单词 | figure out |
释义 | figure out (once / 1194 pages) v To figure out is to investigate or think something through in order to understand it. You might figure out through a little online sleuthing that your kindergarten teacher moved to Alaska and became a salmon fisherman. You can figure out the answer to a tricky math problem using a calculator, and you can figure out how old you were when you visited Disney World by looking at photographs and consulting your parents. This informal phrase comes in handy whether you're finding the solution for a big problem or simply puzzling out something small, like when you figure out which kind of treat your dog likes best. WORD FAMILYfigure out: figures out, figuring out USAGE EXAMPLESNow, his 15th-ranked Florida Gators have to figure out a way to contain Hurts and the Tide in Saturday’s Southeastern Conference championship game in Atlanta. Washington Times(Dec 01, 2016) “I’m still trying to figure out what the catch is or why two teams let him go.” Washington Times(Dec 01, 2016) If we just revisit and re-enact the Zapruder film accurately enough, we might be able to finally figure out where the bullets were coming from. Slate(Dec 01, 2016) v find the solution to (a problem or question) or understand the meaning of Syn|Hypo|Hyper lick, puzzle out, solve, work, work out answer, resolve understand the meaning of riddleexplain a riddle strikearrive at after reckoning, deliberating, and weighing guess, inferguess correctly; solve by guessing answergive the correct answer or solution to breakfind the solution or key to telldiscern or comprehend understand know and comprehend the nature or meaning of |
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