fig·ure
noun/ˈfɪɡə(r)/
/ˈfɪɡjər/
Idioms - [countable, usually plural] a number representing a particular amount, especially one given in official information
（代表数量，尤指官方资料中的）数字 - the latest sales/crime/unemployment figures
最新的销售／犯罪／失业数字 - Official figures indicate that crime is falling.
官方数据显示犯罪率正在下降。 - Figures for April show a slight improvement on previous months.
四月份的数据比前几个月略有改善。 - By 2017, this figure had risen to 14 million.
到 2009 年为止，这个数字已经增长到 1 400 万。 - Viewing figures for the series have dropped dramatically.
该系列节目的收视人数已显著减少。 - Figures released by the hospital reveal a rise in the number of admissions.
医院公布的数据显示入院人数有所上升。 - Experts put the real figure at closer to 75%.
专家们估计真实的数字比较接近 75%。 - according to… figures According to government figures, 3.6 million children are living in poverty.
根据政府的数据，360 万儿童生活贫苦。 - Her argument is backed up with plenty of facts and figures.
她的论点有大量事实和数据支持。
Extra ExamplesTopics Maths and measurementa2- We don't need a lot of facts and figures to understand that homelessness is a problem—we see it every day in our cities.
我们不需要大量的事实和数据就可以了解无家可归是一个问题——我们每天都会在城市中看到它。 - The most recent trade figures vividly illustrate this problem.
最新的贸易数据生动地说明了这个问题。 - According to figures published recently, more people are in serious debt.
根据最近公布的数据，越来越多的人负债累累。 - Figures obtained by this newspaper show that the group spent 3.6 million euro on TV advertising.
本报获得的数据显示，该集团在电视广告上花费了360万欧元。 - For 2016–17, the figure quoted is $1.295 billion.
2016-17 年的报价为 12.95 亿美元。 - The report cites figures as high as 85%.
报告引用的数字高达85%。 - We can't put a firm figure on it, but attendance was better than ever.
我们无法给出确切的数字，但出席人数比以往任何时候都好。 - Even though he doubled his sales figures every year, he was fired.
尽管他的销售额每年都翻倍，但他还是被解雇了。 - The bank's figures reveal mortgage borrowing rose by £7.9 billion.
该银行的数据显示抵押贷款增加了 79 亿英镑。 - The company hopes to double this figure by the end of the year.
该公司希望到今年年底将这一数字翻一番。 - 64% of American women breastfeed during their infants' first weeks of life, but after 6 months, that figure drops to 29%.
64% 的美国女性在婴儿出生后的最初几周内进行母乳喂养，但 6 个月后，这一数字下降至 29%。 - These figures reflect sales for just the early part of the summer.
这些数字仅反映了夏初的销售情况。 - Do those figures include families with no children living at home?
这些数字包括没有孩子在家的家庭吗？ - A breakdown of the figures shows that 73% of the employees who requested flexible working were women.
细分数据显示，要求弹性工作制的员工中，73%是女性。 - The average price is nearly 20% above the figure for the previous year.
平均价格比上年上涨近20%。 - This figure represents an increase of nearly 13%.
这一数字增长了近13%。 - This figure might suggest several billion pounds a year of losses worldwide.
这个数字可能表明全球每年损失数十亿英镑。 - The government has just released new unemployment figures.
政府刚刚公布了新的失业数字。 - The industry remains in the doldrums, according to official figures out today.
根据今天公布的官方数字，这个行业仍不景气。 - These figures don't add up.
这些数字不合理。 - The final figure looks like being much higher than predicted.
最终的数字看起来比预测的要高得多。 - Lots of different figures were being bandied about.
很多不同的数字被到处传播。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- high
- low
- double
- …
- reach
- exceed
- add
- …
- add up
- be bandied about
- indicate something
- …
- according to (the) figures
- in round figures
- the latest sales/crime/unemployment figures
- [countable] a symbol rather than a word representing one of the numbers between 0 and 9
数字符号；字码；位数 - Write the figure ‘7’ on the board.
把数字 7 写在黑板上。 - paths built in the shape of a figure 8
路径建造成8字形 - a six-figure salary (= over 100 000 pounds or dollars)
六位数的薪水（即超过 10 万英镑或美元） - in… figures Her salary is now in six figures.
