1amount/price數量;價格ADJECTIVE | VERB + FIGURE | FIGURE + VERB | PHRASESADJECTIVE➤high高數值▸➤low低數值▸➤double兩位數◇Four players reached double figures in the scoring column.4 位球員計分欄裏的得分上雙。➤accurate, exact確切的/準確的數字▸➤approximate, ballpark, rough, round近似數;大致的數目;粗略的數目;四捨五入後的數目➤dollar (NAmE) 美元數字◇You can't put a dollar figure on the lives ruined by the hurricane.颶風造成的生命損失無法以金錢來衡量。➤real, reliable, true真實的/可靠的/真正的數字▸➤official官方數字▸➤latest最新數字▸➤inflated誇大的數字▸➤target目標數字▸➤attendance, census, sales, trade, unemployment出席人數;人口普查數字;銷售數字;貿易數字;失業人數▸➤audience, viewing (both especially BrE) 觀眾/收視人數VERB + FIGURE➤reach達到⋯數目◇The rate of inflation has now reached double figures.通貨膨脹率已經達到兩位數。➤exceed超過⋯數目▸➤add, add together, add up, calculate將數字加起來;合計⋯;計算數字➤compile彙編數字▸➤disclose, release披露/公佈數字◇The government has just released new unemployment figures.政府剛剛公佈了新的失業數字。➤cite, give, quote引用數字;給出數字➤inflate虛報數字FIGURE + VERB➤add up數字合理◇These figures don't add up.這些數字不合理。➤be bandied about數字被四處傳播◇Lots of different figures were being bandied about.很多不同的數字被到處傳播。➤indicate sth, suggest sth數字表明⋯/顯示⋯➤reflect sth數字反映⋯PHRASES➤according to (the) figures根據數字◇The industry remains in the doldrums, according to official figures out today.根據今天公佈的官方數字,這個行業仍不景氣。➤in round figures用整數表示figure
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2person人ADJECTIVE | PREPOSITIONADJECTIVE➤great偉大人物➤central, key, pivotal中心/關鍵/核心人物▸➤important, influential, leading, major, powerful, prominent重要/有影響力的/領軍/主要/強有力的/傑出人物◇a key figure on the committee委員會中的關鍵人物➤famous, well-known著名/知名人物➤larger-than-life具有傳奇色彩的人物➤popular, respected受歡迎的/受尊敬的人物➤controversial有爭議的人物▸➤public公眾人物▸➤national全國知名人物▸➤senior資深人士▸➤familiar熟悉的人◇He was a familiar figure in the town.小鎮上的人都認識他。➤unlikely想不到的人物◇They were visited by the unlikely figure of Bill Clinton.他們沒有想到比爾・克林頓會來訪。➤authority, dominant權威人士;有勢力的人物▸➤father, mother, parental父親般的/母親般的/家長式的人物▸➤tragic悲劇人物▸➤comic, ridiculous喜劇/可笑的人物▸➤cult, heroic, iconic, legendary, mythical, mythological受崇拜的/英雄/偶像/傳奇/虛構的/神話中的人物▸➤historical歷史人物▸➤literary, political, religious文學作品中的人物;政治人物;宗教人士▸➤government, opposition政府人員;反對派人士PREPOSITION➤figure of⋯的人物◇a figure of authority / fun權威人士;有趣的人figure
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3shape of a person人形ADJECTIVE | FIGURE + NOUNADJECTIVE➤cloaked, hooded, masked, robed穿着鬥篷的/戴着風帽的/戴着面具的/穿着長袍的人形▸➤life-size與真人一樣大小的塑像▸➤dark, shadowy黑乎乎的/隱約可見的人影➤ghostly幽靈般的人▸➤seated, standing, etc.坐着的人、站着的人等◇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。➤approaching, retreating走近的/後退的人➤sleeping睡着的人▸➤central中心人物◇the central figure in the photo照片裏的中心人物➤lone, single, solitary孤單的人;獨自一人;形單影隻的人▸➤human人影FIGURE + NOUN➤painter人體畫畫家➤drawing, painting人體素描/繪畫figure
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4shape of sb's body體形ADJECTIVE | VERB + FIGURE | PHRASESADJECTIVE➤beautiful, fine, good, handsome, lovely, stunning漂亮的身材;優美的體形;好身材;標致的體形;秀美的身材;驚人的好身材◇She still had a lovely figure.她的身材仍很秀美。➤curvy, hourglass有曲線美的身材;蜂腰體形➤sexy性感的體形▸➤lean, slender, slim瘦瘦的體形;苗條的身材▸➤bulky, full, large, stocky笨重的/粗壯的/魁梧的/矮胖的身材▸➤lanky, tall, towering又高又瘦的體形;高挑身材;高大的身材▸➤dashing, imposing, striking瀟灑的體形;偉岸的身材;出眾的體形▸➤slight, small, tiny, trim小巧的身材;瘦小的身材;嬌小的身形;修長的身材▸➤lithe柔軟的身段VERB + FIGURE➤cut, have顯出⋯的樣子;有⋯的身材◇He cut a dashing figure in his uniform.他穿着制服,非常瀟灑。➤keep保持體形◇She's kept her figure after all these years.這麼多年後她依然保持着體形。➤watch注意保持身材◇You need to watch your figure.你要注意自己的體形。➤lose身材走樣PHRASES➤a fine figure of a man, a fine figure of a woman身材很好的男子/女子figure
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5picture/diagram圖表VERB + FIGURE | FIGURE + VERBVERB + FIGURE➤refer to, see參見圖表;見圖表◇See Figure 8.見表 8。FIGURE + VERB➤illustrate sth, show sth圖表表明⋯/顯示⋯figure
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ADVERB | PREPOSITIONADVERB➤largely, prominently, significantly, strongly (especially BrE) 處於重要位置;嶄露頭角;意味深長地表現;強烈表現▸➤hardly (especially BrE) 幾乎不出現◇Vegetables hardly figure at all in their diet.他們的食譜中幾乎見不到蔬菜。PREPOSITION➤among出現在⋯中◇This man did not figure among the suspects.這名男子不在嫌疑犯之列。➤in在⋯中出現◇The issue figured prominently in our discussion.這一問題在我們的談論中很突出。