figuresth/sbout
—phrasal verbwithfigureverbuk/ˈfɪɡ.ər/us/ˈfɪɡ.jɚ/
informalB2
tofinallyunderstandsomething or someone, orfindthesolutionto aproblemafter a lot ofthought
弄懂，弄明白；想出
[+ question word]I can'tfigureoutwhyhe did it.我弄不明白他为什么要那么做。
Ifindhim reallyodd- I can'tfigurehim out at all.我觉得他确实很怪，我真是一点儿也不明白他。
Can youfigureout theanswertoquestion5?你能想出问题5的答案吗？
- We need tofigureout what wentwrong.
- It took themagestofigureout how toassemblethechestofdrawers.
- Assoonas shefiguresout whathappened, you're introuble.
- When you'vefiguredtheanswerout, putyourhandup.
- Theyspent20minutesfiguringout how toopenthebox.