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find1 /faɪnd/ ●●● S1 W1 verb (past tensepst and past participlepp found /faʊnd/) [transitiveT]  
1  get by searching 通过搜寻得到FIND to discover, see, or get something that you have been searching for 发现，找到 〔一直在寻找之物〕
 I can’t find the car keys.
我找不到汽车钥匙。
 Hold on while I find a pen.
别挂电话，我找支笔。
 Her body was later found hidden in the bushes.
后来有人发现她的尸体被藏在了灌木丛里。
 I have to find somewhere else to live.
我得另找住处。
 She had almost given up hope of finding a husband.
她差不多要放弃找个丈夫的希望了。
find somebody something
 Tony asked us to find him office facilities in New York.
托尼要我们替他在纽约找个办公地点。
 Her mother went to the shops, and on her return, Kathleen was nowhere to be found (=could not be found).
妈妈去买东西，回来的时候凯思琳找不到了。
2  see by chance 碰巧看见FIND to discover something by chance, especially something useful or interesting 〔意外〕碰见〔尤指有用或有意思的东西〕
 I found a purse in the street.
我在大街上捡到一只皮夹子。
 We found a nice pub near the hotel.
我们在宾馆附近发现一家不错的酒吧。
3  discover state of SB/STH 发现某人/某物的状态FIND OUT to discover that someone or something is in a particular condition or doing a particular thing when you see or touch them 发现〔某人或某物处在某状态或在做某事〕
 I’m sure we’ll find her hard at work when we get home.
我确信我们到家时会发现她在努力用功。
 He tried the door and found it unlocked.
他推了推门，发现没锁。
 She woke to find a man by her bed.
她醒来时发现床边有个男人。
find somebody/something doing something
 Often he found her quietly weeping alone.
他常常发现她独自默默流泪。
find (that)
 She looked at her glass and was amazed to find it was empty.
她看了一眼自己的杯子，惊奇地发现里面空了。
4  do STH without meaning to 不是有意做某事FIND OUT to be in a particular state or do a particular thing, or to realize that this is happening, especially when you did not expect or intend it 发现，发觉〔尤指无意中处于某状态或在做某事〕
 After wandering around, we found ourselves back at the hotel.
闲逛一圈之后，我们不知不觉又回到了宾馆。
find yourself/your mind etc doing something
 When he left, Karen found herself heaving a huge sigh of relief.
他走了，卡伦如释重负，长舒了一口气。
 She tried to concentrate, but found her mind drifting back to Alex.
她想集中精神，但是发觉自己的思绪又飘回到了亚历克斯身上。
find (that)
 He found he was shivering.
他发觉自己在发抖。
5  learn STH by study 通过研究了解某事FINDFIND OUT to discover or learn something by study, tests, sums etc 〔经研究、测试、计算等〕发现，找出，查明
 The federal government isn’t doing enough to find a cure.
联邦政府寻找对策不力。
 How do you find the square root of 20?
怎么计算20的平方根？
be found to do something
 The liquid was found to contain 7.4g of phenylamine.
测得该液体中含有7.4克苯胺。
find that
 His study found that married men and women had similar spending patterns.
他的研究发现，已婚男女的消费模式相似。
n Grammar
In more formal English, you say it was found that something was true:
It was found that over 50% of children had seen the ad.
6  think/feel 认为/感觉THINK/HAVE THE OPINION THAT to have a particular feeling or opinion, or to have a particular feeling or opinion about someone or something 感到，觉得，认为
7  experience 体验LEARN to have the experience of discovering that something happens or is true 发现〔某事发生或属实〕
8  EXIST IN A PLACE 存在于某地be found somewhere if something is found somewhere, it lives or exists there naturally 生长在某处，存在于某地
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be found somewhere• Whatever factors are suggested as to why people have bigger or smaller families, counterexamples can be found somewhere in the world.
9  get enough money/time etc 获得足够的钱/时间等ENOUGH to succeed in getting enough of something, especially money, time, or energy, to be able to do something 设法获得
10  in a court of law 在法庭上 to make an official decision in a court of law 裁决，判决
11  find your way (somewhere) FINDto reach a place by discovering the right way to get there 找到（去某处的）路
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find your way (somewhere)• Alternatively dirt and silt could find their way back into the pond.• As the sulphur finds its way into his lungs, he will become dizzy and nauseated.• The company said it would have been impossible to keep the new soybeans from finding their way into human food.• I go back, and this time I find my way into nondescript offices below ground where priests are transcribing notes.• In due course, these accounts found their way into print.• Corporate sponsorship ensures that far more money finds its way into sport than would otherwise be the case.• The ball should have been cleared long before it found its way on to Robert Lee's left boot.• You must learn to find your way through the menu maze before you can use the program efficiently.
12  find its way somewhere informalARRIVE if something finds its way somewhere, it arrives or gets there after some time 〔一段时间后〕（自然）到达
13  find comfort/pleasure/fulfilment etc in something FEEL HAPPY/FRIGHTENED/BORED ETCto experience a good feeling because of something 在某事中找到安慰/快乐/满足等
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found solace in• He found solace in a bottle and unleashed a terrifying temper on his wife Patti.• After the two Penns parted company, the son found solace in a happy marriage to GuliGulielma Maria Springett.• Like others beset by misfortune, polio patients found solace in comparing themselves to others.• Clearly she had found solace in its silence and calm, silvery light.• Aunt Alicia found solace in the little Sara, as bubbly and zestful as her nephew had been.
14  find fault with somebody/something CRITICIZEto criticize someone or something, often unfairly and frequently 批评某人/某物，挑某人/某物的毛病
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find fault with somebody/something• It is easy to find fault with any programme for converting a planned economy back into a market one.• The sergeant seemed to find fault with everything Maddox did.• She always had to find fault with everything; she wouldn't have been our Mum else.• Alas, the critics were liable to miss the point or deliberately find fault with it.• It is not easy to find fault with Jimmy Connors' version of the backhand, is it?• In fact, the report seemed to find fault with Pollack for not having reported possible exposure to the virus.• He would not find fault with the falsehood.• But after the spectacle in Baghdad, it's harder to find fault with those who worry that they eventually might.• Only one investor found the nerve to find fault with what the vast majority considered to be an excellent performance in 1991.
15  find it in your heart/yourself to do something literary to feel able or willing to do something 感觉能做某事；愿意做某事
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find it in your heart/yourself to do something• For this alone, I may find it in my heart to forgive her.• He hoped the moon could find it in its heart to overlook his sins as it climbed the heavens.• To his grief, Donny's widow would not find it in her heart to speak to him again.
16  find yourself informalFIND OUT to discover what you are really like and what you want to do – often used humorously 发现自我〔常为幽默用法〕
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find yourself• She went to India to find herself.• It goes without saying that almost invariably the instances of animal behaviour that we find ourselves discussing involve adult creatures.• But one thing leads to another, and Sister Helen finds herself challenged to put her beliefs on the line.• And the other morning I found myself feeling guilty about something I'd said to some one about twenty years ago.• He has gone back through that door to find himself in 1963.• I found myself just doing things without even thinking about them - my fingers seemed to work away on their own.• Conclusion Most of the children who read this book find themselves quite liking Gowie Corby.• Organizations that make them often find themselves settling happily into the healthy habit of regular truth-telling.• Practically put, corn farmers would find themselves with unwanted inventories of output.
17  find favour (with somebody/something) formalAPPROVE to be liked or approved of by someone 得宠，受青睐（于某人/某事物）
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find favour (with somebody/something)• The argument which has found favour in certain of the authorities runs as follows.• Mosley resigned in May 1930, when these schemes did not find favour in government circles.• Porta caval shunt operations have not found favour in recent years because of the increased incidence of postoperative hepatic encephalopathy.• In this example it is difficult to know which of these arguments would find favour with a court.• Perhaps predictably, the proposals have not found favour with Gloucestershire County Council.• Official materials and guidelines do not always find favour with parents and governors.• Of course anything as scientific as a mechanical test has not always found favour with traditional craftsmen or indeed with business men.• Kureishi is pleased by the comparison, as he says Seth's haughty looks find favour with women.
18  find your feet USED TO/ACCUSTOMED TOto become confident in a new situation, especially one that is difficult at first 习惯新的环境〔尤指起初困难的环境〕
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find your feet• I asked Susie if I could stay with her till I found my feet.• We have to help them find their feet.• Susie said I could stay at her place for a while, just until I found my feet.• Lord Airlie also went out of his way to help me find my feet.• New teachers in their first year or so are still very much in the process of finding their feet.• But Cambridge found their feet and took an audacious lead.• If this means raising their chair, workers may find their feet are dangling.• It yielded after causing only moderate cranial discomfort, but as it did I found my feet caught up in something.• This organization's role is to help refugees find their feet when they arrive in the host country.• New democracies have been born, struggling against appalling odds to find their feet, with hyper-inflation and national rivalries.
19  find its mark/target SHOOT
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find its mark/target• I doubt whether it could have found its target but the very shape of it in my hands was reassuring.• But now their enmity found its target in the flesh.• It found its mark; one of the suitors fell dying to the floor.
20  find your voice SPEAK A LANGUAGE
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find your voice• For a moment she couldn't find her voice.• In the persistent silence only Dada found his voice.• But as soon as we had found our voice again, we were once more interrupted by visits from Berlin.• My granda found his voice among the living.• But though he first reacted by withdrawing, ultimately Scott found his voice and became a conservative leader on the Columbia campus.• As he found his voice, I too found mine.• As a composer Gurney found his voice in 1913/14 with the composition of Five Elizabethan Songs.
21  be found wanting formalGOOD ENOUGH to not be good enough 有欠缺之处
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be found wanting• The policy has been severely tested over the last 16 months and has been found wanting.• Both were confidently given and both were found wanting.• Faced with these twin assaults on his ego it was hardly surprising that many players were found wanting.• Improvements can be made in the light of performance and composers may discard or destroy compositions which are found wanting.• With the result that pure deduction is found wanting.• The toilets were found wanting as well.• When the match was found wanting, he was able to proceed to non-spherical planets, and so on.• It's a long time since Donegal were found wanting in so many key areas.• Until Nikos was found wanting Owen would continue to trust him.
22 find against somebody phrasal verbphr v law SCTto judge that someone is wrong or guilty 作出不利〔于某人〕的判决；判〔某人〕败诉
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find against • No better evidence could be found against classifying Kant as a typical thinker of the Enlightenment.• Even so, it was not long before the Court would find against every government and against the Commission.• But the magic, the youthful vigor, he found against Michael Chang was missing against Marc Rosset.• He acknowledges that if he finds against Mrs. McLoughlin the law of emotional injury will then be incoherent in principle.• The case went to the Supreme Court, which found against Rory Finegan at the end of July 1979.• If the court finds against the bank, its bosses might be replaced with central-bank appointees.• The defendants do not deny that the jury might find against them on this point.
23 find for somebody phrasal verbphr v law SCTto judge that someone is right or not guilty 作出有利〔于某人〕的判决；判〔某人〕胜诉
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find for • However, in more rural counties, unleaded regular can still be found for $ 1. 19 a gallon.• Space would be found for a brand-new Tucson Museum of Art.• After all, in 1,189 densely-printed pages, space has not been found for a single illustration.• Exactly the same sort of behavior is found for an atom with a single p-level vacancy.• Sometimes brick tracery was used, sometimes the small quantity of stone needed was found for important buildings.• If the jury finds for Simpson, the case ends.• These arrangements will continue in respect of 1992/93 even if the House of Lords finds for the Crown.• Without it there's a chance that a buyer can be found for the new slimmed-down company.
