- [countable, usually plural]
a number representing a particular amount, especially one given in official information （代表數量，尤指官方資料中的）數字 the latest sales/crime/unemployment figures 最新的銷售/犯罪/失業數字 Official figures indicate that crime is falling. 官方數據顯示犯罪率在下降。 Figures for April show a slight improvement on previous months. 4月份的數字比前幾個月略有改善。 By 2017, this figure had risen to 14 million. 到 2009 年爲止，這個數字已經增長到 1 400 萬。 Viewing figures for the series have dropped dramatically. 該系列節目的收視人數已顯著減少。 Figures released by the hospital reveal a rise in the number of admissions. 醫院公布的數字顯示入院人數有所上升。 Experts put the real figure at closer to 75%. 專家們估計真實的數字較接近於 75%。 - according to… figures
According to government figures, 3.6 million children are living in poverty. 根據政府數據，360萬兒童生活在貧困之中。 Her argument is backed up with plenty of facts and figures. 她的論點得到了大量事實和數字的支持。
Extra ExamplesTopics Maths and measurementa2We don't need a lot of facts and figures to understand that homelessness is a problem—we see it every day in our cities. 我們不需要很多事實和數字來理解無家可歸是一個問題——我們每天都在城市裏看到它。 The most recent trade figures vividly illustrate this problem. 最近的貿易數據生動地說明了這個問題。 According to figures published recently, more people are in serious debt. 根據最近公布的數字，更多的人負債累累。 Figures obtained by this newspaper show that the group spent 3.6 million euro on TV advertising. 本報獲得的數據顯示，該集團在電視廣告上花費了360萬歐元。 For 2016–17, the figure quoted is $1.295 billion. 2016-17年的報價爲12.95億美元。 The report cites figures as high as 85%. 報告引用的數字高達85%。 We can't put a firm figure on it, but attendance was better than ever. 我們不能確定這個數字，但出席人數比以往任何時候都多。 Even though he doubled his sales figures every year, he was fired. 盡管他的銷售額每年翻一番，他還是被解僱了。 The bank's figures reveal mortgage borrowing rose by £7.9 billion. 該銀行的數據顯示抵押貸款增加了79億英鎊。 The company hopes to double this figure by the end of the year. 該公司希望到今年年底這個數字翻一番。 64% of American women breastfeed during their infants' first weeks of life, but after 6 months, that figure drops to 29%. 64%的美國女性在嬰兒出生後的第一周進行母乳喂養，但6個月後，這一數字降至29%。 These figures reflect sales for just the early part of the summer. 這些數字反映了初夏的銷售額。 Do those figures include families with no children living at home? 這些數字包括沒有孩子住在家裏的家庭嗎？ A breakdown of the figures shows that 73% of the employees who requested flexible working were women. 數字的細分顯示，要求彈性工作制的僱員中有73%是婦女。 The average price is nearly 20% above the figure for the previous year. 平均價格比上一年高出近20%。 This figure represents an increase of nearly 13%. 這一數字增長了近13%。 This figure might suggest several billion pounds a year of losses worldwide. 這個數字可能意味着全球每年損失數十億英鎊。 The government has just released new unemployment figures. 政府剛剛公布了新的失業數字。 The industry remains in the doldrums, according to official figures out today. 根據今天公布的官方數字，這個行業仍不景氣。 These figures don't add up. 這些數字不合理。 The final figure looks like being much higher than predicted. 最終的數字看起來比預測的要高得多。 Lots of different figures were being bandied about. 很多不同的數字被到處傳播。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- high
- low
- double
- …
- reach
- exceed
- add
- …
- add up
- be bandied about
- indicate something
- …
- according to (the) figures
- in round figures
- [countable]
