1、figure
數字;(尤指)統計數字
It would be very nice if we had a true figure of how many people in this country haven't got a job.
如果我們能得到該國失業人口的真實數字就好了。
It will not be long before the inflation figure starts to fall.
過不了多久,通貨膨脹率就會開始下降。
人影;身影
Alistair saw the dim figure of Rose in the chair.
阿利斯泰爾看見了坐在椅子里的羅絲的模糊身影。
She waited, standing on the bridge, until his figure vanished against the grey backdrop of the Palace.
她站在橋上,一直等到他的身影消失在宮殿灰色的陰影中。
知名人士;重要人物
The movement is supported by key figures in the three main political parties.
這個運動受到三大政黨關鍵人物的支持。
2、scratch
給…搔癢;給…撓癢
He scratched himself under his arm.
他在胳膊下面撓了撓。
The old man lifted his cardigan to scratch his side.
老人撩起開襟毛衣撓了撓身體的一側。
從零開始;從頭做起;白手起家
Building a home from scratch can be both exciting and challenging.
建立一個全新的家庭既讓人興奮又富于挑戰。
Hong Kong's manufacturing industry did not start from scratch in the post-war period.
戰后,香港制造業的興起并非從零開始。