词组 | figure |
释义 | figure /ˈfɪɡə $ ˈfɪɡjər/ noun 1. a number representing an amountadjectives/nouns + figurea high/low figure 1,000 calories a day is quite a low figure.the exact figure What is the exact figure for the number of foreign workers in the country?an approximate/rough/ballpark figure (=not exact) He gave us an approximate figure for the cost of the repairs. | Can you give me a ballpark figure of the likely price?the final/total figure The final figure is expected to be much higher than this.a target figure (=that you want to achieve) The government set a target figure of 6.2%.a realistic figure (=likely to be achieved) A more realistic figure for energy saving would be 20%.the latest figures The latest figures show that crime is down slightly.official figures According to official figures, almost one million people are unemployed.government figures Government figures suggest the economy is recovering.sales/unemployment/crime etc figures We exceeded our target sales figures. | There have been changes in the way the unemployment figures are calculated.trade figures (=showing the value of a country’s exports compared to imports) The trade figures were down compared to the previous year.attendance figures (=how many people went to an event) Last year’s fair saw attendance figures of 32,000.verbscalculate a figure The figures were calculated based on the number of cancer cases at 212 hospitals.add up the figures I must have made a mistake when I added up the figures.estimate a figure (=say what you think it is, without calculating it exactly) We estimate the figure to be around 15%.reach a figure The population reached a figure of over 100 million.exceed a figure (=be more than it) The total figure must not exceed £75,000.release figures (=make them public) The company will release its sales figures later this week.massage the figures (=present them in a different way to make them seem better) Myers accused the government of deliberately massaging the unemployment figures.prepositionsin figures Write the amount in words and in figures.according to the figures According to official figures, exam results have improved again this year.phrasesin single figures (=less than 10) Women senior managers in the company are in single figures.in double figures (=between 10 and 99) Only two students in the class achieved scores in double figures.in round figures (=to the nearest 10, 20, 100 etc) In round figures, about 20 million people emigrated from Europe during that period.four-figure/five-figure/six-figure etc (=in the thousands/ten thousands/hundred thousands etc) He earns a six-figure salary (=more than £100,000). | Choose a four-figure number that you can easily remember.run into four/five/six figures (=be as much as 1,000, 10,000, or 100,000 pounds or dollars) The final cost will easily run into six figures.facts and figures The report contains some interesting facts and figures.2. a personadjectives/nouns + figurea leading/key/central figure (=very important) Several leading figures resigned from the party.a controversial figure (=often doing things people disapprove of) He is a controversial figure in politics.an authority figure (=someone who has the power to tell people what to do) The teacher is an authority figure, like the parent.a father figure (=an older man who you trust and respect) Ken was a father figure to all of us.a public figure (=someone important known by the public) Do we have a right to know about the private lives of public figures such as politicians and business leaders?a political figure The president is the most powerful political figure in the country.a hate figure (=hated by a lot of people) After the incident, he became a hate figure in the British press.a tall/tiny etc figure They saw a tall figure in the window. | We watched and waited until, at last, a tiny figure appeared on the horizon.a lone figure (=alone) A lone figure was standing at the bus stop.phrasesthe figure of a woman/man/child I saw the figure of a woman below the bridge.3. the shape of a woman’s bodyadjectives/nouns + figurea good/great figure She was quite attractive, with a good figure.a slender/slim figure (=attractively thin) He admired Laura’s tall slender figure.a boyish figure At 45, she still had a trim boyish figure.an hourglass figure (=with a narrow waist in comparison with the chest and hips) Marilyn Monroe had an hourglass figure.verbshave a good/slim etc figure We are looking for a girl who has a slim figure and a natural look.keep your figure (=stay slim) She eats enormous meals but still manages to keep her figure.get your figure back (=get the body shape you had previously) Exercise and a sensible diet will help you get your figure back after having a baby. |
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