摘要：注意：代词（it/them）必须放在中间✓"Figure it out.";✗"Figure out it."。通过思考、分析或者努力，把某件事弄明白。它特别适用于日常交流中的各种场景，比如求助、描述问题解决过程，或者提出解决方案。例：
figure sb/sth↔out用法如下：
1.弄懂；弄清楚；弄（搞）明白，想出，断定，理解，研究，解决
to think about sb/sth until you understand them/it
to understand or find something such as a reason or a solution by thinking
同义词：work out
注意：代词（it/them）必须放在中间✓"Figure it out.";✗"Figure out it."。通过思考、分析或者努力，把某件事弄明白。它特别适用于日常交流中的各种场景，比如求助、描述问题解决过程，或者提出解决方案。例：
I finally figured it out.
我终于把它弄明白了。
I can't figure out the rules of football. 我不懂足球的规则。
I simply couldn't figure out his intention.
我简直揣摩不透他的用意。
He's trying to figure out a way to solve the problem.
他正在努力想办法解决这个问题。
We need to figure out a solution to the logistical challenges before starting the project.
在启动项目之前，我们需要找出解决物流挑战的办法。
I can't figure out this math problem.我解不出这道数学题。
It took me a while to figure out the math problem, but eventually, I got it.
我花了一些时间才解决这个数学问题，但最终我弄明白了。
Troy was very clever for his age and had already figured out ways to outsmart her.
以他的年龄来说特洛伊非常聪明，早就想到了骗过她的妙计。
We couldn't figure her out.
我们摸不透她。
He figured out that you're lonely, like most widows, and he turned on the charm.
他看出你和大多数寡妇一样很寂寞，所以就拿出他的魅力来了。
My school didn't come pre-packaged like the more popular options, so we were left to take care of ourselves, figuring out city life and trying to complete degree programs that no one was championing for us to succeed in.
我的学校并没有像那些更受欢迎的大学一样预先包装好，所以我们只能自己照顾自己，弄清城市生活，并努力完成没有人支持我们取得成功的学位课程。
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She was trying to figure out what would happen next.
她心里揣想着接下去会发生什么。
It took him a couple of days to figure out what had happened.
他花了好几天才弄明白到底发生了什么。
I can't figure out why he does these crazy things
我弄不明白他为什么做这些荒唐的事。
l can't figure out why he is absent.我弄不明白他为什么缺席。
No average person wants to figure out whether their favorite calendar software works with their fridge or whether their washing machine and tablet get along.
一般人不会去研究他们最喜欢的日历软件是否适合他们的冰箱，或者他们的洗衣机是否和平板电脑兼容。
I can't figure out how to do this.
我弄不懂怎样做这件事。
Can you help me figure out how to use this new software? 你能帮我弄清楚如何使用这个新软件吗？
I can't figure out how to break the news to them.
我想不出怎么把这事跟他们说。
We need to study and figure out how to beat competitor,我们需要研究并找出方法来击败我们的竞争对手。
Try to figure out what feeling underlies your anger.
努力找出你的愤怒之下潜藏的情感。
If you don't want to sink，you'd better figure out how to swim.
如果你不想沉入大海，你最好弄懂怎么游泳。
No one could figure out how she got to be so wealthy.
谁也不知道她怎么会变得如此富有。
How does one figure out who is a weak teacher?
人们要怎么辨别谁是差老师呢?
'Listen,' I reasoned, 'it doesn't take a genius to figure out what Adam's up to.'
“听着，”我分析道，“要弄清楚亚当想要干什么很容易。”
Scientists should figure out how to keep the natural world from mucking up the affairs of people.
科学家应该想办法防止大自然扰乱人类的活动。
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。
2.计算（数量或成本），算出
to calculate an amount or the cost of sth
同义词：work out
Having all the figures she figured out the answer quickly: it was 520.
有了所有这些数字，她很快就解答出来了，答案是520。
Please figure out the total cost. 请算出总费用。
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Have you figured out how much the trip will cost?
旅行要花多少费用你算出来没有？
He carefully figured out what time the first train would pass by.
他细心掐算第一列火车即将通过的时刻。
来源：翅膀英语一点号