[] a number representing a particular amount, especially one given in official information（代表数量，尤指官方资料中的）数字◆Profits were well below last year's figure of $58 million.利润远远低于去年的 5800 万元这一数额。◆The latest figures show that prices are still rising.最近的数字显示价格仍然在上涨。◆Unemployment rose to 4.1 million last month according to official figures.根据官方公布的数字，上月的失业人数上升至 410 万人。◆rising jobless figures不断上升的失业人数◆a decline in listening/viewing figures (= the number of people who listen to or watch a programme on the radio or TV)听众／观众数量的下降⨁a high / low figure较高／较低的数字⨁an average / exact / a rough figure平均／精确／大约数字⨁final / interim / preliminary figures最终／中期／最初数字⨁current / official / recent figures当前／官方／最近数字a symbol rather than a word representing one of the numbers between 0 and 9数字符号；位数◆a six-figure salary (= over 100 000 dollars, euros, etc.)六位数的薪水（即超过 10 万美元、欧元等 ）a person of the type mentioned人物；人士◆a leading figure in the music industry音乐界的一位杰出人物⨁an important / a leading / key / respected / senior figure一位重要／杰出／关键／备受尊敬的／高层人物⨁corporate / government / industry / public figures企业／政府／行业／公众人物 ( fig.) a picture, diagram, etc. in a book, that is referred to by a number（书中的）图，表◆The results are illustrated in figure 3 opposite.结果见对页图表 3 所示。●put a ˈfigure on sthto say the exact price or number of sth给出（某物的）定价；说出（某物的）准确数量➡ idiom at ballpark double figures sales figures single figures trade figures