24 find out phrasal verbphr v 
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find out• You read her diary? Just make sure she never finds out!• "Do you have these shoes in size 8?" "I'm not sure - I'll just go and find out."• "John's been married twice." "How did you find that out?"• He just had to hope he'd get away with it and that nobody would find out.• It's a surprise party, so I don't want her to find out about it.• He's trying to find out about Japanese classes in the area.• Will you see if you can find anything out about Sandy?• It won't work. Someone's bound to find you out eventually.• She doesn't want people to find out her age.• "Did you find out her views on the subject?" "No, she wouldn't tell me."• Could you find out his address for me, please?• It was three months before my parents found out I'd been going out with Peter.• She found out that her husband was having an affair.• When we found out the price we were shocked.• He asked me to find out what your plans are after you leave.• Dad was really mad at me when he found out where I'd been.• Dad was furious when he found out where I was living.• I'll go and find out which platform the train leaves from.
find out for yourself• I do think there is something unique about the Soviet Union that I wish to find out for myself.• If you have healthy young children, observe them closely and see what you can find out for yourself.• They're allowed to do what they want and find out for themselves.• This they must find out for themselves.• Maybe she should have left her there to find out for herself, instead of bringing her to the hotel.• Have to find out for himself, no other way, poke around, listen, ask, play it carefully.• But it took some time before I found out for myself what they were like.• She quelled an urge to race up the winding stairs and find out for herself what was going on.
 THESAURUS
find to get or see something that you have been searching for 发现，找到〔寻找之物〕
Have you found your passport yet?
你找到护照了吗？
Police later found the car abandoned in a wood.
警方后来发现，那辆车被丢弃在树林里。
discover to find something that was hidden or that people did not know about before 发现〔隐藏的或以前不知晓的事物〕
A second bomb has been discovered in south London.
第二枚炸弹在伦敦南部被人发现。
locate formal to find the exact position of something 定位，找出…的准确位置
The airline are still trying to locate my luggage.
航空公司仍在努力寻找我的行李。
nOnline maps make it easy to locate almost any place in the world.
come across something to find something unexpectedly when you are not looking for it 偶然发现某物
I came across some old letters from my father in my drawer.
我偶然在抽屉里发现了几封父亲过去的来信。
stumble on/across something to find something unexpectedly, especially something very important 碰巧找到某物〔尤指极为重要之物〕
They may have stumbled across some vital evidence.
他们可能碰巧找到了一些极其重要的证据。
nCompletely by chance we had stumbled on the biggest hit of the year.
trace to find someone or something that has disappeared, especially by a careful process of collecting information 〔尤指通过仔细收集信息〕找到
She had given up all hope of tracing her missing daughter.
她已经完全放弃了找到失踪女儿的希望。
track somebody/something down to find someone or something that is difficult to find by searching in different places 搜寻到某人/某物
I’ve been trying to track down a book that’s out of print.
我一直在搜寻一本绝版书。
The police managed to track down the killer.
警方追踪到了凶犯。
unearth to find something that has been hidden or lost for a long time, by digging or searching for it 挖掘出；发掘
In 1796, a carved stone was unearthed near the burial mound.
1796年，在墓冢附近出土了一块石刻。
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find• I really need to find a better job.• Scientists still haven't found a cure for AIDS.• Medical researchers are determined to find a cure for cancer.• I have a better chance of winning the lottery than of finding a man to marry.• With over 30 million subscribers, the main problem is finding a username you might want.• I found a wallet full of cash and credit cards in the parking lot.• Jenny found an apartment in Brooklyn.• Your goal is to understand these natural tendencies and use your understanding to help her find better ways to cope.• Bodies up to 2,000 years old have been found buried in the peat bogs of central England.• It's crucial that we find cleaner ways of generating electricity.• The Blue Moon is easy to find: Get off Highway 78 at 23rd Avenue and go right.• Luis was gone, and she had no way of ever finding him again.• She said she found it shocking that low-level aides in the Clinton White House were allowed to handle such sensitive documents.• I've looked everywhere, but I can't find my sunglasses.• Zen made no attempt to find out what was showing.• The murder weapon was found outside the house.• It took us half an hour to find somewhere to park.• We try to find suppliers who still make these things.• In a recent survey, the IoD found that 43% of its female members were childless.• Researchers found that smokers were more likely to get depressed than non-smokers.• Did you manage to find the house without too much trouble?• He wasn't surprised to find the marsh blanketed in a thick fog.• If I can find the money, I'll come to the theatre with you.• I'd love to learn a foreign language, but I can't find the time right now.• I haven't found the time to read Morrison's latest novel yet.• One day in January 1950, following a presidential speech, the two found themselves in the same Capitol elevator.• Have you found your passport yet?
nowhere to be found• Amelia Otis's name is nowhere to be found.• He had been searching for Morthen, to protect her from his violent half-brother, but she was nowhere to be found.• Master Yehudi was nowhere to be found.• The prison director ordered a search, but the prisoner was nowhere to be found.• The third he put on clean on Thursday morning and it is nowhere to be found.• These were nowhere to be found.• Today he's nowhere to be found.• When a game was on the line, Carr was nowhere to be found.
find (that)• One thing I find about living in the big city is that people are more friendly than I expected.• I found I was really looking forward to going back to work.• This month, another family hopes to find justice in an execution.• I found myself looking into my own distorted face.• They can be found near the village of Martigne-Ferchaud, near Rennes, Brittany.• Pretty soon she found out she was pregnant.• I had gone believing that I would find plenty of eggs and fish from Lake Balaton - apparently a delicacy.• Maybe she'd even find some one else, though I doubted it.• If Marie waits too long, she may find that even Arnold is no longer interested in her.• She's found that people aren't always eager for change.
find (that)• This month, another family hopes to find justice in an execution.• I found myself looking into my own distorted face.• They can be found near the village of Martigne-Ferchaud, near Rennes, Brittany.• Pretty soon she found out she was pregnant.• I had gone believing that I would find plenty of eggs and fish from Lake Balaton - apparently a delicacy.• Maybe she'd even find some one else, though I doubted it.
find that• Researchers have found that 67% of all American mothers now work outside the home.• When the code was broken, it was found that he had been taking placebo rather than ursodeoxycholic acid.• When he found that his theory exactly predicted the path of Mercury, he was beside himself with happiness for days.• They go from one set of arms to another, hoping to find that lasting union with the beloved.• Not finding that possible in the established routine of a firm practice, he retreated to academe.• When he inquired how much the boat cost, he found that the price was about $ 400.• They were disappointed to find that the seismic snapshots were too blurry to support those kinds of mental leaps.• In Belfast, however, we found that the three inner-city communities differed in the degree of focusing they exhibited.• And when they got back to their hotel, they found that their rooms had been burglarized.
find it hard/easy/difficult etc (to do something)• As a small company of 15 boys we find it hard to make ends meet.• Cindy found it hard to help Robbie stay logical when he was getting fragmented.• Former lorry driver Leonard Marder finds it difficult to walk because of an infected leg caused by varicose veins.• He found it hard to believe, but she still seemed to trust him.• He took out a cigarette and lit it, finding it hard to look into her probing eyes.• Many heterosexuals find it hard to believe that a third of gay men in the seventies had over a thousand lifetime partners.• They were finding it hard to make ends meet and life had become very miserable.• Without such a merger, Palatine will find it difficult to grow and will ultimately decline.
find somebody/something to be something• Around Roscoff, Staiger found shell thicknesS to be associated with chromosome number.• Researchers have found the soil to be infested with around 500 grubs per square metre instead of the usual five or so.• Venetian porters weren t always easy to find and appeared to be octogenarians when you did find them.• The Presbyterians had found it easy to be patriots for many reasons.• Modern entrepreneurs often find meaningful work to be play.• He found this to be so in relation to line editor, amendment routines and dose codes.• She has always taken an interest in youth organisations and finds time to be treasurer of the West Bank Scouts movement.• We found them to be very determined and had one helping as a range officer.
find in somebody’s favour• The jury has found in my favour.
find2 ●○○ noun [countableC]  
1  a find FIND OUTsomething very good or useful that you discover by chance 〔偶然〕发现的好东西；〔有用的〕发现物
2  something that someone finds, especially by digging or by searching under water 〔尤指通过挖掘或水下打捞找到的〕发现物
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find• New finds and new technologies have brought more gold into the market.• That little Greek restaurant was a real find.• Archaeological sources Hardly a week goes by without a report in the press of some find of archaeological importance.• I reported the find to the landowner and then the Coroner, and subsequently an inquest was held on 13 December 1991.• They reported the find Wednesday in Nature magazine.• The find was announced by a Rutgers University team.• The old pine settle is another treasured find.
From Longman Business Dictionary
findfind /faɪnd/ verb (past tensepst and past participlepp found /faʊnd/) [transitiveT]
1if you find work or employment, you get a job or some work. If you find someone to do a job, you employ them to do that job
Karenfound a job with a major travel company after she completed her course.
an assignment tofind a chief executivefor the American Council of Life Insurance
2to discover or learn something by study or RESEARCH
We found 36% of customers interviewed said they had to wait between five and 10 minutes to be served.
The survey found that these drivers were more likely to drive badly and break the law.
—findings noun [plural]
The findings show that 16 percent of students went on to take vocational or business courses.
Following the on-site inspection, the findings are analysed and the surveyor prepares a written report.
3LAW if someone ACCUSED of a crime is found guilty or innocent, a court of law decides that they are guilty or innocent of that crime
be found guilty/innocent of something
All the senior executives were found guilty of conspiring to mislead the markets during the £837 million Blue Arrow rights issue.
4find for/against somebodyLAW to decide in a court of law whether someone is innocent or guilty of a crime
The Board of Review allowed the taxpayer’s appeal, but the High Court found for the Commissioner.
If the court finds against the bank, its bosses might be replaced with central-bank appointees.
—finding noun [countableC usually plural]
Accountants inevitably greeted the court’s finding with some concern.
If the appellant is dissatisfied with the findings of the Appeal Committee, he may seek judicial review of the decision in the courts.
5COMPUTINGif you find a computer file, you bring it up on your screen so that you can read it or write in it
Windows lets you find a file without having to remember which program you were using when you created it.
6informal if you find an amount of money, you have enough money to allow you to do something
The first-time buyer has to find a deposit of 5% or more of the property price.
Origin find1
Old English findan
find1 verb
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→n GRAMMAR1 →n GRAMMAR2 →REGISTER1 →THESAURUS1find2 noun
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BNC: 92 COCA: 95
find

