天哪，美國(guó)人這樣說(shuō)英語(yǔ)5-65: can you give me a ballpark figure?
想問(wèn)大概的數(shù)量時(shí)，還可以怎么說(shuō)?
About how many? About how much?
Approximately how many?
Roughly speaking, how many?
Give me a rough/round figure.
Give me a rough estimate.
想知道對(duì)方大概的想法，該怎么說(shuō)?
Give me a rough idea.
Give me a brief outline.
Figure out vs. Find out
Figure out 和 find out 很容易被混淆。 Find out 是把已經(jīng)存在的事實(shí)找出，查明; figure out
是在腦中盤(pán)算，相處結(jié)論。
I found out her cell phone number.我打聽(tīng)到了她的電話號(hào)碼。
We need to figure out how to make it work.我們得想辦法解決這個(gè)問(wèn)題。
【小編筆記】
Ball park 棒球場(chǎng)，當(dāng)問(wèn)到棒球場(chǎng)的觀眾數(shù)時(shí)，多為概數(shù)，所以 ball park figure就是大概的數(shù)值!
Figure 來(lái)源于 拉丁語(yǔ) figura 表示 shape, form, number
作為動(dòng)詞，就是 計(jì)算，演算的意思
Figure out 有算出、想出、解決的意思
