1、crack up
(因精神压力大而)垮掉，崩溃
She would have cracked up if she hadn't allowed herself some fun.
她若是没给自己找点乐趣的话，早就崩溃了。
(使)大笑
She told stories that cracked me up and I swore to write them down so you could enjoy them too.
她讲了几个令我捧腹大笑的故事，我一定要写下来，好让你也乐乐。
We all just cracked up laughing.
我们都不禁哈哈大笑起来。
2、explain
解释;说明
Not every judge, however, has the ability to explain the law in simple terms.
然而，不是每个法官都能用简单的语言来解释法律。
Don't sign anything until your solicitor has explained the contract to you.
在律师向你解释清楚合同之前，不要签署任何东西。
解释;辩解;说明…的理由
'Let me explain, sir.' — 'Don't tell me about it. I don't want to know.'.
“您听我解释，先生。”——“别跟我说，我不想知道。”
Before she ran away, she left a note explaining her actions.
逃跑前，她留下一张便条解释原委。
3、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。