她的薪水现在是六位数。 - My unread email was in triple figures (= more than 100).
我的未读电子邮件数量达到了三位数（= 超过 100 封）。 - Ticket prices for the show are likely to be into three figures (= at least 100 pounds or dollars).
演出票价可能会达到三位数（= 至少 100 英镑或美元）。
Extra ExamplesTopics Maths and measurementa2- Roads loop around the site in a figure eight.
道路呈八字形环绕场地。 - Skaters carve figure eights in the ice.
滑冰者在冰上刻出八字形。 - Write a figure “1” next to bids that were successful and "0" next to those that were not.
在成功出价旁边写上数字“1”，在未成功出价旁边写上数字“0”。 - Inflation is now in single figures.
通货膨胀目前为个位数。 - The rate of inflation reached double figures.
通货膨胀率达到两位数。 - England's batsmen failed to reach triple figures.
英格兰的击球手未能达到三位数。 - She's earning a six-figure salary.
她挣六位数的薪水。 - At that time, very few artists made as many as four figures.
当时，很少有艺术家能创作出多达四个人物的作品。 - He took a photo of her and sold it to a tabloid newspaper for five figures.
他拍了一张她的照片，并以五位数的价格卖给一家小报。 - I'd be surprised if the fee doesn't run into five figures.
如果费用没有达到五位数我会感到惊讶。 - The gross sales of a moderately successful book come in the low five figures.
一本还算成功的书的总销量只有五位数。 - After five years she can expect to earn in the high five figures.
五年后，她的收入有望达到五位数。 - The crowds the band can attract have dipped to the low four figures.
乐队所能吸引的观众数量已降至四位数。
- Write the figure ‘7’ on the board.
- figures[plural] (informal) the area of mathematics that deals with adding, multiplying, etc. numbers
算术 - Are you any good at figures?
你的算术好吗？ - I'm afraid I don't have a head for figures (= I am not good at adding, etc.).
恐怕我没有算术头脑。 - I was never very good at figures.
我从来不怎么擅长算术。
- Are you any good at figures?
- [countable] a person of the type mentioned
（某种类型的）人 - a leading figure in the music industry
音乐界一位主要人物 - a senior figure in the organization
组织中的高层人物 - a key/prominent/central figure
关键/突出/核心人物 - King's widow, Coretta Scott King, later became a public figure in her own right.
金的遗孀科丽塔·斯科特·金后来凭借自己的能力成为公众人物。 - teachers and other authority figures
教师和其他权威人士 - figure of something a figure of authority/ridicule
权威/嘲笑的形象 - He was a well-known figure in London at that time.
他是当时伦敦的知名人物。 - one of the most popular figures in athletics
田径界最受欢迎的人物之一 - When she last saw him, he was a sad figure—old and tired.
她最后一次见到他时，他一副苍老而疲惫的落魄模样。
Extra Examples- Several powerful political figures spoke out against him.
几位有权有势的政治人物公开反对他。 - As a public figure, you have certain responsibilities.
作为公众人物，你有一定的责任。 - a key figure on the committee
委员会中的关键人物 - He was one of the most prominent figures of the Pop Art movement.
他是波普艺术运动中最著名的人物之一。 - She was a central figure in revolutionary politics at that time.
她是当时革命政治的核心人物。 - one of modern architecture's most influential figures
现代建筑最有影响力的人物之一 - She often came into conflict with teachers and other authority figures.
她经常与老师和其他权威人物发生冲突。 - Kinsey was a controversial figure in his own time.
金赛在他那个时代是一个有争议的人物。 - celebrities who have become figures of ridicule
那些成为嘲笑对象的名人 - He was not only a composer but a figure of some historical importance.
他不仅是一位作曲家，而且是一位具有一定历史意义的人物。 - She is interested in Jesus as a historical figure.
她对耶稣这个历史人物感兴趣。 - He corresponded with notable artists, art historians, and literary figures.
他与著名艺术家、艺术史学家和文学人物都有书信往来。 - He was an Italian painter, a shadowy figure about whose life very little is known.
他是一位意大利画家，一个默默无闻的人物，人们对他的生平知之甚少。 - a relatively unknown figure from the world of fashion
时尚界相对不为人知的人物 - He was a familiar figure in the local pub.
