vt. sep.1.(calculate)to figure sth out or to figure out sth算出
Can you figure out the price per kilo for me?你能帮我算算每千克的价格吗？
I'll try to figure out how much it'll cost.我会试着算出需要花多少钱。
2.(understand)to figure sth/sb out or to figure out sth/sb想出；理解；弄清
I couldn't figure out what it meant.我不知道这意味着什么。
It took them about one month to figure out how to start the equipment.他们花了约一个月的时间才搞清楚如何启动这一设备。
I can't figure him out at all.我根本就搞不懂他。
3.(decide)to figure sth out or to figure out sth决定
She had not yet figured out what she was going to do.她还没有决定要干什么。