a symbol rather than a word representing one of the numbers between 0 and 9 數字符號；字碼；位數 Write the figure ‘7’ on the board. 把數字 7 寫在黑板上。 paths built in the shape of a figure 8 以8字形構建的路徑 a six-figure salary (= over 100 000 pounds or dollars) 六位數的薪水（即超過 10 萬英鎊或美元） - in… figures
Her salary is now in six figures. 她的工資現在是六位數。 My unread email was in triple figures (= more than 100). 我的未讀郵件是三位數。 Ticket prices for the show are likely to be into three figures (= at least 100 pounds or dollars). 這場演出的票價可能高達三位數。
Extra ExamplesTopics Maths and measurementa2Roads loop around the site in a figure eight. 道路以8字形環繞着場地。 Skaters carve figure eights in the ice. 溜冰者在冰上雕刻八字形。 Write a figure “1” next to bids that were successful and "0" next to those that were not. 在成功的投標旁邊寫一個數字“1”，在不成功的投標旁邊寫“0”。 Inflation is now in single figures. 通貨膨脹現在是個位數。 The rate of inflation reached double figures. 通貨膨脹率達到兩位數。 England's batsmen failed to reach triple figures. 英格蘭的擊球手未能達到三位數。 She's earning a six-figure salary. 她掙六位數的薪水。 At that time, very few artists made as many as four figures. 當時，很少有藝術家能做出四位數的作品。 He took a photo of her and sold it to a tabloid newspaper for five figures. 他給她拍了一張照片，以五位數的價格賣給了一家小報。 I'd be surprised if the fee doesn't run into five figures. 如果費用沒有達到五位數，我會很驚訝的。 The gross sales of a moderately successful book come in the low five figures. 一本相當成功的書的總銷售額只有5位數。 After five years she can expect to earn in the high five figures. 五年後，她有望獲得五位數的高收入。 The crowds the band can attract have dipped to the low four figures. 樂隊能吸引的人群已經降到了四位數。
- figures[plural] (informal)
the area of mathematics that deals with adding, multiplying, etc. numbers 算術 Are you any good at figures? 你的算術好嗎？ I'm afraid I don't have a head for figures (= I am not good at adding, etc.). 恐怕我沒有算術頭腦。 I was never very good at figures. 我從來不怎麽擅長算術。
- [countable]
a person of the type mentioned 人物；人士 a leading figure in the music industry 音樂界一位主要人物 a senior figure in the organization 該組織的高級官員 a key/prominent/central figure 關鍵/突出/中心人物 King's widow, Coretta Scott King, later became a public figure in her own right. 國王的遺孀科麗塔·斯科特·金後來憑借自己的權利成爲公衆人物。 teachers and other authority figures 教師和其他權威人士 - figure of something
a figure of authority/ridicule 權威/嘲笑的形象 He was a well-known figure in London at that time. 他是當時倫敦的知名人物。 one of the most popular figures in athletics 體育界最受歡迎的人物之一 When she last saw him, he was a sad figure—old and tired. 她最後一次見到他時，他一副蒼老而疲憊的落魄模樣。
Extra ExamplesSeveral powerful political figures spoke out against him. 幾位有權勢的政治人物公開反對他。 As a public figure, you have certain responsibilities. 作爲公衆人物，你有一定的責任。 a key figure on the committee 委員會中的關鍵人物 He was one of the most prominent figures of the Pop Art movement. 他是流行藝術運動中最傑出的人物之一。 She was a central figure in revolutionary politics at that time. 她是當時革命政治的核心人物。 one of modern architecture's most influential figures 現代建築最有影響力的人物之一 She often came into conflict with teachers and other authority figures. 她經常與老師和其他權威人士發生沖突。 Kinsey was a controversial figure in his own time. 金賽在他那個時代是一個有爭議的人物。 celebrities who have become figures of ridicule 成爲笑柄的名人 He was not only a composer but a figure of some historical importance. 他不僅是一位作曲家，還是一位具有一定歷史意義的人物。 She is interested in Jesus as a historical figure. 她對耶稣這個歷史人物感興趣。 