艾伦秀第285期:名字真疯狂

1、come in

(信息)传来;(报告或电话)接收到

Reports are now coming in of trouble at yet another jail.

另一所监狱也发生了骚乱的消息正在不断传来。

加入，参与(讨论、安排或任务)

Can I come in here too, on both points?

我能否也加入进来，说说这两点呢？

He had a designer come in and redesign the uniforms.

他请来一名设计师重新设计制服。

(新的观点、时装或产品)流行起来，上市

It was just when geography was really beginning to change and lots of new ideas were coming in.

那时正是地理学真正开始发生改变、许多新观念兴起的时候。

I wouldn't be sorry to see proportional representation and I think it's a thing which will gradually come in.

我不会为比例代表制的出现而难过，我认为这种制度将逐渐流行起来。

2、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。