fish
as modifiera figure-of-eight knot
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The pair walked for miles and miles until finally they spotted two small holes in the sand resembling a figure eight.
Whip the egg whites until very stiff and fold into the mixture with a metal spoon, using a figure of eight movement.
When the zip of light is zipping backwards and forwards really quickly start imagining the light making a figure eight inside your brain - the center of the figure eight being in the center of the brain.
For example she made me swing my arms around in a figure of eight to make my voice come alive.
Something as simple as a lazy figure eight from the ground crew when I exited the plane, or from the pilots as they headed aft to the main-entrance hatch, could have alerted the entire crew as to what was going on.
Note that the asymmetric figure eight and the circle in which it is enclosed are both part of the curve!
It took four years and over £1m to build the Midland, its six storeys arranged in a figure of eight around two wells, allowing as much natural light to the interior as possible.
We cover reverse, parallel park, hill start, and do a figure eight to get used to steering.
Ferguson was willing to swallow the bitterest pill after sustaining an injury that required two wires to be inserted at each end of the knee to form a figure eight through it.
This would turn our curving one-way traverse into a giant figure eight.
The tip of her finger glowed, and she traced a shape in the air - a figure eight with a vertical line running down its middle.
This will consist of a sprint like format with all drivers required to complete a circuit followed by a figure of eight round the extended drifting oval.
The cord symbolises the love and friendship, that binds the couple, the figure eight shape represents the infinite nature of matrimony.
The path around the park is a figure of eight and it is a wonderful place to be during early mornings or evenings.
I walked him round in a figure of eight and returned.
Birthdays and namedays call for a saffron-scented bread made of yeast dough with dried fruits into the shape of a figure eight and decorated with flowers.
A classically trained ballet and jazz dancer, she shows us how to undulate our bodies and trace a figure of eight with our hips.
Infinity whose symbol, a sideways figure eight is adapted into the dancers' movements, is used because nature is always there, permanently, whether it is as peaceful as a flower or as devastating as a tsunami.
To help shopping-laden visitors, the new route will run in a continuous figure of eight from the station, around less visited parts of the town, into the town centre and back.
Yes that's what you've got it's twisted into a figure eight and folded in the pack.