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ADJECTIVE | VERB + FIND ADJECTIVE➤good, great, real不錯的／偉大的／真正的發現▸➤exciting, interesting, remarkable, spectacular令人興奮的／有趣的／非凡的／轟動一時的發現◇The letters were a real find.這些信件真是重大的發現。➤big, important, major, significant重大發現；重要發現；有意義的發現➤rare難得的發現➤new, recent新發現；最近的發現▸➤lucky幸運的發現◇A lucky find is telling us a lot about life 10 000 years ago.一項幸運的發現告訴了我們 10,000 年前人類生活的許多情況。➤unexpected意外發現▸➤archaeological, fossil考古／化石發現▸➤medieval, prehistoric中世紀的／史前發現VERB + FIND➤discover, make, unearth (especially BrE) 發現⋯；發掘⋯◇prehistoric finds made in an unexplored cave在未勘察過的洞穴裏的史前發現➤yield出土發現◇To date the site has yielded many interesting finds.到目前為止，這個遺址出土了很多有意思的東西。➤report彙報發現◇I reported my find to the landowner.我向土地所有者報告了我的發現。
BNC: 92 COCA: 95
find verb
⇨ find 1 (find that sth is true) ⇨ find 2 (Look what I've found!) ⇨ find 3 (find a cure for cancer) ⇨ find 4 (I can't find my keys.) ⇨ exist (insects found in tropical countries) ⇨ regard (find sth hard to believe)find1

