| 词汇 | figure on |
| 释义 | Idiom figure onfigure on (something) 1. to expect something. I'd better not figure on staying with them if they already have weekend guests. 2. to plan something. I had figured on serving ten people dinner and had just the right amount of food. Phr V figure on figures, figuring, figured figure on sth/doing sth mainly American & Australian to expect that something will happen and to include it in your plansThey figured on about 20 people coming to the party.Nobody figured on the drought and its devastating effect on the corn crop.We hadn't figured on staying up so late. figure on sth AmE to expect that something will be a particular amount or number, or expect that something will happen, and include it in your plans: Ken figured on about 100 people coming to the party.figure on doing sth Figure on spending $700 to $900 for a ticket to Paris.■ SIMILAR TO: count on, reckon on BrE figure on (someone or something)1. To depend or rely on someone or something. I thought we could figure on your help with this event, but I guess not. 2. To anticipate something. The kids always figure on my financial assistance, and that needs to stop before I go broke! figure on someone or somethingto count on someone or something; to assume something about someone or something. I am figuring on twelve people for dinner next Friday. We are figuring on you and your wife for dinner next weekend. figure on1. Depend on, count on, as in We figured on your support. 2. Take into consideration, expect, as in We figured on his being late. 3. Plan, as in We'll figure on leaving at noon. All three colloquial usages date from about 1900. figure onv. 1. To depend on something: We figured on your support when we made up the plans. 2. To guess that something will transpire; estimate: I figured on traffic being heavy, so I left early. 3. To plan on doing something; anticipate: We figure on leaving for the store at noon. |
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