他是当地酒吧的常客。 - They were visited by the unlikely figure of Donald Trump.
唐纳德·特朗普(Donald Trump)这个不太可能出现的人物拜访了他们。 - A male Scottish law professor seems an unlikely figure to be writing novels about an African woman detective.
一位苏格兰男性法学教授似乎不太可能写关于非洲女侦探的小说。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- great
- central
- key
- …
- figure of
- a leading figure in the music industry
- [countable] the shape of a person seen from a distance or not clearly
（远处人的）轮廓；（隐约可见的）人影 - There before him stood a tall figure in black.
站在他面前的是一个穿黑衣的高个子。 - A shadowy figure can be seen through the window.
透过窗户可以看到一个模糊的人影。 - The seated figure in the corner beckoned me over.
那个坐在角落里的人向我招手让我过去。
Extra Examples- I saw a shadowy figure approaching.
我看到一个模糊的人影走近。 - A hooded figure stood by the door.
门边站着一个戴着兜帽的身影。 - Who is the figure in the background?
背景中的人物是谁？ - I opened my eyes to see several figures standing over me.
我睁开眼睛，看到几个人影站在我身边。 - She appears as a ghostly figure.
她看起来像一个幽灵般的人物。 - Just then, two figures appeared over the horizon.
就在这时，地平线上出现了两道身影。 - There was a figure coming up the path.
有一个人影沿着小路走来。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- cloaked
- hooded
- masked
- …
- painter
- drawing
- painting
- …
- There before him stood a tall figure in black.
- [countable] (becoming old-fashioned) the shape of the human body, especially a woman’s body that is considered attractive
人体的形状，尤其是被认为有吸引力的女性身体 - You have a really good figure.
你的身材真的很好。 - I'm watching my figure (= trying not to get fat).
我一直注意保持身材。
Collocations Physical appearancePhysical appearance- A person may be described as having:
- (bright) blue/green/(dark/light) brown/hazel eyes
- deep-set/sunken/bulging/protruding eyes
- small/beady/sparkling/twinkling/(informal) shifty eyes
- piercing/penetrating/steely eyes
- bloodshot/watery/puffy eyes
- bushy/thick/dark/raised/arched eyebrows
- long/dark/thick/curly/false eyelashes/lashes
- a flat/bulbous/pointed/sharp/snub nose
- a straight/a hooked/a Roman/(formal) an aquiline nose
- full/thick/thin/pouty lips
- dry/chapped/cracked lips
- flushed/rosy/red/ruddy/pale cheeks
- soft/chubby/sunken cheeks
- white/perfect/crooked/protruding teeth
- a large/high/broad/wide/sloping forehead
- a strong/weak/pointed/double chin
- a long/full/bushy/wispy/goatee beard
- a long/thin/bushy/droopy/handlebar/pencil moustache
- pale/fair/olive/dark/tanned skin
- dry/oily/smooth/rough/leathery/wrinkled skin
- a dark/pale/light/sallow/ruddy/olive/swarthy/clear complexion
- deep/fine/little/facial wrinkles
- blonde/blond/fair/(light/dark) brown/(jet-)black/auburn/red/(British English) ginger/grey hair
- straight/curly/wavy/frizzy/spiky hair
- thick/thin/fine/bushy/thinning hair
- dyed/bleached/soft/silky/dry/greasy/shiny hair
- long/short/shoulder-length/cropped hair
- a bald/balding/shaved head
- a receding hairline
- a bald patch/spot
- a side/centre(British English) parting
- a long/short/thick/slender/(disapproving) scrawny neck
- broad/narrow/sloping/rounded/hunched shoulders
- a bare/broad/muscular/small/large chest
- a flat/swollen/bulging stomach
- a small/tiny/narrow/slim/slender/28-inch waist
- big/wide/narrow/slim hips
- a straight/bent/arched/broad/hairy back
- thin/slender/muscular arms
- big/large/small/manicured/calloused/gloved hands
- long/short/fat/slender/delicate/bony fingers
- long/muscular/hairy/shapely/(both informal, often disapproving) skinny/spindly legs
- muscular/chubby/(informal, disapproving) flabby thighs
- big/little/small/dainty/wide/narrow/bare feet
- a good/a slim/a slender/an hourglass figure
- be of slim/medium/average/large/athletic/stocky build
Extra ExamplesTopics Appearanceb1- My mother was always telling me to ‘watch my figure’.
