| 单词 | figure |
| 释义 | figure n. & v. --n 1. a the external form or shape of a thing. b bodily shape (has a well-developed figure). 2. a a person as seen in outline but not identified (saw a figure leaning against the door). b a person as contemplated mentally (a public figure). 3. appearance as giving a certain impression (cut a poor figure). 4. a a representation of the human form in drawing, sculpture, etc. b an image or likeness. c an emblem or type. 5. Geom. a two-dimensional space enclosed by a line or lines, or a three-dimensional space enclosed by a surface or surfaces; any of the classes of these, e.g. the triangle, the sphere. 6. a a numerical symbol, esp. any of the ten in Arabic notation. b a number so expressed. c an amount of money, a value (cannot put a figure on it). d (in pl.) arithmetical calculations. 7. a diagram or illustrative drawing. 8. a decorative pattern. 9. a a division of a set dance, an evolution. b (in skating) a prescribed pattern of movements from a stationary position. 10. Mus. a short succession of notes producing a single impression, a brief melodic or rhythmic formula out of which longer passages are developed. 11. (in full figure of speech) a recognized form of rhetorical expression giving variety, force, etc., esp. metaphor or hyperbole. 12. Gram. a permitted deviation from the usual rules of construction, e.g. ellipsis. 13. Logic the form of a syllogism, classified according to the position of the middle term. 14. a horoscope. --v 1. intr. appear or be mentioned, esp. prominently. 2. tr. represent in a diagram or picture. 3. tr. imagine; picture mentally. 4. tr. a embellish with a pattern (figured satin). b Mus. embellish with figures. 5. tr. mark with numbers (figured bass) or prices. 6. a tr. calculate. b intr. do arithmetic. 7. tr. be a symbol of, represent typically. 8. esp. US a tr. understand, ascertain, consider. b intr. colloq. be likely or understandable (that figures). Phrases and idioms figured bass Mus. = CONTINUO. figure of fun a ridiculous person. figure on US count on, expect. figure out 1. work out by arithmetic or logic. 2. estimate. 3. understand. figure-skater a person who practises figure-skating. figure-skating skating in prescribed patterns from a stationary position. Derivatives figureless adj. Etymology: ME f. OF figure (n.), figurer (v.) f. L figura, figurare, rel. to fingere fashion |
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