He corresponded with notable artists, art historians, and literary figures. 他與著名的藝術家、藝術史學家和文學人物通信。 He was an Italian painter, a shadowy figure about whose life very little is known. 他是一位意大利畫家，一個鮮爲人知的模糊人物。 a relatively unknown figure from the world of fashion 時尚界一個相對不知名的人物 He was a familiar figure in the local pub. 他是當地酒吧的常客。 They were visited by the unlikely figure of Donald Trump. 唐納德·特朗普這個不太可能的人物拜訪了他們。 A male Scottish law professor seems an unlikely figure to be writing novels about an African woman detective. 一名男性蘇格蘭法學教授似乎不太可能寫關於一名非洲女偵探的小說。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- great
- central
- key
- …
- figure of
- [countable]
the shape of a person seen from a distance or not clearly （遠處人的）輪廓；（隐約可見的）人影 There before him stood a tall figure in black. 站在他面前的是一個穿黑衣的高個子。 A shadowy figure can be seen through the window. 透過窗戶可以看到一個模糊的身影。 The seated figure in the corner beckoned me over. 那個坐在角落裏的人向我招手讓我過去。
Extra ExamplesI saw a shadowy figure approaching. 我看見一個模糊的身影走近。 A hooded figure stood by the door. 一個蒙面人站在門邊。 Who is the figure in the background? 背景中的人物是誰？ I opened my eyes to see several figures standing over me. 我睜開眼睛，看到幾個人影站在我身邊。 She appears as a ghostly figure. 她以幽靈般的形象出現。 Just then, two figures appeared over the horizon. 正在這時，地平線上出現了兩個人影。 There was a figure coming up the path. 有個人影沿着小路走來。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- cloaked
- hooded
- masked
- …
- painter
- drawing
- painting
- …
- [countable]
the shape of the human body, especially a woman’s body that is attractive 身材；體形；（尤指）身段 Collocations Physical appearancePhysical appearance 外貌 - A person may be described as having:
描述一個人的長相可用 have 一詞：
Eyes 眼睛 - (bright) blue/green/(dark/light) brown/hazel eyes
（明亮的）藍／綠／（深／淺）棕色／淺綠褐色眼睛 - deep-set/sunken/bulging/protruding eyes
凹陷的／凸出的眼睛 - small/beady/sparkling/twinkling/(informal) shifty eyes
小的／小珠般圓亮的／亮晶晶的／閃閃發亮的／賊溜溜的眼睛 - piercing/penetrating/steely eyes
敏銳的／銳利的眼睛；冷冰冰的眼神 - bloodshot/watery/puffy eyes
布滿血絲的／水汪汪的／腫脹的眼睛 - bushy/thick/dark/raised/arched eyebrows
濃密的／揚起的／弓形的眉毛 - long/dark/thick/curly/false eyelashes/lashes
長長的／濃密的／彎曲的／假的眼睫毛
Face 臉 - a flat/bulbous/pointed/sharp/snub nose
塌／蒜頭／尖頭／尖／短平而上翹的鼻子 - a straight/a hooked/a Roman/(formal) an aquiline nose
- full/thick/thin/pouty lips
豐滿的／厚／薄／翹嘴唇 - dry/chapped/cracked lips
幹的／皲裂的／幹裂的嘴唇 - flushed/rosy/red/ruddy/pale cheeks
發紅的／紅潤的／蒼白的面頰 - soft/chubby/sunken cheeks
柔嫩的／胖乎乎的／凹陷的面頰 - white/perfect/crooked/protruding teeth
潔白的／完好無缺的／參差不齊的／凸出來的牙齒 - a large/high/broad/wide/sloping forehead
大大的／高高的／寬大的／後傾的前額 - a strong/weak/pointed/double chin
硬朗的／瘦削的／尖／雙下巴 - a long/full/bushy/wispy/goatee beard
長／大／濃密的／一小撮／山羊胡子 - a long/thin/bushy/droopy/handlebar/pencil moustache
長長的／稀疏的／濃密的／耷拉着的／翹／細直的八字胡
Hair and skin 頭發和皮膚 - pale/fair/olive/dark/tanned skin
蒼白的／白皙的／橄欖色的／黝黑的／曬黑的皮膚 - dry/oily/smooth/rough/leathery/wrinkled skin
幹性的／油性的／光滑的／粗糙的／有皺紋的皮膚 - a dark/pale/light/sallow/ruddy/olive/swarthy/clear complexion
黝黑的／蒼白的／白皙的／蠟黃的／紅潤的／淺褐色的／黝黑的／無瑕的面容 - deep/fine/little/facial wrinkles
深深的／細小的／小的／面部的皺紋 - blonde/blond/fair/(light/dark) brown/(jet-)black/auburn/red/(British English) ginger/grey hair
金黃色的／淺色的／（淺／深）棕色的／烏黑的／紅褐色的／紅色的／姜黃色的／灰白色的頭發 - straight/curly/wavy/frizzy/spiky hair
