figure
翻譯
弄清楚, 計算, 認為, 是重要部分
例句
I can't figure out this problem.
我弄不明白這個問題。
He figured the cost would be about $50.
他估計費用大約是50美元。
We didn't figure on so many guests.
我們沒料到會有這麼多客人。
She figures prominently in the new plan.
她在這個新計畫中佔有重要地位。
文法模式
((sth.)) out 弄清楚... I can't figure out the answer.
((that)) ... 認為... I figure that we should leave now.
((on sth.)) 指望...，料想到... We didn't figure on this delay.
近義詞
同義詞: calculate, understand, determine, guess
詞源
源自拉丁語「figura」（形狀，形態）。詞義從「塑造」演變為「在腦中呈現」或「計算」。
記憶技巧
「figure something out」就像把拼圖的「圖形」（figure）拼湊起來以理解全貌。