Word · Frequency #1254
figs
/fig/
verb
突然移动;四处游荡
figs is the third person singular of fig.
to move suddenly or quickly; to roam or wander about
- 1.
To move suddenly or quickly; rove about.
突然移动;四处游荡
打扮;使马跑快
In use
The cat figged across the yard when it saw the dog.
He figged about the office, looking for his missing pen.
She figged out of the room when she heard the phone ring.
Verb forms
base fig · third person figs · -ing figging · past figged · past participle figged
作动词时表示突然或快速移动、四处游荡,为规则动词。
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Learner notes
Memory Tip
想象无花果(fig)被弹了一下,突然蹦跳滚动——把它和“突然移动、四处游荡”的意思绑在一起。
Context & Register
语域:formal 常见场景:文学叙事、正式书面语 该动词用法比较生僻,多用于文学作品或较正式的书面叙述中,日常口语中不常见。
Grammar Note
fig 作动词表示突然或随意地移动,是不及物动词,不直接接宾语。
Pronunciation & Spelling
All six words rhyme with fig /fɪɡ/ (pig, big, dig, wig, twig, gig) with the same /ɪɡ/ ending. Beware lookalikes that do not rhyme, such as figure /ˈfɪɡ.jər/, figment /ˈfɪɡ.mənt/, and fight /faɪt/.
Usage priority
Collins 词频等级为 1,建议结合例句记忆,而不是只背中文释义。
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