名词 figure:

1. a diagram or picture illustrating textual material

2. alternative names for the body of a human being

3. one of the elements that collectively form a system of numeration

4. a model of a bodily form (especially of a person)

5. a well-known or notable person

6. a combination of points and lines and planes that form a visible palpable shape

7. an amount of money expressed numerically

8. the impression produced by a person

9. the property possessed by a sum or total or indefinite quantity of units or individuals

10. language used in a figurative or nonliteral sense

11. a unitary percept having structure and coherence that is the object of attention and that stands out against a ground

12. a decorative or artistic work

13. a predetermined set of movements in dancing or skating

动词 figure:

1. judge to be probable

2. be or play a part of or in

3. imagine; conceive of; see in one's mind

4. make a mathematical calculation or computation

5. understand

figuren.图形；数字；外形；体型；形状；人物；塑像；图表；（冰上表演动作的）花样v.是重要部分；认为；演算；领会到figure disc号码盘,数字盘figure mask数码掩模装置Figure mode图块figure file图形文件figure city数字城市figureeightn.8字形的figure downv.算出；弄清；了解figure case数字挡figure lamp显字灯figure disk数字盘

1. An upturn in the sales figures delighted our manager.
   销售额的增长使我们的经理很高兴。
2. Close analysis of sales figures showed clear regional variations.
   对销售额的仔细分析显示出明显的地区差别。
3. There are several faults in the page of figures.
   那一页的数字中有几个差错。
4. According to these figures, our company is doing well.
   从这些数字来看，我们的公司经营得不错。
5. The trial resulted in the implication of several major figures in the organization.
   审讯结果表明这个组织中几个主要人物都牵连在案。
6. One of a set of parallel geometric figures, such as lines or planes.
   平行线，平行面如直线或平面等一组平行的几何图形之一
7. Swiss sculptor, painter, and exponent of surrealism who is best known for his elongated sculptures of human figures, such as Walking Man(1960).
   贾科尼亚特提，阿尔贝托1901－1966瑞士雕刻家、画家、超现实主义者，他最著名的是他对人体外形的拉长的雕刻，如行走的人(1960年)
8. Try to draw the figures in the foreground in proportion.
   要把前景中的人物画得合比例。