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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. 利润远远低於去年的 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 / arough 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 / aleading / 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。
