1、impatient
不耐烦的;急躁的
He is impatient as the first hour passes and then another.
一个小时、两个小时过去了,他不耐烦了。
The big clubs are becoming increasingly impatient at the rate of progress.
大牌俱乐部对缓慢的进展越来越不耐烦了。
易发火的;无耐心的
Beware of being too impatient with others.
注意不要对人不耐烦。
He threw it aside with an impatient gesture and another oath and walked off.
他不耐烦地把它扔到一边,又骂了一句,然后走开了。
迫不及待的;切望的;急不可耐的
He was impatient to get home.
他迫不及待想要回家。
They are impatient for jobs and security.
他们渴望得到工作，获取安全感。
2、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。