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 find that sth is true 发现某事属实Look what I've found! 看我发现了什么！find a cure for cancer 寻找癌症疗法I can't find my keys. 我找不到我的钥匙了。find ♦︎ find out (sth) ♦︎ hear ♦︎ discover ♦︎ learnThese words all mean to become aware of sth or get some information about sb/sth. 这些词均表示发现、得知、获悉。PATTERNS AND COLLOCATIONS 句型和搭配◆to find out / hear / learn about sth◆to hear / learn of sth◆to find / find out / hear / discover / learn that...◆It was found / discovered that...◆to find out / hear / discover / learn how / what / why...◆to find / discover sb / sth to be / have, etc. sth◆to find out / discover / learn the facts / truth / secret / identity◆to be surprised / saddened / shocked / delighted / pleased / interested to find / hear / discover / learn sth◆to quickly / eventually find / discover / learn sth■ find (found, found) [transitive] to become aware that sth is true after you have tried it, tested it or experienced it 发现（某事属实）◆I find (that) it pays to be honest.我发现老实人不吃亏。◆The report found that 30% of the firms studied had failed within a year.这份报告称，受调查的公司有30%在一年内倒闭了。◆We found the beds very comfortable.我们发现这些床非常舒适。◆Her blood was found to contain poison.她的血液中发现有毒素。  see also finding ⇨ conclusion ■ ˌfind ˈout■ ˌfind ˈout sth

