figured
past simple and past participle offigure
| 单词 | figured |
| 释义 | figured past simple and past participle offigure figure verb uk/ˈfɪɡ.ər/us/ˈfɪɡ.jɚ/figureverb(EXPECT)B1[I]mainlyUS toexpectorthinkthat something willhappen: [+ (that)]We figured(that)you'dwanttorestafteryourtrip.
Planning, expecting and arranging
figureverb(APPEAR)[Iusually+ adv/prep] to be,appear, takepart, or beincludedin something: Theirnamesdid not figureinthelistoffinalists. Theydeniedthatviolenceandintimidationhad figuredprominentlyinachievingthedecision. Including and containing
figureverb(NUMBER)[T]US tocalculateanamount: I'm still figuring mytaxes. Calculations & calculating
Idiomsgo figure! it figures Phrasal verbfiguresomething/someoneout Examplesoffiguredfigured In English, many past and present participles of verbs can be used as adjectives. Some of these examples may show the adjective use. Here liberty is againfiguredin opposition to the internal tyranny of appetites. From theCambridge English Corpus The changes in the structures following each moult arefigured(fig. 2). From theCambridge English Corpus The concept of equilibrium has longfiguredin social analysis. From theCambridge English Corpus Such womenfiguredprominently in the female workforce. From theCambridge English Corpus Catalogue of the type,figuredand cited fossils. From theCambridge English Corpus Also in contrast to other fuels, the import share of coal from other regionsfiguredprominently from 1975, but declined to 4% by 1999. From theCambridge English Corpus He is literallyfiguredas unrepresentable; he is denied voice, denied language. From theCambridge English Corpus Here a middle-class business man isfiguredas country gentry and the fox is the culprit for the crime of theft (birds, cheques). From theCambridge English Corpus The genetic code, after all, was just beingfiguredout. From theCambridge English Corpus It also has to be said that the editorial realization of thefiguredbass is a disappointment, containing many solecisms. From theCambridge English Corpus Cranidial measurements were made on 11figuredspecimens. From theCambridge English Corpus Unfortunately, these specimens were notfiguredand their description does not allow a precise taxonomic assessment. From theCambridge English Corpus Numeric notation was used to represent pitch long before the appearance of computer music, as in thefiguredbass5 of the early seventeenth century. From theCambridge English Corpus Instead of serving as an attainable goal, itfiguredas a counterpoint in contrast to the positions the soldiers actually held. From theCambridge English Corpus This waste isfiguredvariously as dust, ashes, human bodies (found not on the dust-heaps but in the river), rags, bones, and waste paper. From theCambridge English Corpus These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors. |
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