名词 figure:

1. a diagram or picture illustrating textual material

2. alternative names for the body of a human being

3. one of the elements that collectively form a system of numeration

4. a model of a bodily form (especially of a person)

5. a well-known or notable person

6. a combination of points and lines and planes that form a visible palpable shape

7. an amount of money expressed numerically

8. the impression produced by a person

9. the property possessed by a sum or total or indefinite quantity of units or individuals

10. language used in a figurative or nonliteral sense

11. a unitary percept having structure and coherence that is the object of attention and that stands out against a ground

12. a decorative or artistic work

13. a predetermined set of movements in dancing or skating

动词 figure:

1. judge to be probable

2. be or play a part of or in

3. imagine; conceive of; see in one's mind

4. make a mathematical calculation or computation

5. understand

But as with other charitable bodies, these figures mask the true picture.

但和其他慈善机构一样，这些数字掩盖了实情。

Let's take a look at some of the figures involved.

让我们看一下涉及的一些数字。

He was sitting there saying, 'Yes, the figures make sense.'

他坐在那儿说：“是的，这些数字可以理解。”

The doll-like figures in these stories are unlike anybody, let alone oneself.

这些故事中的玩偶形象跟谁都不像，更不用说像自己了。

Those figures might not even cover the cost of breakages.

那笔钱甚至都不够赔偿破损费。

These figures were often spuriously computed by selecting particularly favorable sample groups.

这些数字往往是用错误的方法计算出来的，所用的都是特别挑选出来的对自己有利的样本组。

He said statisticians gave them a bad rap by 'lying with figures'.

他说统计学家“用数据说谎”，败坏了他们的名声。

The Labor Department figures underscore the shaky state of the economic recovery.

劳工部的数据进一步印证了经济复苏状况的不稳定。

The figures showed that cash was haemorrhaging from the conglomerate.

数据表明，这家集团的现金正在大量流失。

He said these figures were bogus and totally inaccurate.

他说这些数字都是捏造的，完全不准确。

Many other surveys have produced results essentially in agreement with these figures.

许多其他调查已经得出了与这些数据基本一致的结果。

The figures marked the final low point of the present economic cycle.

这些数据显示了目前经济周期的最低点。

We had stupidly been looking at the wrong column of figures.

我们稀里糊涂，看串了数字栏。

There was a note of caution for the Treasury in the figures.

统计数字向财政部亮出了警告。

It is outrageous that the figures are not in the public domain.

让人愤慨的是那些数字并未公开。