| 单词 | figure |
| 释义 | figure (once / 30 pages) 1n 2n 3nv 4n 5v 6v Anything with form has a certain shape, or figure, but we most often use the word to suggest a human’s form. That's why all those dolls are called "action figures" — they have the physical shape of people. In a broad sense, the noun figure can be used to suggest anything with a physical presence. In technical writings, pictures representing some concept are usually labeled as figures. A physically attractive woman is said to have a nice figure. We also say that a prominent person is a well-known figure. The word also can refer to a number, as in "a dollar figure." As a verb, the word suggests deciphering, as when you figure something out. Go figure. WORD FAMILYfigure: disfigure, figuration, figurative, figured, figureed, figurer, figures, figuring, prefigure, subfigure+/disfiguration: disfigurations/disfigure: disfiguration, disfigured, disfigurement, disfigures, disfiguring/disfigurement: disfigurements/figuration: figurations/figurative: figuratively, nonfigurative/figurer: figurers/figuring: figurings/prefiguration: prefigurations/prefigure: prefiguration, prefigurative, prefigured, prefigures, prefiguring USAGE EXAMPLESFour years ago, when the download market was at its peak, that figure was 32.6 million. BBC(Jan 02, 2017) The figure was revived again in the 2016 presidential election. The Guardian(Jan 02, 2017) The president-elect correctly reported crime numbers published by the Chicago Police Department on Sunday, but the figures were not record-setting. Reuters(Jan 02, 2017) 1 1n the form or body of a human being Syn|Hypo|Hyper anatomy, bod, build, chassis, flesh, form, frame, human body, material body, physical body, physique, shape, soma person a human body (usually including the clothing) juvenile bodythe body of a young person adult bodythe body of an adult human being male bodythe body of a male human being female bodythe body of a female human being child's bodythe body of a human child adult female body, woman's bodythe body of an adult woman adult male body, man's bodythe body of an adult man body, organic structure, physical structure the entire structure of an organism (an animal, plant, or human being) 2n a model of a bodily form (especially of a person) he made a figure of Santa Claus Exp|Hypo|Hyper Trojan Horse a large hollow wooden figure of a horse (filled with Greek soldiers) left by the Greeks outside Troy during the Trojan War dummy a figure representing the human form figureheadfigure on the bow of some sailing vessels figurine, statuettea small carved or molded figure marionette, puppeta small figure of a person operated from above with strings by a puppeteer snowmana figure of a person made of packed snow lay figuredummy in the form of an artist's jointed model of the human body form, manakin, manikin, mannequin, mannikina life-size dummy used to display clothes ventriloquist's dummya wooden dummy into which a ventriloquist projects the voice model, simulation representation of something (sometimes on a smaller scale) 3n a well-known or notable person she is an important figure in modern music Syn|Hyper name, public figure important person, influential person, personage a person whose actions and opinions strongly influence the course of events 4n the impression produced by a person 2he cut a fine figure a heroic figure Hyper effect, impression an outward appearance 1n a unitary percept having structure and coherence that is the object of attention and that stands out against a ground Ant|Hyper ground a relatively homogeneous percept extending back of the figure on which attention is focused percept, perception, perceptual experience the representation of what is perceived; basic component in the formation of a concept 2n a combination of points and lines and planes that form a visible palpable shape Exp|Hypo|Hyper Colossus of Rhodes a huge bronze statue of the sun god Helios that was built around 285 BC and that stood beside the harbor entrance on the island of Rhodes for about 50 years before it was toppled by an earthquake Statue of Libertya large monumental statue symbolizing liberty on Liberty Island in New York Bay equilateral a figure whose sides are all equal pencila figure formed by a set of straight lines or light rays meeting at a point plane figure, two-dimensional figurea two-dimensional shape solid figure, three-dimensional figurea three-dimensional shape subfigurea figure that is a part of another figure parallel(mathematics) one of a set of parallel geometric figures (parallel lines or planes) sculpturea three-dimensional work of plastic art hearta plane figure with rounded sides curving inward at the top and intersecting at the bottom; conventionally used on playing cards and valentines polygon, polygonal shapea closed plane figure bounded by straight sides conic, conic