figure /ˈfiɡə/ I. n.［c］1.数字：Please add up these figures.请把这些数字加起来。2.体形，身影：I saw a figure in the dark. 我看见黑暗中有个人影。The girl has a good/beautiful figure. 这姑娘体形不错。 3.图形，画像：as is shown in figure Five 如图五所示‖II.vt.1.想象，估计：I figure that he will be back soon. 我估计他很快就会回来。2.描绘；表示：The wall-paper was figured with roses.墙报上画上了玫瑰花。3.用于短语动词 figure out 计算出，想出：figure out one’s income tax 算出某人的所得税；figure out how the fire started 弄清火是怎么起来的