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(found, found)to get some information about sb/sth by asking, reading, researching or being told 查明，弄清（情况）◆She'd been seeing the boy for a while, but didn't want her parents to find out.她和这个男孩约会已有一段时间了，但不想让父母知道。◆Did your sister ever find out about it?你妹妹清楚那事吗？◆I haven't found anything out about him yet.我还没有发现有关他的什么情况。◆Can you find out what time the meeting starts?你能查清楚会议什么时候开始吗？◆We found out later that we had been at the same school.我们后来才得知我们是校友。◆She was determined to find out the truth.她决心查明真相。■ hear (heard, heard) (not usually used in progressive tenses 通常不用于进行时) [intransitive, transitive] (especially spoken) to become aware of sth, especially news about a person, because sb tells you about it 听说，得知（尤指有关某人的消息）◆Haven't you heard? She's resigned.你没听说吗？她辞职了。◆'He's being promoted.' 'So I've heard.'“他要升职了。”“我听说了。”◆I was sorry to hear about your accident.获悉你遭遇意外，我很难过。◆We had heard nothing for weeks.我们好几个星期都没得到任何消息了。◆I was delighted to hear your good news.得知你的好消息我很高兴。■ discover [transitive] (not usually used in progressive tenses 通常不用于进行时) to find out about sth or to find some information about sth, often sth surprising or shocking 了解到，认识到，查明（令人吃惊之事）◆It was a shock to discover that he couldn't read.得知他不识字真令人震惊。◆We never did discover why she gave up her job.我们一直弄不清楚她为什么辞职。◆He was later discovered to be seriously ill.后来才了解到他患了重病。◆It was later discovered that the diaries were a fraud.后来查明这些日记是伪造的。▸ discovery

