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I.fig‧ure¹ S1 W1 /ˈfɪɡə $ ˈfɪɡjər/ BrE AmE noun [countable]
[Date: 1200-1300; Language: French; Origin: Latin figura, from fingere 'to shape, make']
1. NUMBER
a) [usually plural] a number representing an amount, especially an official number
unemployment/sales/trade figures
Ohio’s unemployment figures for December
Government figures underestimate the problem.
It’s about 30,000 in round figures (=to the nearest 10, 20, 100 etc).
b) a number from 0 to 9, written as a character rather than a word:
the figure ‘2’
executives with salaries in six figures (=more than £99,999)
a four/five/six figure number (=a number in the thousands, ten thousands, hundred thousands etc) ⇨ ↑double figures, ↑single figures
2. AMOUNT OF MONEY a particular amount of money
figure of
an estimated figure of $200 million
3. PERSON
a) someone who is important or famous in some way
a leading/key/central figure
Several leading figures resigned from the party.
the outstanding political figure of his time
b) someone with a particular type of appearance or character, especially when they are far away or difficult to see:
a tall figure in a hat
Through the window I could see the commanding figure of Mrs Bradshaw. ⇨ cult figure at ↑cult²
4. WOMAN’S BODY the shape of a woman’s body:
She has a good figure.
keep/lose your figure (=stay thin or become fat)
Most women have to watch their figure (=be careful not to get fat).
5. father/mother/authority figure someone who is considered to be like a father etc, or to represent authority, because of their character or behaviour
6. figures [plural] British English the activity of adding, multiplying etc numbers SYN arithmetic:
a natural ability with figures
have a head for figures (=be good at arithmetic)
7. MATHEMATICAL SHAPE a ↑geometric shape:
A hexagon is a six-sided figure.
8. PAINTING/MODEL a person in a painting or a model of a person:
the figure in the background ⇨ ↑figurine
9. DRAWING (written abbreviation fig.) a numbered drawing or a ↑diagram in a book
10. put a figure on it/give an exact figure to say exactly how much something is worth, or how much or how many of something you are talking about:
It’s worth a lot but I couldn’t put a figure on it.
11. a fine figure of a man/woman someone who is tall and has a good body
12. a figure of fun someone who people laugh at
13. ON ICE a pattern or movement in ↑figure skating
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COLLOCATIONS
ADJECTIVES/NOUN + figure
▪ high/low The figures are worryingly high.
▪ sales figures We exceeded our target sales figures.
▪ unemployment figures There have been changes in the way the unemployment figures are calculated.
▪ trade figures (=showing the value of a country's exports compared to imports) Trade figures showed a slump last month.
▪ government figures (=figures produced by the government) Government figures suggest a moderate recovery in consumer spending.
▪ official figures According to official figures, two million houses in England are inadequately heated.
▪ the latest figures The latest figures show that crimes are down by 0.2 percent.
▪ the exact figure The government was unable to give the exact figure for the number of foreign workers in the country.
▪ an approximate/rough figure He gave us an approximate figure for the cost of the repairs.
▪ a ballpark figure informal (=one that is not exact) Can you give me a ballpark figure of the likely price?
verbs
▪ reach double/six etc figures (=be 10 or more/100,000 or more etc) The death toll in the region has reached five figures.
▪ add up the figures I must have made a mistake when I added up the figures.
▪ release the figures (=make them public) The company will release the sales figures later this week.
phrases
▪ in single figures (=less than 10) Women heads of department are in single figures.
▪ in double figures (=between 10 and 99) Only two of the group had scores in double figures.
▪ in round figures (=to the nearest 10, 20, 100 etc) In round figures, about 20 million people emigrated from Europe during that period.
▪ according to the figures According to official figures, exam results have improved again this year.
▪ a four/five/six etc figure number (=a number in the thousands/ten thousands/hundred thousands etc) Choose a four figure number that you can easily remember.
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THESAURUS
▪ body the shape, size, and appearance of someone’s body: Many women are not happy with their bodies. | His clothes emphasized his strong body.
▪ figure a woman’s figure is the shape of her body – used especially when it is attractive: She has a really nice figure. | Freya had an enviably slim figure.
▪ build the size and shape of someone’s body – used in the following phrases: Police described the man as tall and of medium build. | He was of heavy build. | She has a very slight build.
▪ physique the size and appearance of someone’s body – used especially about men who look attractive: He was over 1.8 m tall with a muscular physique. | Ben has a very athletic physique.
II.figure² S1 W3 BrE AmE verb
1. [intransitive] to be an important part of a process, event, or situation, or to be included in something
figure in/among
Social issues figured prominently in the talks.
My wishes didn’t figure among his considerations.
Reform now figures high on the agenda.
2. [transitive] informal to form a particular opinion after thinking about a situation
figure (that)
From the way he behaved, I figured that he was drunk.
It was worth the trouble, I figured.
3. that figures/(it) figures spoken especially American English
a) used to say that something that happens is expected or typical, especially something bad:
‘It rained the whole weekend.’ ‘Oh, that figures.’
b) used to say that something is reasonable or makes sense:
It figures that she’d be mad at you, after what you did.
4. go figure American English spoken said to show that you think something is strange or difficult to explain:
‘He didn’t even leave a message.’ ‘Go figure.’
5. [transitive] American English to calculate an amount SYN work out:
I’m just figuring my expenses.
figure on something phrasal verb informal especially American English
to expect something or include it in your plans:
She was younger than any of us had figured on.
figure somebody/something ↔ out phrasal verb
1. to think about a problem or situation until you find the answer or understand what has happened SYN work out
figure out how/what/why etc
Can you figure out how to do it?
If I have a map, I can figure it out.
Don’t worry, we’ll figure something out (=find a way to solve the problem).
2. to understand why someone behaves in the way they do SYN work out:
Women. I just can’t figure them out.

