1、figure

数字;(尤指)统计数字

It would be very nice if we had a true figure of how many people in this country haven't got a job.

如果我们能得到该国失业人口的真实数字就好了。

It will not be long before the inflation figure starts to fall.

过不了多久，通货膨胀率就会开始下降。

人影;身影

Alistair saw the dim figure of Rose in the chair.

阿利斯泰尔看见了坐在椅子里的罗丝的模糊身影。

She waited, standing on the bridge, until his figure vanished against the grey backdrop of the Palace...

她站在桥上，一直等到他的身影消失在宫殿灰色的阴影中。

想出;理解;弄清

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。

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。

2、screw up

眯起(眼睛);扭曲(面部)

She had screwed up her eyes, as if she found the sunshine too bright.

她眯起了眼睛，好像是觉得阳光太刺眼。

Close your eyes and screw them up tight.

合上眼睛，闭紧。

把(纸)揉成一团

He would start writing to his family and would screw the letter up in frustration.

他会提笔给家人写信，却常常懊恼沮丧地又把信纸揉成一团。

He screwed up his first three efforts after only a line or two.

前 3 次他只写了一两行就把纸揉成了一团。

弄糟;搞乱;毁坏

You can't open the window because it screws up the air conditioning.

你不能打开窗户，那样空调就不起作用了。

Get out. Haven't you screwed things up enough already!

滚出去。事情给你搞得还不够糟啊！