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阅读理解.Below
阅读理解.
Below is adapted from an English dictionary.
figure /fīg [ / noun,verb
● noun 1.[C,often pl.] a number
representing particular amount,
especially one given in official
information:the trade /sales figures
2.[C] a symbol rather than a word
representing one of the numbers
between 0 and 9:a six-figure salary
3.[pl] (informal) the area of mathematics
that deals with adding,multiplying,etc
4.a person of the type mentioned:Gandhi
was both a political and a religious
figure in Indian history .
5.the shape of a person seen from a
distance or not clearly
6.a person or an animal as shown in
art or a story:a wall with five carved
figures in it
7.[C] the human shape,considered from
the point of view of being attractively
thin:doing exercise to improve one's
figure
8.[C] a pattern or series of movements
performed on ice:figure-skating
[IDM] be/become a figure of fun :be/
become sb.that others laugh at cut a…
figure :(of a person) to have a particular
appearance He cut a striking figure in
his dinner jacket .put a figure on sth .:
to say the exact price or number of sth.

a fine figure of man/woman :a tall,
strong-looking and well-shaped
person figure of speech :a word or
phrase used in a different way from
its usual meanings in order to create
a particular mental image or effect
figurehead :someone who is the head
or chief in name only (with no real
power or authority)
●verb 1.to think or decide that sth.
will happen or is true:I figured that
if I took the night train,I could be
in Scotland by morning .
2.to be part of a process,situation,
etc.especially an important part:My
opinion of the matter didn't seem to
figure at all .
3.to calculate an amount or the cost
of sth.:We figured that attendance at
150,000 .
[PHRV] 1.figure in :to include (in a
sum):Have you figured in the cost of
hotel
2.figure on :to plan on; to expect sth.
to happen:I haven't figured on his
getting home too late .
3.figure out :to work out; understand
by thinking:Have you figured out how
much the trip will cost
[IDM] It/That figures!(informal):That
seems reasonable,logical and what I
expect.
1.I didn't really mean my partner is a snake; it was just a _____. [     ]
A.figure of eight
B.figure head
C.figure of speech
D.a fine figure
2.— She was coming late again.
   — _____!That's typical of her.
[     ]
A.It figures her out
B.It figures
C.It cuts a poor figure
D.She is a figure of fun
3.What does "watch my figure" in the sentence "Don't tempt me with chocolate; I am
    watching my figure." mean?
[     ]
A.add the numbers
B.have sports
C.try not to get fat D.watch games
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