- [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在下降。 Figures for April show a slight improvement on previous months. 4月份的数字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. 医院公布的数字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较接近于 75%。 - according to… figures
According to government figures, 3.6 million children are living in poverty. 根据政府数据，360万儿童生活在贫困之中。 Her argument is backed up with plenty of facts and figures. 她的论点得到了大量事实和数字的支持。
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. 我们不需要很多事实和数字来理解无家可归是一个问题——我们每天都在城市里看到它。 The most recent trade figures vividly illustrate this problem. 最近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. 根据最近公布的数字，更多的人负债累累。 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. 我们不能确定这个数字，但出席人数比以往任何时候都多。 Even though he doubled his sales figures every year, he was fired. 尽管他的销售额每年翻一番，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这个数字翻一番。 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第一周进行母乳喂养，但6个月后，这一数字降至29%。 These figures reflect sales for just the early part of the summer. 这些数字反映了初夏的销售额。 Do those figures include families with no children living at home? 这些数字包括没有孩子住在家里的家庭吗？ A breakdown of the figures shows that 73% of the employees who requested flexible working were women. 数字的细分显示，要求弹性工作制的雇员中有73%是妇女。 The average price is nearly 20% above the figure for the previous year. 平均价格比上一年高出近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. 这个数字可能意味着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
- [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 以8字形构建的路径 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. 她的工资现在是六位数。 My unread email was in triple figures (= more than 100). 我的未读邮件是三位数。 Ticket prices for the show are likely to be into three figures (= at least 100 pounds or dollars). 这场演出的票价可能高达三位数。
Extra ExamplesTopics Maths and measurementa2Roads loop around the site in a figure eight. 道路以8字形环绕着场地。 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. 在成功的投标旁边写一个数字“1”，在不成功的投标旁边写“0”。 Inflation is now in single figures. 通货膨胀现在是个位数。 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，很少有艺术家能做出四位数的作品。 He took a photo of her and sold it to a tabloid newspaper for five figures. 他给她拍了一张照片，以五位数的价格卖给了一家小报。 I'd be surprised if the fee doesn't run into five figures. 如果费用没有达到五位数，我会很惊讶的。 The gross sales of a moderately successful book come in the low five figures. 一本相当成功的书的总销售额只有5位数。 After five years she can expect to earn in the high five figures. 五年后，她有望获得五位数的高收入。 The crowds the band can attract have dipped to the low four figures. 乐队能吸引的人群已经降到了四位数。
- 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。
- [countable]
a person of the type mentioned 人物；人士 a leading figure in the music industry 音乐界一位主要人物 a senior figure in the organization 该组织的高级官员 a key/prominent/central figure 关键/突出/中心人物 King's widow, Coretta Scott King, later became a public figure in her own right. 国王的遗孀科丽塔·斯科特·金后来凭借自己的权利成为公众人物。 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 体育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 ExamplesSeveral powerful political figures spoke out against him. 几位有权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. 他是流行艺术运动中最杰出的人物之一。 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士发生冲突。 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 成为笑柄的名人 He was not only a composer but a figure of some historical importance. 他不仅是一位作曲家，还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. 他与著名的艺术家、艺术史学家和文学人物通信。 He was an Italian painter, a shadowy figure about whose life very little is known. 他是一位意大利画家，一个鲜为人知的模糊人物。 a relatively unknown figure from the world of fashion 时尚界一个相对不知名的人物 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·特朗普这个不太可能的人物拜访了他们。 A male Scottish law professor seems an unlikely figure to be writing novels about an African woman detective. 一名男性苏格兰法学教授似乎不太可能写关于一名非洲女侦探的小说。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- great
- central
- key
- …
- figure of
- [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身影。 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 ExamplesI saw a shadowy figure approaching. 我看见一个模糊的身影走近。 A hooded figure stood by the door. 一个蒙面人站在门边。 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. 她以幽灵般的形象出现。 Just then, two figures appeared over the horizon. 正在这时，地平线上出现了两个人影。 There was a figure coming up the path. 有个人影沿着小路走来。