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 [countable, uncountable] ◆He was shocked by the discovery that she had been unfaithful.发现她不忠，他非常震惊。■ learn (learnt, learnt or learned, learned) [intransitive, transitive] (not usually used in progressive tenses 通常不用于进行时) (rather formal) to become aware of sth by hearing about it from sb else or by reading about it; to gradually change your attitudes about sth so that you behave in a different way 得知；获悉；意识到；（从⋯中）吸取教训◆I learned of her arrival from a close friend.我从一个好友那里听说她到了。◆We were very surprised to learn that she had got married again.我们听说她又结婚了，感到很惊讶。◆I'm sure she'll learn from her mistakes.我肯定她会从错误中吸取教训。◆I soon learned not to ask too many questions.我很快就意识到不能问太多问题。find2

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 find that sth is true 发现某事属实Look what I've found! 看我发现了什么！find a cure for cancer 寻找癌症疗法I can't find my keys. 我找不到我的钥匙了。find ♦︎ discover ♦︎ come across sb/sth ♦︎ catch ♦︎ turn sth up ♦︎ unearth ♦︎ come upon sb/sth ♦︎ stumble on/upon/across sb/sthThese words all mean to become aware of the existence or location of sb/sth by chance. 这些词均表示意外或偶然地发现。PATTERNS AND COLLOCATIONS 句型和搭配◆to find / discover / come across / catch sb doing sth◆to find / discover / unearth the remains (of sth)◆to find / discover a fault / wreck◆to find / discover / stumble upon a body◆to happen to find / discover / come across sth◆to find / discover / stumble upon sth by accident■ find (found, found) [transitive] to become aware of the existence or location of sb/sth unexpectedly or by chance （意外或偶然地）发现◆Look what I've found!看我发现了什么！◆We've found a great new restaurant near the office.我们在办公室附近发现了一家很棒的新餐馆。◆A whale was found washed up on the shore.一头鲸被发现冲到了岸上。◆I didn't expect to come home and find him gone.我没料到回家后发现他不见了。▸ find

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 [countable] ◆This is an important archaeological find.这是个重大的考古发现。■ discover [transitive] to be the first person to become aware that a particular thing or place exists; to find sb/sth that was hidden or that you did not expect to find （第一个）发现；（出乎意料地）找到，发觉◆Cook is credited with discovering Hawaii.人们把发现夏威夷的功劳归于库克。◆Police discovered a large stash of drugs while searching the house.警方搜查这栋房子时发现里面藏有一大批毒品。◆He was discovered hiding in the shed.人们发现他原来藏在棚屋里。◆She was discovered dead at her home in Leeds.她被发现死在位于利兹的家里。  see also discoverer ⇨ explorer ▸ discovery

