1.想像
At first it’s hard to figure out what the buildings are. 起初，你很難想像這些建築物是什麼。
It’s hard to figure out why he couldn’t simply embrace his new life from the outset. 很難想像為何他不能一開始就擁抱他的新生活。
2.認為
Kim might have figured out that the only way to save his regime was to become a nuclear power. 金正日可能認為拯救北韓政權的唯一途徑就是成為核武強權國家。
3.思考
They must figure out how to get one step ahead, instead of forever being one step behind. 他們必須思考如何搶在人家前面，不能老是慢半拍。
He returned to Taiwan in 1974 to figure out his future. 一九七四年他回台灣思考他的未來。
4.理解
He began to brainwash her for reasons no one could figure out. 他開始以沒有人能夠理解的理由對她洗腦。
Her job is just to figure out what the president is trying to say and then say it more articulately. 她的任務就是理解總統想說的話，然後更清楚地把它說出來。
5思索
Before December, the KMT will have to figure out what it represents. 國民黨必須在十二月之前思索它要走的路線。
6.探討
Lien convened leaders of his KMT party to figure out what had gone wrong. 連戰召集國民黨領導人探討敗選原因。
7.想通
She can’t figure out why her husband’s best friend dislikes her. 她想不通為何她老公最好的朋友不喜歡她。
8.摸透
They thought they had him figured out. 他們認為他們摸透了他。Astros figure out Zambrano, earn sweep. 太空人摸透了贊布拉諾，拿下全勝。
9.知道
He’s figured out how to make a single pill that keeps the virus from replicating in the body. 他已經知道如何製造單一藥丸讓愛滋病毒無法在人體複製。
Korea has figured out it can’t continue to rely on exports of low-end memory chips to juice the economy. 韓國已經知道它不能繼續靠出口低檔記憶晶片來提振經濟。
10.懂得
Both figured out how to avoid serving in Vietnam. 兩人都懂得如何避免到越南服役。
He is the one who really figured out how to make money off China. 他是真正懂得如何在中國以外地區賺錢的人。
11.算出
Now you won’t need a calculator to figure out what’s best for you. 現在你毋需用計算機算出對你最有益的東西了。
12.想出
By the time you’ve figure out what they are up to, they’ve already moved on to something else. 等你想出他們在幹什麼勾當時，他們已經轉移到其他陣地了。
13.解決
I always like to figure my problems out myself. 我一向喜歡自己解決問題。