直發；鬈發；波浪形的／鬈曲的／刺猬式的頭發 - thick/thin/fine/bushy/thinning hair
厚密的／稀疏的／纖細的／濃密的／逐漸稀少的頭發 - dyed/bleached/soft/silky/dry/greasy/shiny hair
染了色的／漂白了的／柔順的／絲滑的／幹性的／油性的／有光澤的頭發 - long/short/shoulder-length/cropped hair
長／短／齊肩／剪短了的頭發 - a bald/balding/shaved head
秃頭；開始秃頂的頭；剃光了的頭 - a receding hairline
後移的發際線 - a bald patch/spot
秃了的一塊 - a side/centre(British English) parting
Body 身體 - a long/short/thick/slender/(disapproving) scrawny neck
長／短／粗／細／幹瘦的脖子 - broad/narrow/sloping/rounded/hunched shoulders
寬／窄／斜／圓／聳肩膀 - a bare/broad/muscular/small/large chest
赤裸的／寬闊的／肌肉發達的胸膛；小胸；大胸 - a flat/swollen/bulging stomach
扁平的／鼓脹的／鼓起的肚子 - a small/tiny/narrow/slim/slender/28-inch waist
纖細的／28英寸的腰 - big/wide/narrow/slim hips
大的／寬的／窄小的／苗條的臀部 - a straight/bent/arched/broad/hairy back
直的／彎曲的／弓着的／寬大的／多毛的背部 - thin/slender/muscular arms
瘦削的／細長的／肌肉發達的臂膀 - big/large/small/manicured/calloused/gloved hands
大的／小的／修剪整齊的／有老繭的／戴着手套的手 - long/short/fat/slender/delicate/bony fingers
長的／短的／粗的／細長的／纖細的／瘦削的手指 - 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
大的／小的／嬌小可愛的／寬的／窄的／光着的腳 - a good/a slim/a slender/an hourglass figure
好的／修長的／苗條的／沙漏形身材 - be of slim/medium/average/large/athletic/stocky build
有着苗條的／中等的／普通的／大塊頭的／健壯的／矮壯的身材
Extra ExamplesTopics Appearanceb1You need to watch your figure. 你要注意自己的體形。 foods that are good for the health and the figure 對健康和身材有益的食物 Dancing is fun and great for your figure. 跳舞很有趣，對你的身材也很好。 You have a lovely figure. 你的身材很可愛。 She's kept her figure after all these years. 這麽多年後她依然保持着體形。 I thought if I had a baby I'd lose my figure. 我想如果我有了孩子，我會失去我的身材。 How do you get such a great figure? 你是怎麽得到這麽棒的身材的？ He's small, with a rather plump figure. 他很小，身材相當豐滿。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- beautiful
- fine
- good
- …
- cut
- have
- keep
- …
- a fine figure of a man
- a fine figure of a woman
- A person may be described as having:
- [countable]
a person or an animal in a drawing, painting, etc., or in a story （繪畫或故事中的）人，動物 - [countable]
a statue of a person or an animal （人、動物的）雕像，塑像 a bronze figure of a horse 一座馬的銅像
- [countable] (abbreviation fig.)
a picture, diagram, etc. in a book, that is referred to by a number or letter （書中的）圖，表 Extra ExamplesSee Figure 8. 見表 8。 Figure 4 represents the process of soil erosion. 圖4所示是土壤侵蝕的過程。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryverb + figure- refer to
- see
- illustrate something
- show something
- [countable]
a particular shape formed by lines or surfaces 圖形 a five-sided figure 五邊形 a solid figure 立體圖形
- [countable]
a pattern or series of movements performed on ice （冰上表演動作的）花樣 The skater executed a perfect set of figures. 那個滑冰的人做出了一套完美的花樣動作。
numbers數
person人
shape of body體形
in painting/story繪畫；故事
statue造像
picture/diagram圖表
geometry幾何
movement on ice冰上動作
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 是嘲笑的對象；成爲笑柄
cut a… figure
facts and figures
accurate and detailed information 準確的信息；精確的資料；確實的情報 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
put a figure on something
to say the exact price or number of something 定價；說出…的準確數字 It’s impossible to put a figure on the number of homeless people in London. 不可能統計出倫敦無家可歸者的人數。 You can't put a dollar figure on the lives ruined by the hurricane. 飓風造成的生命損失無法以金錢來衡量。