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 [countable, uncountable] ◆All these were chance discoveries made by scientists engaged in other investigations.所有这些都是从事其他研究的科学家偶然发现的。◆The discovery of a child's body in the river has shocked the community.在河里发现了一具孩子的尸体，令社区居民大为震惊。■ ˌcome aˈcross sb/sth

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(came, come) [no passive] to meet or find sb/sth by chance, especially while you are looking for or doing sth else （偶然）遇见，碰见，发现◆I came across children sleeping under bridges.我偶然发现了睡在桥下的孩子。◆She came across some old photographs in a drawer.她在抽屉里偶然发现了一些旧照片。  see also encounter ⇨ meet 2 ■ catch (caught, caught) [transitive] to find or discover sb doing sth, especially sth wrong 当场发现；（尤指）逮到（别人做坏事）◆I caught her smoking in the bathroom.我撞见她在盥洗室里抽烟。◆He was caught with bomb-making equipment in his home.在他家里发现藏有制造炸弹的设备。◆Mark walked in and caught them at it (= in the act of doing sth wrong).马克走了进去，把他们逮了个正着。◆You've caught me at a bad time (= at a time when I am busy).你现在来找我可不是时候。■ ˌturn sth ˈup

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to find sth after spending time searching （经搜寻）找到，发现◆Our efforts to trace him turned up nothing.我们辛辛苦苦跟踪他，却一无所获。◆If I turn anything up, I'll let you know.如果我发现什么，会告诉你的。ⓘ You often turn sth up as part of a general search when you do not know in advance exactly what you might find. * turn sth up常指事先不知道到底能找到什么，只是泛泛地搜查，结果发现了某事物。■ unearth ʌnˈɜːθ; NAmE ʌnˈɜːrθ [transitive] to find sth in the ground by digging; to find or discover sth by chance or after searching for it, especially sth that has been hidden for a long time 发掘；使出土；（偶然或经搜寻）找到，发现（尤指长久隐藏的事物）◆Police have unearthed a human skeleton.警方挖掘出一具人骨。◆I unearthed my old diaries when we moved house.我们搬家时我偶然发现了自己以前的日记。◆The newspaper has unearthed some disturbing facts.报纸揭发了一些令人不安的真相。■ ˈcome upon sb/sth

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(came, come) [no passive] (rather formal) to meet or find sb/sth by chance 偶然遇见；偶然发现◆Jamie came upon her unawares.杰米意外地遇见她。◆He was on vacation in Italy when he came upon the engravings in a local market.他在意大利度假时在当地市场偶然发现了这些版画。■ ˈstumble on sb/sth■ ˈstumble across sb/sth■ ˈstumble upon sb/sth

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to find or meet sb/sth by chance, especially when this has surprising or serious consequences 意外发现，偶然遇见（尤指因此带来令人吃惊或严重的后果）◆He was killed after he stumbled on a cocaine factory.他偶然发现了一家生产可卡因的工场，不久后便遇害。find3

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 find that sth is true 发现某事属实Look what I've found! 看我发现了什么！find a cure for cancer 寻找癌症疗法I can't find my keys. 我找不到我的钥匙了。find ♦︎ establish ♦︎ identify ♦︎ determine ♦︎ ascertain ♦︎ discoverThese words mean to become aware of sth by searching, studying or thinking carefully. 这些词均表示经寻找、研究或思考后发现、查明、得出。PATTERNS AND COLLOCATIONS 句型和搭配◆to establish / identify / determine / ascertain what / how / when / where / why / whether...◆to establish / ascertain that...◆It was established / ascertained that...◆to find / establish / identify / determine / ascertain / discover the cause◆to find / establish / identify / determine / discover the correlation◆to find / establish / identify / discover a connection◆to find / identify / discover a solution◆to find / discover the answer◆to find / discover a cure◆to establish / ascertain the facts■ find (found, found) [transitive] to become aware of sb/sth by searching, studying or thinking carefully （经寻找、研究或思考）发现，查明，得出◆Scientists are still trying to find a cure for cancer.科学家仍在努力寻找治疗癌症的方法。◆I'm having trouble finding anything new to say on this subject.在这个课题上要提出什么新看法，我觉得挺困难的。◆Have they found anyone to replace her?他们找到了代替她的人没有？◆Can you find me a hotel?你能给我找一家旅馆吗？■ establish [transitive] (rather formal) to find or prove the facts of a situation 查实；确定；证实◆Police are still trying to establish the cause of death.警方仍在努力确定死因。◆They have established that his injuries were caused by a fall.他们已证实他是摔伤的。◆We need to establish where she was at the time of the shooting.我们需要查实枪击发生时她身在何处。■ identify [transitive] (rather formal) to find a connection, cause or solution to a problem by studying the matter carefully （经研究）找到，发现（关联、原因或解决办法）◆Scientists have identified a link between diet and cancer.科学家发现了饮食与癌症之间的关联。◆As yet they have not identified a buyer for the company.迄今为止他们还没有为公司找到买主。◆They are trying to identify what is wrong with the present system.他们正试图弄清现行制度的弊端所在。ⓘ You usually identify sth by first thinking of a possible connection, cause, etc. and then looking for evidence to prove or disprove it. * identify通常指首先考虑可能的关联、原因等，然后寻找证据证明是对是错。   see also identify ⇨ identify ■ determine [transitive] (formal) to find the facts about sth; to calculate sth exactly 查明；测定；准确算出◆An enquiry was set up to determine the cause of the accident.已展开调查以确定事故原因。◆Computer models help to determine whether a particular area is likely to flood.计算机模型有助于测定某特定地区是否可能发生洪水。■ ascertain ˌæsəˈteɪn; NAmE ˌæsərˈteɪn [transitive] (formal) to establish the facts of a situation 查明；弄清◆It should be ascertained that the plans comply with the law.必须要弄清楚，这些计划要合法。NOTE 辨析 Establish or ascertain? Ascertain is an even more formal way of saying establish. However, establish is usually only used in the context of official or scientific investigations; ascertain can also be used when you are trying to find out about sb's personal intentions and feelings, although it is still very formal. * ascertain比establish还要正式。不过，establish通常只用于官方调查或科学研究的语境；ascertain亦可指弄清某人的个人意图和感情，但这种用法依然很正式◆Could you ascertain whether she will be coming to the meeting?请你弄清楚她来不来开会好吗？◆Could you establish whether she will be coming to the meeting. ■ discover [transitive] to be the first person to become aware that a particular thing or place exists by searching, studying or thinking （经寻找、研究或思考）第一个发现◆Scientists around the world are working to discover a cure for AIDS.全世界的科学家都在努力寻找治疗艾滋病的方法。▸ discovery