section(geometry) a curve generated by the intersection of a plane and a circular cone oblonga plane figure that deviates from a square or circle due to elongation hemicycle, semicirclea plane figure with the shape of half a circle sectora plane figure bounded by two radii and the included arc of a circle stara plane figure with 5 or more points; often used as an emblem paraboloida surface having parabolic sections parallel to a single coordinate axis and elliptic sections perpendicular to that axis ellipsoida surface whose plane sections are all ellipses or circles flanka subfigure consisting of a side of something hemispherehalf of a sphere tree, tree diagrama figure that branches from a single root faceta smooth surface (as of a bone or cut gemstone) branch, leg, ramificationa part of a forked or branching shape form, shape the spatial arrangement of something as distinct from its substance 3n a diagram or picture illustrating textual material the area covered can be seen from Figure 2 Syn|Hyper fig illustration artwork that helps make something clear or attractive 4n a predetermined set of movements in dancing or skating she made the best score on compulsory figures Hypo|Hyper figure eight a skating figure that carves an 8 in the ice spread eaglea skating figure executed with the skates heel to heel in a straight line maneuver, manoeuvre, play a deliberate coordinated movement requiring dexterity and skill 5n a decorative or artistic work 3Syn|Exp|Hypo|Hyper design, pattern Great Seal of the United States the seal of the United States government argyle, argyll a design consisting of a pattern of varicolored diamonds on a solid background (originally for knitted articles); patterned after the tartan of a clan in western Scotland bear clawan incised design resembling the claw of a bear; used in Native American pottery damascenea design produced by inlaying gold or silver into steel decal, decalcomaniaeither a design that is fixed to some surface or a paper bearing the design which is to be transferred to the surface deviceany ornamental pattern or design (as in embroidery) emblemspecial design or visual object representing a quality, type, group, etc. herringbone, herringbone patterna pattern of columns of short parallel lines with all the lines in one column sloping one way and lines in adjacent columns sloping the other way; it is used in weaving, masonry, parquetry, embroidery linocuta design carved in relief into a block of linoleum mandalaany of various geometric designs (usually circular) symbolizing the universe; used chiefly in Hinduism and Buddhism as an aid to meditation mihrab(Islam) a design in the shape of niche in a Muslim prayer rug; during worship the niche must be pointed toward Mecca motif, motivea design or figure that consists of recurring shapes or colors, as in architecture or decoration polka dotdesign consisting of a pattern of regularly spaced circular spots pyrographa design produced by pyrography screen saver(computer science) a moving design that appears on a computer screen when there has been no input for a specified period of time sunbursta design consisting of a central disk resembling the sun and rays emanating from it tattooa design on the skin made by tattooing tetraskele, tetraskeliona figure consisting of four stylized human arms or legs (or bent lines) radiating from a center triskele, triskeliona figure consisting of three stylized human arms or legs (or three bent lines) radiating from a center weavepattern of weaving or structure of a fabric markinga pattern of marks checka textile pattern of squares or crossed lines (resembling a checkerboard) colophona publisher's emblem printed in a book (usually on the title page) colors, coloursa distinguishing emblem crest(heraldry) in medieval times, an emblem used to decorate a helmet Crossa representation of the structure on which Jesus was crucified; used as an emblem of Christianity or in heraldry devicean emblematic design (especially in heraldry) flagemblem usually consisting of a rectangular piece of cloth of distinctive design heraldryemblem indicating the right of a person to bear arms open weavea weave in which warp threads never come together, leaving interstices in the fabric plain weave, taffeta weavea basic style of weave in which the weft and warp threads intertwine alternately to produce a checkerboard effect satin weavea weave in which the filling and warp threads intersect in such a way as to give a smooth compact surface with no distinguishable twill line seal, stampa device incised to make an impression; used to secure a closing or to authenticate documents skull and crossbonesemblem warning of danger or death totememblem consisting of an object such as an animal or plant; serves as the symbol of a family or clan (especially among American Indians) totem polea tribal emblem consisting of