1·We're talking about a figure in the low hundreds.
我们谈论的是一个两三百的数字。
—— 《牛津词典》
2·Experts hesitate to put a figure on the number of toys children should have, but many believe two dozen is enough for children of preschool age.
专家们对儿童应该拥有的玩具数量还不能给出具体数字，但很多人认为24个对于学龄前儿童来说足够了。
3·SAT scores began dropping in 1963; today, on average, 30% of students do not complete high school in four years, a figure that rises to 50% in poor urban neighborhoods.
SAT 分数从1963年开始下降；今天，平均有30%的学生没有在四年内完成高中学业，这一数字在贫穷的城市社区达到了50%。
4·She emerged from the biography as a mother to the entire nation, or as a busybody, but hardly as a social type, a figure comprehensible in terms of broader social developments.
在传记中，她作为整个国家的母亲身份出现，或者作为一个多管闲事的人出现，但很难作为一种社会类型出现，或者一个在更广泛的社会发展中可以理解的人物出现。
5·I could just make out a figure in the darkness.
黑暗中我只看出了一个人的轮廓。
—— 《牛津词典》
6·I thought I saw a figure standing in the shadows.
我好像看见阴暗处站着一个人。
—— 《牛津词典》
7·Such a figure is liable to be attacked as a blasphemer.
这样一个人很容易被人抨击为亵渎神明者。
—— 《柯林斯英汉双解大词典》
8·His estate is now appraised at a figure near $1,000,000.
他的财产现在被估价的数额接近$1000000。
—— 《柯林斯英汉双解大词典》
9·A figure stood in the doorway, silhouetted against the light.
门口站着一个人，屋里的亮光映衬出他的轮廓。
—— 《牛津词典》
10·They had almost reached the boat when a figure shot past them.
他们几乎快要到达船上时，一个人影冲过他们身旁。
—— 《柯林斯英汉双解大词典》