我妈妈总是告诉我要“注意自己的身材”。 - foods that are good for the health and the figure
对健康和身材有益的食物 - Dancing is fun and great for your figure.
跳舞很有趣，而且对你的身材很有好处。 - You have a lovely figure.
你有一个可爱的身材。 - She's kept her figure after all these years.
这么多年后她依然保持着体形。 - I thought if I had a baby I'd lose my figure.
我想如果我有了孩子我就会失去身材。 - How do you get such a great figure?
这么棒的身材是怎么练出来的呢？ - He's small, with a rather plump figure.
他身材矮小，身材却相当丰满。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- beautiful
- fine
- good
- …
- cut
- have
- keep
- …
- a fine figure of a man
- a fine figure of a woman
- You have a really good figure.
- [countable] a person or an animal in a drawing, painting, etc., or in a story
（绘画或故事中的）人，动物 - The central figure in the painting is the artist's daughter.
画中间那个人是画家的女儿。
- The central figure in the painting is the artist's daughter.
- [countable] a statue of a person or an animal
（人或动物的）雕像，塑像 - a bronze figure of a horse
一座马的铜像
- a bronze figure of a horse
- [countable] (abbreviation fig.)a picture, diagram, etc. in a book, that is referred to by a number or letter
（书中的）图，表 - The results are illustrated in figure 3 opposite.
结果见对页图表 3。
Extra Examples- See Figure 8.
见表 8。 - Figure 4 represents the process of soil erosion.
图4所示是土壤侵蚀的过程。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryverb + figure- refer to
- see
- illustrate something
- show something
- The results are illustrated in figure 3 opposite.
- [countable] a particular shape formed by lines or surfaces
图形 - a five-sided figure
五边形 - a solid figure
立体图形
- a five-sided figure
- [countable] a pattern or series of movements performed on ice
（冰上表演动作的）花样 - The skater executed a perfect set of figures.
那个滑冰的人做出了一套完美的花样动作。
- The skater executed a perfect set of figures.
numbers
person
shape of body
in painting/story
statue
picture/diagram
geometry
movement on ice
Word OriginMiddle English (in the senses ‘distinctive shape of a person or thing’, ‘representation of something material or immaterial’, and ‘numerical symbol’, among others): from Old French figure (noun), figurer (verb), from Latin figura ‘shape, figure, form’; related to fingere ‘form, contrive’.
Idioms
be/become a figure of fun
- to be/become somebody that other people laugh at
是嘲笑的对象；成为笑柄
cut a… figure
- (of a person) to have a particular appearance
显出…的样子；显得 - He cut a striking figure in his white dinner jacket.
他穿着白色晚礼服显得十分出众。 - He cut a dashing figure in his uniform.
他穿着制服，非常潇洒。
- He cut a striking figure in his white dinner jacket.
facts and figures
- accurate and detailed information
准确的信息；精确的资料；确实的情报 - I've asked to see all the facts and figures before I make a decision.
我已要求在看到所有的确切信息后再作决定。
More Like This Alliteration in idiomsAlliteration in idioms- belt and braces
- black and blue
- born and bred
- chalk and cheese
- chop and change
- done and dusted
- down and dirty
- in dribs and drabs
- eat somebody out of house and home
- facts and figures
- fast and furious
- first and foremost
- forgive and forget
- hale and hearty
- hem and haw
- kith and kin
- mix and match
- part and parcel
- puff and pant
- to rack and ruin
- rant and rave
- risk life and limb
- short and sweet
- signed and sealed
- spic and span
- through thick and thin
- this and that
- top and tail
- tried and tested
- wax and wane
- I've asked to see all the facts and figures before I make a decision.
put a figure on something
- to say the exact price or number of something
定价；说出…的准确数字 - It’s impossible to put a figure on the number of homeless people in London.
无法统计伦敦无家可归者的数量。 - You can't put a dollar figure on the lives ruined by the hurricane.
飓风造成的生命损失无法以金钱来衡量。
- It’s impossible to put a figure on the number of homeless people in London.