| 词汇 | collocation_english_figure |
| 释义 | Collocations with figureThese are words often used in combination with figure. Click on a collocation to see more examples of it. accompanying figure It is even possible for market prices to decline over time while the real cost of production is rising (see accompanying figure, where a hypothetical case is shown). aggregate figure This aggregate figure of course masks variations, as in cases where firewood is scarcer or more distant it obviously consumes a larger fraction of income. allegorical figure Its garden faade has a sculpted pediment representing an allegorical figure of architecture. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. animated figure The symbols on the charts may be clicked on to play recorded samples of each of the sounds, accompanied by an animated figure producing the sound. astronomical figure All it can do is to increase the price per aircraft to an astronomical figure. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 authoritative figure However, this should be verified by an authoritative figure in the field. biblical figure By switching from classical to biblical figures he changed the tone and layers of inference of the works. carved figure He produced his first carved figure in oak wood. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. central figure The outsider is thus a central figure in large numbers of works of art. charismatic figure In a sense, he is a charismatic figure. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 cloaked figure Yucie faces the cloaked figure once more and demands that what was lost be returned. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. controversial figure I suppose it was inevitable that a man in his position should be a controversial figure. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 corresponding figure The corresponding figure for dental hygienists was 16 percent. dominant figure He invented it and is a dominant figure. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 exact figure Exact figure not available-calculated using average of group. female figure Otherwise, the female figure was used by male artists in an almost de-personalised manner that invariably emphasised abstract characteristics. formidable figure This is a formidable figure, as he intimated, in one constituency. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 geometric figure All this he consolidates into a geometric figure, the stance "triangle," a visual heuristic for stance's purportedly multifaceted nature. geometrical figure In word and image, they describe a geometrical figure. ghostly figure The ghostly figure of a woman is reported to haunt the house. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. heroic figure Most listeners would have assumed that a field general is a heroic figure, and certainly his musical characterization marks him as such. historic figure Not only did he manage to avoid any reduction in quota, but he obtained an addition to the historic figure. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 historical figure A necessary stage in the assessment of any historical figure is the identification of the legendary aspects that make up that figure's reputation. iconic figure Much of his look and persona, he says, are about treading that line between mocking yourself and wanting to be an iconic figure. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. imposing figure At six feet two inches tall and weighing around two hundred pounds, he cut an imposing figure. inflated figure Instead of 3,000 processions, we shall be presented with a grossly inflated figure that does not reflect what is happening on the ground. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 influential figure Quickly restored to all but the title of deliberative prince, he was weakened but remained an influential figure. key figure With the departure of this key figure, local leaders lost interest in continuing formally organised community-police collaboration. kneeling figure It depicts a kneeling figure. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. leading figure Then in 1956 he became a leading figure on a small-town revolutionar y committee. legendary figure Here comes a chance to approach this legendary figure in person! life-size figure With this are associated a headless life-size figure who is not the owner of the clutching hand, and one or more heads. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. literary figure If the author is a well-known literary figure, you should seek permission as a matter of course. lone figure He peered into a couple of rooms and then finally saw a lone figure with his back to the door, hunched over a table. male figure The head of the male figure is not unskillful in its effect, and the face of the nymph reveals practice. marginal figure Initially the king refused to give him up, but he quickly became a marginal figure in government. masked figure He goes down to the kitchen and opens a cabinet, only to find the masked figure stuffed inside it. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. miniature figure Unlike many other miniature figure wargames, all of the miniatures are supplied pre-assembled, and pre-painted. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. mitotic figure The key parameters quantified in such studies have been villus height, crypt depth and mucosal cellular division as reflected by mitotic figures. mysterious figure What do we know of that mysterious figure of influence? From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 mythical figure But the claims of the client, that mythical figure, need to be stressed. mythological figure It is used in many fields as a representation of things historically associated with the mythological figure. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. notable figure That is a notable figure, but we want to go much further than that. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 official figure It may be an official figure but it is certainly not a truthful figure. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 opposition figure Human rights are trampled on, with unexplained disappearances of opposition figures. From Europarl Parallel Corpus - English painted figure At the base a painted figure of a zodiacal man showed the relationship between the signs of the zodiac and parts of the human body. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. parental figure Their surviving parent or parental figure attends a simultaneous support group. political figure Short-term effects, such as scandals, economic performance, or the popularity of a particular political figure may also lead to distortions that hinder effective cancellation. precise figure It is, however, impossible to put any precise figure on this gap and on the efficiency gains. preliminary figure I would have 50.000 as my preliminary figure while retaining those boroughs of 25,000 population which have already separate commissions and recorders. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 prominent figure In particular, the volume shows the great value of focusing on the career of one prominent figure and locating it within a series of overlapping contexts. respected figure He is still a widely respected figure among older physicists. revised figure First, what is his revised figure for relevant expenditure? From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 rhetorical figure I do not object to the use of the rhetorical figure ascribing ignorance. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 rhythmic figure This section recalls the familiar rhythmic figure, the tresillo, in the lower voices. sales figure As a result, for instance, the number of manufactured products, amount of disposals, and total sales figure in that turn are calculated. sculpted figure There are niches in both the roof comb and the frieze, the niche in the roof comb contains the remains of a sculpted figure. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. seated figure He faces a seated figure, possibly bearded, wearing the twin heron-feather headdress and from behind whom a feathered serpent rises. shadowy figure She becomes a shadowy figure who, however, manages to dominate the town authorities. sinister figure We had the very sinister figure given to us that no fewer than 4,300 prisoners are sleeping three in a cell. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 slim figure She has short green hair and a tall, slim figure. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. solitary figure It is quite impossible to exaggerate the importance that that solitary figure has had in the growth of, and interest in, music in this country. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 staggering figure Even if we allow for an element of exaggeration, that is a staggering figure. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 startling figure It still, however, leaves about £100,000,000—a startling figure. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 striking figure The striking figure, from which we can draw our own conclusions, is that of 360 cases decided only 28 have been appealed. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 stylized figure These four style techniques are monochromes, animal outlines in thick red lines, thinly outlined figures, and white stylized figures. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. tall figure That is a tall figure, and yet none of the nuclear stations is operating at a cost which is competitive with electricity generated from a new coal-burning station. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 tragic figure Suddenly he seems a tragic figure, forced to make unwelcome choices. well-known figure The personal assistant is a well-known figure in politics. wooden figure He is depicted as a wooden figure with a nail in the head and with a hammer, or occasionally on shaman drums, two hammers. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors. |
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