figure
翻译
弄清楚, 计算, 认为, 是重要部分
例句
I can't figure out this problem.
我弄不明白这个问题。
He figured the cost would be about $50.
他估计费用大约是50美元。
We didn't figure on so many guests.
我们没料到会有这么多客人。
She figures prominently in the new plan.
她在这个新计划中占有重要地位。
语法模式
((sth.)) out 弄清楚... I can't figure out the answer.
((that)) ... 认为... I figure that we should leave now.
((on sth.)) 指望...,料想到... We didn't figure on this delay.
近义词
同义词: calculate, understand, determine, guess
词源
源自拉丁语“figura”(形状,形态)。词义从“塑造”演变为“在脑中呈现”或“计算”。
记忆技巧
“figure something out”就像把拼图的“图形”(figure)拼凑起来以理解全貌。