fig
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/fɪɡ/
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/fɪɡ/
A type of fruit that is sweet and soft, with many tiny seeds inside. It can be eaten fresh or dried.
She loves to eat fresh figs from the tree in her garden.
她喜歡吃她花園裡的樹上新鮮的無花果。
A short way to write 'figure' in a book or article.
Refer to fig. 3 for more details.
詳細請參閱圖3。
A way to say 'figurative' in writing, which means not literal, but using figures of speech.
The phrase 'the world is my oyster' is used in a fig. sense.
「世界是我的蠔」這個短語在比喻意義上使用。