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

• 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。
• They're trying to figure out the politics of this whole situation
  他们正试图弄明白整个情形背后的权术争斗。
• By and by you'll be able to figure out what sort of person he really is.
  这个人究竟怎么样，你慢慢就品出来了。
• Let's figure out what is missing and see if there are any fingerprints left behind.
  我们看下什么丢了，看看盗贼是否留下了指纹。
• I can't figure out why he is buttering me up.
  我不明白为什么他要巴结我。
• I think it's something I need to figure out.
  我想这是我需要理清的事。
• 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。
• I simply couldn't figure out his intention.
  我简直揣摩不透他的用意。
• It took them about one month to figure out how to start the equipment
  他们花了大约1个月的时间才搞清楚如何启动设备。
• Luckily, I had a mentor who helped me figure out the unwritten rules.
  幸运的是，我找到了一位导师，帮助我理解了那些不成文的游戏规则。