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Figure out 是什么意思?和 find out 都是“弄清楚”吗?

Figure out 表示通过思考、尝试或整合线索弄明白。Find out 也能说得知答案,为什么画一张图推导出结果时,figure out 更贴切?

Figure out 表示理解或解决某事,例如弄明白它怎样运作、为什么发生,以及下一步该做什么。它通常强调通过思考、尝试不同方法或整合事实来得到答案。

想在对话中用 figure out 吗?

练习在对话中灵活使用英语词汇

开始学习

figure out + how/why/what + clause; figure out + the answer/problem; figure + it + out

  • It took me an hour to figure out how the new printer works.
  • We still can't figure out why the app keeps crashing on older phones.
  • I couldn't figure out the bus route, so I asked a local for directions.

修改原因

修改前It took me a week to figure out in the new accounting program.

修改后It took me a week to figure out the new accounting program.

Figure out 后面直接接想弄明白的对象,不加介词,因此 figure out in the program 不合适。应说 figure out the program,也可以更具体地说 figure out how the program works。

Cambridge Dictionary

Find out 侧重获知事实,可能通过询问、阅读、核查等方式:I found out the price on their website。Figure out 更强调思考推导的过程:I figured out why the price was so high。两者有重叠,find out 不一定只来自现成的外部答案。宾语为代词时要放中间:figure it out,不说 figure out it。

动手练习

I didn't search online; I ___ the answer myself by drawing a simple diagram.

(figured out / found out)

查看答案

figured out — 说话者没有上网查,而是画图推导出了答案,句子突出的是思考解决问题的过程,因此 figured out 最贴切。Found out 也能表示获知结果,但不如 figured out 准确突出这里的推理过程。

回想一个没有别人帮助就弄懂的新设备、应用或任务。说明具体弄懂了什么,以及花了多久。

Without anyone's help, I figured out how to set up automatic backups on my laptop, and it took me about twenty minutes.

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