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单词 figure something/someone out
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figuresomething/someoneout

phrasal verbwithfigureverb
uk
/ˈfɪɡ.ər/us
/ˈfɪɡ.jɚ/
informal
B2
tofinallyunderstandsomething or someone, orfindthesolutionto aproblemafter a lot ofthought:
[+ question word]I can'tfigureoutwhyhe did it.
Ifindhim reallyodd- I can'tfigurehim out at all.
Can youfigureout theanswertoquestion5?
More examples
  • We need tofigureout what wentwrong.
  • It took themagestofigureout how toassemblethechestofdrawers.
  • Assoonas shefiguresout whathappened, you're introuble.
  • When you'vefiguredtheanswerout, putyourhandup.
  • Theyspent20minutesfiguringout how toopenthebox.
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(Definition offigure something/someone outfrom theCambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus© Cambridge University Press)

figure out someone/something| American Dictionary

figure outsomeone/something

phrasal verbwithfigureverb[I/T]
us
/ˈfɪɡ·jər/
tounderstandsomeone or something, or tofindtheanswerto something bythinking:
I’ve never beenableto figure her out.
Can you figure out how toopenthis?
(Definition offigure out someone/somethingfrom theCambridge Academic Content Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

figure out| Business English

figure out

phrasal verbwithfigureverb
uk
/ˈfɪɡər/us
tounderstandorsolvesomething:
figure out how/why/what, etc.If theyknowthecauseof theproblem, they might beabletofigureout how topreventithappeningagain.
Ittakesmostpeoplesometimetofigureout newsoftware.
tocalculateanamount:
It isdifficulttoaccessfundingbefore theelementsof anoutlinebusinessplanhave beenfiguredout.
(Definition offigure outfrom theCambridge Business English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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figure something/someone out
This knowledge can help parentsfigureouthow temperaments affect family relationships.
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He calls his friends over to helpfigureoutwhat it is.
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The episode parodies many common elements of such disaster films, including scientists struggling tofigureoutthe source of the problem.
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At one point in the game, the player mustfigureouthow to cross a predator-infested river.
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The machine would then examine the lock,figureoutits combination and open the safe.
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We need tofigureoutall the probabilities in a more rigorous fashion.
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When his peculiar sense of is added to the mix, the incubus often comes across as a puzzle that is nearly impossible tofigureout.
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She is the third tofigureouthow to transform.
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Desperate tofigureoutwhat happens after he goes to sleep at night, he investigates his own nocturnal activities.
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