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；体形；（尤指）身段 Collocations Physical appearancePhysical appearance 外貌 - A person may be described as having:
描述一个人的长相可用 have 一词：
Eyes 眼睛 - (bright) blue/green/(dark/light) brown/hazel eyes
（明亮的）蓝／绿／（深／浅）棕色／浅绿褐色眼睛 - deep-set/sunken/bulging/protruding eyes
凹陷的／凸出的眼睛 - small/beady/sparkling/twinkling/(informal) shifty eyes
小的／小珠般圆亮的／亮晶晶的／闪闪发亮的／贼溜溜的眼睛 - piercing/penetrating/steely eyes
敏锐的／锐利的眼睛；冷冰冰的眼神 - bloodshot/watery/puffy eyes
布满血丝的／水汪汪的／肿胀的眼睛 - bushy/thick/dark/raised/arched eyebrows
浓密的／扬起的／弓形的眉毛 - long/dark/thick/curly/false eyelashes/lashes
长长的／浓密的／弯曲的／假的眼睫毛
Face 脸 - a flat/bulbous/pointed/sharp/snub nose
塌／蒜头／尖头／尖／短平而上翘的鼻子 - a straight/a hooked/a Roman/(formal) an aquiline nose
- full/thick/thin/pouty lips
丰满的／厚／薄／翘嘴唇 - dry/chapped/cracked lips
干的／皲裂的／干裂的嘴唇 - flushed/rosy/red/ruddy/pale cheeks
发红的／红润的／苍白的面颊 - soft/chubby/sunken cheeks
柔嫩的／胖乎乎的／凹陷的面颊 - white/perfect/crooked/protruding teeth
洁白的／完好无缺的／参差不齐的／凸出来的牙齿 - a large/high/broad/wide/sloping forehead
大大的／高高的／宽大的／后倾的前额 - a strong/weak/pointed/double chin
硬朗的／瘦削的／尖／双下巴 - a long/full/bushy/wispy/goatee beard
长／大／浓密的／一小撮／山羊胡子 - a long/thin/bushy/droopy/handlebar/pencil moustache
长长的／稀疏的／浓密的／耷拉着的／翘／细直的八字胡
Hair and skin 头发和皮肤 - pale/fair/olive/dark/tanned skin
苍白的／白皙的／橄榄色的／黝黑的／晒黑的皮肤 - dry/oily/smooth/rough/leathery/wrinkled skin
干性的／油性的／光滑的／粗糙的／有皱纹的皮肤 - a dark/pale/light/sallow/ruddy/olive/swarthy/clear complexion
黝黑的／苍白的／白皙的／蜡黄的／红润的／浅褐色的／黝黑的／无瑕的面容 - deep/fine/little/facial wrinkles
深深的／细小的／小的／面部的皱纹 - blonde/blond/fair/(light/dark) brown/(jet-)black/auburn/red/(British English) ginger/grey hair
金黄色的／浅色的／（浅／深）棕色的／乌黑的／红褐色的／红色的／姜黄色的／灰白色的头发 - straight/curly/wavy/frizzy/spiky hair
直发；鬈发；波浪形的／鬈曲的／刺猬式的头发 - thick/thin/fine/bushy/thinning hair
厚密的／稀疏的／纤细的／浓密的／逐渐稀少的头发 - dyed/bleached/soft/silky/dry/greasy/shiny hair
染了色的／漂白了的／柔顺的／丝滑的／干性的／油性的／有光泽的头发 - long/short/shoulder-length/cropped hair
长／短／齐肩／剪短了的头发 - a bald/balding/shaved head
秃头；开始秃顶的头；剃光了的头 - a receding hairline
后移的发际线 - a bald patch/spot
秃了的一块 - a side/centre(British English) parting
Body 身体 - a long/short/thick/slender/(disapproving) scrawny neck
长／短／粗／细／干瘦的脖子 - broad/narrow/sloping/rounded/hunched shoulders
宽／窄／斜／圆／耸肩膀 - a bare/broad/muscular/small/large chest
赤裸的／宽阔的／肌肉发达的胸膛；小胸；大胸 - a flat/swollen/bulging stomach
扁平的／鼓胀的／鼓起的肚子 - a small/tiny/narrow/slim/slender/28-inch waist
纤细的／28英寸的腰 - big/wide/narrow/slim hips
大的／宽的／窄小的／苗条的臀部 - a straight/bent/arched/broad/hairy back
直的／弯曲的／弓着的／宽大的／多毛的背部 - thin/slender/muscular arms
瘦削的／细长的／肌肉发达的臂膀 - big/large/small/manicured/calloused/gloved hands
大的／小的／修剪整齐的／有老茧的／戴着手套的手 - long/short/fat/slender/delicate/bony fingers
长的／短的／粗的／细长的／纤细的／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／娇小可爱的／宽的／窄的／光着的脚 - a good/a slim/a slender/an hourglass figure
好的／修长的／苗条的／沙漏形身材 - be of slim/medium/average/large/athletic/stocky build
有着苗条的／中等的／普通的／大块头的／健壮的／矮壮的身材
Extra ExamplesTopics Appearanceb1You need to watch your figure. 你要注意自己的体形。 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，对你的身材也很好。 You have a lovely figure. 你的身材很可爱。 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，我会失去我的身材。 How do you get such a great figure? 你是怎么得到这么棒的身材的？ He's small, with a rather plump figure. 他很小，身材相当丰满。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- beautiful
- fine
- good
- …
- cut
- have
- keep
- …
- a fine figure of a man
- a fine figure of a woman
- A person may be described as having:
- [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 - [countable]
a statue of a person or an animal （人、动物的）雕像，塑像 a bronze figure of a horse 一座马的铜像
- [countable] (abbreviation fig.)
a picture, diagram, etc. in a book, that is referred to by a number or letter （书中的）图，表 Extra ExamplesSee 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
- [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
- [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。
numbers数
person人
shape of body体形
in painting/story绘画；故事
statue造像
picture/diagram图表
geometry几何
movement on ice冰上动作
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 是嘲笑的对象；成为笑柄
cut a… figure
facts and figures
accurate and detailed information 准确的信息；精确的资料；确实的情报 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 定价；说出…的准确数字 It’s impossible to put a figure on the number of homeless people in London. 不可能统计出伦敦无家可归者的人数。 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。