a pillar carved and painted with totemic figures; erected by Indian tribes of the northwest Pacific coast twill, twill weavea weave used to produce the effect of parallel diagonal ribs blazea light-colored marking crisscross, cross, marka marking that consists of lines that cross each other eyespot, ocellusan eyelike marking (as on the wings of some butterflies); usually a spot of color inside a ring of another color shadinggraded markings that indicate light or shaded areas in a drawing or painting dapple, fleck, maculation, patch, speckle, spota small contrasting part of something bar, streak, stripea narrow marking of a different color or texture from the background Hakenkreuz, swastikathe official emblem of the Nazi Party and the Third Reich; a cross with the arms bent at right angles in a clockwise direction decoration, ornament, ornamentation something used to beautify 1n the property possessed by a sum or total or indefinite quantity of units or individuals the figure was about a thousand Syn|Hypo|Hyper number multiplicity, numerosity, numerousness a large number preponderance, prevalencea superiority in numbers or amount countlessness, innumerablenessa number beyond counting bulk, majoritythe property resulting from being or relating to the greater in number of two parts; the main part minoritybeing or relating to the smaller in number of two parts fewnessthe quality of being small in number roundnessthe quality of being round numbers multitudinousnessa very large number (especially of people) amount the relative magnitude of something with reference to a criterion 2n an amount of money expressed numerically a figure of $17 was suggested Hyper amount, amount of money, sum, sum of money a quantity of money 3n one of the elements that collectively form a system of numeration Syn|Hypo|Hyper digit binary digit either 0 or 1 in binary notation octal digita digit from 0 to 7 in octal notation decimal digita digit from 0 to 9 in decimal notation duodecimal digita digit from 0 to 11 in duodecimal notation hexadecimal digita digit from 0 to 15 in hexadecimal notation significant digit, significant figureany digit of a number that is known with certainty; any digit of a number beginning with the leftmost non-zero digit and ending with the rightmost non-zero digit (or a zero considered to be the exact value) 0, cipher, cypher, nought, zeroa mathematical element that when added to another number yields the same number 1, I, ace, one, single, unitythe smallest whole number or a numeral representing this number 2, II, deuce, twothe cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number 3, III, deuce-ace, leash, tercet, ternary, ternion, terzetto, three, threesome, tierce, trey, triad, trine, trinity, trio, triplet, troikathe cardinal number that is the sum of one and one and one 4, IV, Little Joe, four, foursome, quadruplet, quartet, quatern, quaternary, quaternion, quaternity, tetradthe cardinal number that is the sum of three and one 5, Little Phoebe, Phoebe, V, cinque, fin, five, fivesome, pentad, quint, quintet, quintupletthe cardinal number that is the sum of four and one 6, Captain Hicks, VI, half a dozen, hexad, sestet, sextet, sextuplet, sise, six, sixerthe cardinal number that is the sum of five and one 7, VII, heptad, septenary, septet, seven, sevenerthe cardinal number that is the sum of six and one 8, VIII, eight, eighter, eighter from Decatur, octad, octet, octonary, ogdoadthe cardinal number that is the sum of seven and one 9, IX, Nina from Carolina, ennead, nine, ninerthe cardinal number that is the sum of eight and one monad, monasa singular metaphysical entity from which material properties are said to derive singletona single object (as distinguished from a pair) craps, snake eyesexpressions used when when two dice are thrown and both come up showing one spot brace, couple, couplet, distich, duad, duet, duo, dyad, pair, span, twain, twosome, yoketwo items of the same kind integer, whole number any of the natural numbers or their negatives or zero 4v make a mathematical calculation or computation 4Syn|Hypo|Hyper calculate, cipher, compute, cypher, reckon, work out work out be calculated quantise, quantize apply quantum theory to; restrict the number of possible values of (a quantity) or states of (a physical entity or system) so that certain variables can assume only certain discrete magnitudes that are integral multiples of a common factor extractcalculate the root of a number processperform mathematical and logical operations on (data) according to programmed instructions in order to obtain the required information proratedivide or assess proportionally miscalculate, misestimatecalculate incorrectly recalculatecalculate anew average, average outcompute the average of factor, factor in, factor outresolve into factors add, add togethermake an addition by combining numbers