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n. ①外形, 轮廓, 体形 ②图形, 画像 ③数字 ④名人, 人物, 身份 ⑤雕像

vt. ①认为 出现, ②考虑, 计算 (figure out)

It’s not obvious how the capacity to visualize objects and to figure out numerical patterns suits one to answer questions that have eluded some of the best poets and philosophers. (动)计算

有些问题连一些最杰出的诗人和哲学家都难以回答，但是想象物体和计算数字模式的能力却能使人找出答案，其中原因并不为人所知。

Dr. Worm acknowledges that these figures are conservative. (名)数字

Worm博士承认这些数字还只是保守数字

American no longer expect public figures, whether in speech or in writing, to command the English language with skill and gift. (名)人物

美国人已不再期待公众人物在演讲或写作中能运用技巧和文采来驾驭英语。

As a result, California’s growth rate dropped during the 1970s, to 18.5 percent — little more than two-thirds the 1960s’ growth figure and considerably below that of other Western states. (名)数字

结果，加利福尼亚的人口增长率在70年代降到了18.5%——略高于60年代增长数字的2/3，但大大低于西部其他各州。