/ˈfɪgə(r); US ˈfɪgjər ||; ˈfɪgjɚ/noun[C]
1 an amount (in numbers) or a price 数量;价格:
The unemployment figures are lower this month. 本月份的失业数字较低。
What sort of figure are you thinking of for your house? 你的房子打算卖多少钱?
2 a written sign for a number (0 to 9) 数字(0至9):
Write the numbers in figures, not words. 用阿拉伯数字写这些数目,别用文字。
He has a six-figure income/an income in six figures (= £100000 or more). 他的收入高达六位数字(100000英镑或以上)。
Interest rates are now down to single figures (= less than 10%). 现在利率降至个位数(不到10%)。
double figures (= 10 to 99) 两位数
3 figures [pl] (informal 非正式) mathematics 数学:
I don't have a head for figures (= I'm not very good with numbers). 我的数学不太好。
4 a well-known or important person 名人;要人:
an important political figure 政界要人
5 the shape of the human body, especially a woman's body that is attractive 身材(尤指女人的):
She's got a beautiful slim figure. 她身材苗条美丽。
☞Look at the note at build ². 参看build^2的注释。
6 a person that you cannot see very clearly or do not know 隐约可见的人;不认识的人:
Two figures were coming towards us in the dark. 黑暗中有两个人影朝我们走来。
There were two figures on the right of the photo that I didn't recognize. 相片中的右边有两个人我不认识。
7 (abbr fig.) a diagram or picture used in a book to explain sth 图表;图解:
Figure 3 shows the major cities of Italy. 图3展示了意大利的主要城市。
a ballpark figure/estimate→
BALLPARK
facts and figures→
FACT
in round figures/numbers→
ROUND¹