deduct, subtract, take offmake a subtraction multiplycombine by multiplication divide, fractionperform a division extrapolate, interpolateestimate the value of differentiatecalculate a derivative; take the derivative integratecalculate the integral of; calculate by integration surveyplot a map of (land) approximate, estimate, gauge, guess, judgejudge tentatively or form an estimate of (quantities or time) budgetmake a budget capitalise, capitalizecompute the present value of a business or an income resolve, solvefind the solution squareraise to the second power cuberaise to the third power foot, foot upadd a column of numbers carry backdeduct a loss or an unused credit from taxable income for a prior period raisemultiply (a number) by itself a specified number of times: 8 is 2 raised to the power 3 halvedivide by two; divide into halves quarterdivide by four; divide into quarters triangulatesurvey by triangulation quantise, quantizeapproximate (a signal varying continuously in amplitude) by one whose amplitude is restricted to a prescribed set of discrete values misgaugegauge something incorrectly or improperly place, put, setestimate giveestimate the duration or outcome of something lowball, underestimatemake a deliberately low estimate assessestimate the value of (property) for taxation makecalculate as being count, reckontake account of overcapitalise, overcapitalizeestimate the capital value of (a company) at an unreasonably or unlawfully high level factorise, factorizeresolve (a polynomial) into factors truncateapproximate by ignoring all terms beyond a chosen one guesstimateestimate based on a calculation reason think logically n language used in a figurative or nonliteral sense 5Syn|Hypo|Hyper figure of speech, image, trope conceit an elaborate poetic image or a far-fetched comparison of very dissimilar things ironya trope that involves incongruity between what is expected and what occurs exaggeration, hyperboleextravagant exaggeration kenningconventional metaphoric name for something, used especially in Old English and Old Norse poetry metaphora figure of speech in which an expression is used to refer to something that it does not literally denote in order to suggest a similarity metonymysubstituting the name of an attribute or feature for the name of the thing itself (as in `they counted heads') oxymoronconjoining contradictory terms (as in `deafening silence') personification, prosopopoeiarepresenting an abstract quality or idea as a person or creature similea figure of speech that expresses a resemblance between things of different kinds (usually formed with `like' or `as') synecdochesubstituting a more inclusive term for a less inclusive one or vice versa zeugmause of a word to govern two or more words though appropriate to only one dramatic irony(theater) irony that occurs when the meaning of the situation is understood by the audience but not by the characters in the play dead metaphor, frozen metaphora metaphor that has occurred so often that it has become a new meaning of the expression (e.g., `he is a snake' may once have been a metaphor but after years of use it has died and become a new sense of the word `snake') mixed metaphora combination of two or more metaphors that together produce a ridiculous effect synesthetic metaphora metaphor that exploits a similarity between experiences in different sense modalities metalepsissubstituting metonymy of one figurative sense for another syllepsisuse of a word to govern two or more words though agreeing in number or case etc. with only one rhetorical device a use of language that creates a literary effect (but often without regard for literal significance) 1v imagine; conceive of; see in one's mind Syn|Hyper envision, fancy, image, picture, project, see, visualise, visualize realise, realize, see, understand perceive (an idea or situation) mentally visualise, visualizeform a mental picture of something that is invisible or abstract conceive of, envisage, ideate, imagine form a mental image of something that is not present or that is not the case 2v understand He didn't figure her Hyper apprehend, compass, comprehend, dig, get the picture, grasp, grok, savvy understand or perceive the meaning of something 3v judge to be probable 6Syn|Hypo|Hyper calculate, count on, estimate, forecast, reckon allow, take into account allow or plan for a certain possibility; concede the truth or validity of something budget forcalculate enough money for; provide for in the budget evaluate, judge, pass judgment form a critical opinion of v be or play a part of or in Elections figure prominently in every government program How do the elections figure in the current pattern of internal politics? Syn|Hyper enter be have the quality of being; (copula, used with an adjective or a predicate noun) |
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