figurehu

◎	['figə]
※	danh từ
	■	hình dáng con người; dáng vẻ
		☆	to have a good figure
			có thân hình thon thả
		☆	she's a fine figure of a woman
			bà ta là một phụ nữ có dáng đẹp
		☆	I'm dieting to keep my figure
			tôi ăn uống kiêng khem để giữ dáng
		☆	I saw a figure approaching in the darkness
			tôi thấy một bóng người đang tiến đến trong bóng đêm
	■	(toán học) hình
	■	hình vẽ minh hoạ ((viết tắt) fig))
		☆	the figure on page 22 shows a political map of Africa
			hình vẽ trên trang 22 cho thấy bản đồ chính trị của châu Phi
		☆	the central figure in the painting is the artist's daughter
			hình ở giữa bức tranh là con gái nghệ sĩ
	■	nhân vật
		☆	an important figure
			nhân vật quan trọng
		☆	he was once a leading figure in the community, but now he has become a figure of fun
			ông ta từng là một nhân vật dẫn đầu trong công đồng, nhưng nay đã trở thành một kẻ lố lăng
	■	con số
		☆	write the figure '7' for me
			viết cho tôi số ' 7 '
		☆	single figures
			những con số dưới mười, một con số
		☆	double figures
			những số gồm hai con số
		☆	he's an income of six figures/a six-figure income
			anh ta có một khoản thu nhập sáu con số (100000 pao trở lên)
	■	số tiền, giá cả
		☆	we bought the house at a high/low figure
			chúng tôi mua căn nhà với giá đắt/rẻ
	■	mẫu trang trí hoặc mọt loạt động tác
		☆	the skater executed a perfect set of figures
			người trượt băng biểu diễn một loạt động tác hoàn hảo
	■	(số nhiều) số học; sự tính toán bằng con số
		☆	to have a poor head for figures
			rất dốt số học, rất dốt tính toán
	■	(ngôn ngữ học) hình thái
	〆	to cut a fine/ sorry figure
		✓	có dáng điệu thanh tú/u buồn....
	〆	facts and figures
		✓	xem fact
	〆	to put a figure on something
		✓	nêu giá hoặc nói cụ thể một con số cho cái gì đó
	〆	in round figures/numbers
		✓	xem round
※	động từ
	■	suy nghĩ; tính toán
		☆	it's what I figured
			đó là điều tôi đã tính đến
	■	(dùng với it hoặc that) có lẽ đúng hoặc có thể hiểu được
		☆	' John isn't here today' . 'That figures, he looked very unwell yesterday'
			'Hôm nay John không có mặt ở đây'. 'Điều đó cũng dễ hiểu, hôm qua anh ấy có vẻ không khoẻ lắm'
	■	hiện ra hoặc được nhắc đến rõ ràng
		☆	a character that figures in many of her novels
			một nhân vật được nhắc đến trong nhiểutiêu thuyết của bà ta
		☆	she figured conspicuously in the public debate on the issue
			bà ta nổi bật hẳn trong cuộc tranh luận công khai về vấn đề đó
		☆	Nguyen Van Troi figures in history
			Nguyễn Văn Trỗi nay có tên trong lịch sử
	〆	to figure as
		✓	được coi như là; đóng vai trò của
	〆	to figure on
		✓	trông đợi ở (cái gì)
		✓	tính toán
	〆	to figure out
		✓	tính toán
		✓	hiểu, quan niệm
		✓	đoán, tìm hiểu, luận ra
	〆	to figure up
		✓	tổng cộng, tính số lượng (cái gì)

• Từ đồng nghĩa / Synonyms:
  design, pattern, trope, figure of speech, image, number, name, public figure, digit, fig, calculate, cipher, cypher, compute, work out, reckon, visualize, visualise, envision, project, fancy, see, picture, enter, estimate, count on, forecast