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fig.ure SHAPEH5fIg7E5, $-jJrn [C]the shape of the human body, or a person外形，轮廓;人I could see two figures / a tall figure (=these human shapes) in the distance.我可以看见远处有两个人影/一个高大的人形。A strange bearded figure (=person) entered the room.一个陌生的留着胡子的人走进了房间。She was a central / key / leading figure in (=was an important person in) the movement for constitutional reform.她是宪法改革运动中一个中心/关键/领导人物。In art, a figure is a painting, drawing or model of a person.画像;肖像;雕像There are few figures in the street scene and most are children.街景中雕像不多，而且大多是儿童像。A woman's figure is her body shape.(女人的)体形;风姿She has (got) a lovely figure.她有一个漂亮的身材。She got her figure back (=returned to her usual shape) quite quickly after the baby was born.她生下孩子后很快就恢复了体形。She has kept her figure well (=is still an attractive shape despite being older or having had children).她身材保持得很好。(humorous or dated) A fine figure of a man / woman is a person who is tall, with a large physically attractive body.身材高挑动人的男子/女子A figure of fun is someone who is laughed at unkindly.样子滑稽的人，被人取笑的人His old-fashioned clothes made him a figure of fun.他的旧式衣服使他的样子滑稽可笑。A figure of speech is an expression which uses words to mean something different from their ordinary meaning.修辞格，比喻修辞法'Get up with the lark' is a figure of speech, meaning'Get out of bed early'. Get up with the lark(和百灵鸟一起起床)是形象化比喻，指‘早起’。(infml) It's just a figure of speech (=I didn't mean to offend you by the word or phrase I used).只是打个比方而已。
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