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 [countable, uncountable] ◆Researchers have made some important new discoveries.研究人员已有一些重大的新发现。◆the discovery of antibiotics in the 20th century20世纪抗生素的发现find4

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 find that sth is true 发现某事属实Look what I've found! 看我发现了什么！find a cure for cancer 寻找癌症疗法I can't find my keys. 我找不到我的钥匙了。find ♦︎ locate ♦︎ trace ♦︎ track sb/sth down ♦︎ search sb/sth out ♦︎ sniff sb/sth outThese words all mean to discover where sb/sth is, or get sb/sth back after looking for them/it. 这些词均表示找出某人或某物的所在位置或找到、找回。PATTERNS AND COLLOCATIONS 句型和搭配◆to find sth / locate sth / track sth down / search sth out for sb / sth◆to find / trace / track down the killer / location◆to locate / trace / track down / sniff out sb's whereabouts◆to find / locate / trace / track down the missing ...◆to finally / eventually find / locate / trace / track down sb / sth■ find (found, found) [transitive] to get back sb/sth that was lost or missing after looking for them/it 找到；找回◆I can't find my keys.我找不到我的钥匙了。◆Can you find my bag for me?你能帮我找到我的包吗？◆The child was eventually found safe and well.那孩子最终找到了，安然无恙。◆He went through the drawers but found nothing.他仔细查找了抽屉，但一无所获。◆I wanted to talk to him but he was nowhere to be found.我想和他谈谈，但哪儿也找不到他。■ locate ləʊˈkeɪt; NAmE ˈloʊkeɪt [transitive] (rather formal) to find the exact position of sb/sth 找出⋯的准确位置；确定⋯的准确地点◆The mechanic located the fault immediately.机修工立即找到了出故障的地方。◆Rescue planes are trying to locate the missing sailors.救援飞机正在努力搜查失踪水手的下落。  see also location ⇨ place noun 1 ■ trace [transitive] to find or discover sb/sth that has disappeared by looking carefully for them/it, often by looking for evidence of places where the person or thing has previously been 追查出；追踪到◆We finally traced him to an address in Chicago.我们终于追查到他在芝加哥的一个地址。◆We have not been able to trace the original letter.我们未能找到信件的原本。  see also trace ⇨ sign noun 1 ■ ˌtrack sb/sth ˈdown

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to find sb/sth after spending time searching in several places 搜寻到；跟踪找到；追查到◆The police have so far failed to track down the attacker.警方至今未能追捕到攻击者。◆I finally tracked the reference down in a book of quotations.我终于在一本引语书中查到了那条引文。■ ˌsearch sb/sth ˈout

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to look for sb/sth until you find them/it 找出；查到；搜寻到◆Fighter pilots searched out and attacked enemy aircraft.战斗机驾驶员发现敌机后便进行攻击。■ ˌsniff sb/sth ˈout

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 (rather informal) to find sb/sth by using your sense of smell; to find sb/sth by looking or asking questions 嗅出；看出；探问出◆The dogs are trained to sniff out drugs.这些狗是经过训练的嗅毒犬。◆Journalists are good at sniffing out a scandal.记者善于发现丑闻。
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