figure
noun/ˈfɪɡjər/
Слово англійською: figure
Переклад figure українською: цифра, фігура, діаграма
Детальний опис
- [countable, usually plural] a number representing a particular amount, especially one given in official information
- the latest sales/crime/unemployment figures
- Official figures indicate that crime is falling.
- Figures for April show a slight improvement on previous months.
- By 2024, this figure had risen to 14 million.
- Viewing figures for the series have dropped dramatically.
- Figures released by the hospital reveal a rise in the number of admissions.
- Experts put the real figure at closer to 75%.
- according to… figures According to government figures, 3.6 million children are living in poverty.
- Her argument is backed up with plenty of facts and figures.
- [countable] a symbol rather than a word representing one of the numbers between 0 and 9
- Write the figure ‘7’ on the board.
- paths built in the shape of a figure 8
- a six-figure salary (= over 100 000 pounds or dollars)
- in… figures Her salary is now in six figures.
- My unread email was in triple figures (= more than 100).
- Ticket prices for the show are likely to be into three figures (= at least 100 pounds or dollars).
- figures[plural] (informal) the area of mathematics that deals with adding, multiplying, etc. numbers synonym arithmetic
- Are you any good at figures?
- I'm afraid I don't have a head for figures (= I am not good at adding, etc.).
- I was never very good at figures.
- [countable] a person of the type mentioned
- a leading figure in the music industry
- a senior figure in the organization
- a key/prominent/central figure
- King's widow, Coretta Scott King, later became a public figure in her own right.
- teachers and other authority figures
- figure of something a figure of authority/ridicule
- He was a well-known figure in London at that time.
- one of the most popular figures in athletics
- When she last saw him, he was a sad figure—old and tired.
- [countable] the shape of a person seen from a distance or not clearly
- There before him stood a tall figure in black.
- A shadowy figure can be seen through the window.
- The seated figure in the corner beckoned me over.
- [countable] (becoming old-fashioned) the shape of the human body, especially a woman’s body that is considered attractive
- You have a really good figure.
- I'm watching my figure (= trying not to put on weight).
Collocations Physical appearancePhysical appearance- A person may be described as having:
- (bright) blue/green/(dark/light) brown/hazel eyes
- deep-set/sunken/bulging/protruding eyes
- small/beady/sparkling/twinkling/(informal) shifty eyes
- piercing/penetrating/steely eyes
- bloodshot/watery/puffy eyes
- bushy/thick/dark/arched eyebrows
- long/dark/thick/curly/false eyelashes/lashes
- a flat/bulbous/pointed/sharp/snub nose
- a straight/crooked/a Roman/(formal) an aquiline nose
- full/thick/thin/pouty lips
- dry/chapped/cracked lips
- flushed/rosy/red/ruddy/pale cheeks
- soft/chubby/sunken cheeks
- white/perfect/crooked/protruding teeth
- a large/high/broad/wide/sloping forehead
- a strong/weak/pointed/double chin
- a long/full/bushy/wispy/goatee beard
- a long/thin/bushy/droopy/handlebar/pencil moustache
- pale/fair/olive/dark/tanned skin
- dry/oily/smooth/rough/leathery/wrinkled skin
- a dark/pale/light/sallow/ruddy/olive/swarthy/clear complexion
- deep/fine/little/facial wrinkles
- blonde/blond/fair/(light/dark) brown/(jet-)black/auburn/red/(British English) ginger/grey hair
- straight/curly/wavy/frizzy/spiky hair
- thick/thin/fine/bushy/thinning hair
- dyed/bleached/soft/silky/dry/greasy/shiny hair
- long/short/shoulder-length/cropped hair
- a bald/balding/shaved head
- a receding hairline
- a bald patch/spot
- a side/centre(British English) parting
- a long/short/thick/slender/(disapproving) scrawny neck
- broad/narrow/sloping/rounded/hunched shoulders
- a bare/broad/muscular/small/large chest
- a flat/swollen/bulging stomach
- a small/tiny/narrow/slim/slender/28-inch waist
- big/wide/narrow/slim hips
- a straight/bent/arched/broad/hairy back
- thin/slender/muscular arms
- big/large/small/manicured/calloused/gloved hands
- long/short/fat/slender/delicate/bony fingers
- long/muscular/hairy/shapely/(both informal, often disapproving) skinny/spindly legs
- muscular/chubby/(informal, disapproving) flabby thighs
- big/little/small/dainty/wide/narrow/bare feet
- a good/slim/slender figure
- be of slim/medium/average/large/athletic/stocky build
- [countable] a person or an animal in a drawing, painting, etc., or in a story
- The central figure in the painting is the artist's daughter.
- [countable] a statue of a person or an animal
- a bronze figure of a horse
- [countable] (abbreviation fig.)a picture, diagram, etc. in a book, that is referred to by a number or letter
- The results are illustrated in figure 3 opposite.
- [countable] a particular shape formed by lines or surfaces
- a five-sided figure
- a solid figure
- [countable] a pattern or series of movements performed on ice
- The skater executed a perfect set of figures.
numbers
person
shape of body
in painting/story
statue
picture/diagram
geometry
movement on ice
Word OriginMiddle English (in the senses ‘distinctive shape of a person or thing’, ‘representation of something material or immaterial’, and ‘numerical symbol’, among others): from Old French figure (noun), figurer (verb), from Latin figura ‘shape, figure, form’; related to fingere ‘form, contrive’.
Idioms
be/become a figure of fun
- to be/become somebody that other people laugh at
cut a… figure
- (of a person) to have a particular appearance
- He cut a striking figure in his white dinner jacket.
- He cut a dashing figure in his uniform.
facts and figures
- accurate and detailed information
- I've asked to see all the facts and figures before I make a decision.
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- chalk and cheese
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- done and dusted
- down and dirty
- in dribs and drabs
- eat somebody out of house and home
- facts and figures
- fast and furious
- first and foremost
- forgive and forget
- hale and hearty
- hem and haw
- kith and kin
- mix and match
- part and parcel
- puff and pant
- to rack and ruin
- rant and rave
- risk life and limb
- short and sweet
- signed and sealed
- spick and span
- through thick and thin
- this and that
- top and tail
- tried and tested
- wax and wane
put a figure on something
- to say the exact price or number of something
- It’s impossible to put a figure on the number of homeless people in London.
- You can't put a dollar figure on the lives ruined by the hurricane.