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单词 figure out
释义
figure out
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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 FAMILY
figure out: figures out, figuring out
USAGE EXAMPLES
Now, 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
riddle
explain a riddle
strike
arrive at after reckoning, deliberating, and weighing
guess, infer
guess correctly; solve by guessing
answer
give the correct answer or solution to
break
find the solution or key to
tell
discern or comprehend
understand
know and comprehend the nature or meaning of
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