| |
|
| VERB |
| |
|
| /ˈfɪgə/ |
|
| |
| 1 | I to be an important part of something 占有重要的地位；举足轻重 |
| +in Marriage doesn’ t figure in their plans. 婚姻在他们的计划中无足轻重。 |
| figure prominently This issue will figure prominently in the next election. 这个问题在下次选举中将会是举足轻重的。 |
| |
| 2 | I/T informal to believe that something is true , although you do not know for certain 认为；估计；揣测 |
| +(that) I figured that Joe would have received my letter by now. 我估计乔现在已经收到我的信了。 |
| PHRASE |
| - | it/that figures spoken
|
| |
| 1 | used for saying that something seems reasonable 有道理；合乎情理 |
| |
| 2 | used for saying that you are not surprised when something bad happens to you 那是意料之中的事 | It figures that I’ d break my leg as soon as the skiing season started. 果不其然，滑雪季节一开始我就摔伤了腿。 | |
| |
| |
| |
| |
| PHRASAL VERBS |
| - | ˌfigure ˈout |
| PHRASAL VB |
| |
| 1 | to be able to understand something or solve a problem 理解；明白；想出 | We had to figure out the connection between the two events. 我们必须弄清楚这两件事之间的联系。 | | +how/what/who etc I couldn’ t figure out what the teacher was talking about. 我不明白老师在讲什么。 | |
| |
| 2 | figure sb out: to understand what someone is like and why they behave in the way they do 摸透某人的脾气（或行为方式） |
|