figure out

英 [ˈfɪɡə(r) aʊt]

美 [ˈfɪɡjər aʊt]

想出; 理解; 弄清

英英释义

verb

• find the solution to (a problem or question) or understand the meaning of
  1. did you solve the problem?
  2. Work out your problems with the boss
  3. this unpleasant situation isn't going to work itself out
  4. did you get it?
  5. Did you get my meaning?
  6. He could not work the math problem
  Synonym:solvework outpuzzle outlickwork

双语例句

• Time is money, just figure out how much?
  时间即金钱，光阴价几何？
• I can't figure out why he is buttering me up.
  我不明白为什么他要巴结我。
• We need to figure out a way to settle all this fighting.
  我们必须想个法子解决这场斗争。
• It meant I had to start from scratch and figure out where I fit in.
  那意味着我必须白手起家并且得弄清楚我适合什么行业。
• I simply couldn't figure out his intention.
  我简直揣摩不透他的用意。
• No one could figure out how he got to be so wealthy.
  谁也不知道他怎么会变得如此富有。
• I can't figure out why my girlfriend wanted to break up with me.
  我弄不明白为什么我的女朋友要跟我分手。
• I'll use my new invention to figure out where you are.
  我将用我的新发明计算出你们在哪。
• 'Listen,' I reasoned, 'it doesn't take a genius to figure out what Adam's up to.'
  “听着，”我分析道，“要弄清楚亚当想要干什么很容易。”
• It took me a while to figure out how to do this problem.
  我花了好一会儿才想出如何作这个问题。