discover, find, detect, ascertain

名詞 find:

1. a productive insight
   同義詞：discovery, breakthrough
2. the act of discovering something
   同義詞：discovery, uncovering

動(dòng)詞 find:

1. come upon, as if by accident; meet with
   同義詞：happen, chance, bump, encounter
2. discover or determine the existence, presence, or fact of
   同義詞：detect, observe, discover, notice
3. come upon after searching; find the location of something that was missed or lost
   同義詞：regain
4. establish after a calculation, investigation, experiment, survey, or study
   同義詞：determine, find out, ascertain
5. come to believe on the basis of emotion, intuitions, or indefinite grounds
   同義詞：feel
6. perceive or be contemporaneous with
   同義詞：witness, see
7. get something or somebody for a specific purpose
   同義詞：line up, get hold, come up
8. make a discovery, make a new finding
   同義詞：discover
9. make a discovery
   同義詞：discover
10. obtain through effort or management
11. decide on and make a declaration about
    同義詞：rule
12. receive a specified treatment (abstract)
    同義詞：receive, get, obtain, incur
13. perceive oneself to be in a certain condition or place
14. get or find back; recover the use of
    同義詞：recover, retrieve, regain
15. succeed in reaching; arrive at
16. accept and make use of one's personality, abilities, and situation
    同義詞：find oneself

1. How do you find your new job?
   你認(rèn)為你的新工作怎么樣？
2. Look what I've found.
   瞧我找到什么了。
3. I have no fault to find with your work.
   我對(duì)你的工作無(wú)可挑剔。
4. My new secretary is very good; quite a find, in fact.
   我的新秘書(shū)很好，確實(shí)是難得的人才。
5. We have found oil under the North Sea.
   我們?cè)诒焙０l(fā)現(xiàn)了石油。
6. I think I'm lost; I can't find the bridge.
   我想我是迷路了，我找不到那座橋了。

find

v.（動(dòng)詞）
found[found] find.ing,finds
v.tr.（及物動(dòng)詞）
To come upon, often by accident; meet with.
遇到：通常不經(jīng)意地遇到；遇見(jiàn)
To come upon after a search:
找到：通過(guò)尋找遇到：
例句：
found the hidden leak in the pipe.
在煙斗上找到一個(gè)隱藏的缺口

To discover or ascertain through observation, experience, or study:
發(fā)現(xiàn)，確定：通過(guò)觀察、經(jīng)驗(yàn)或研究發(fā)現(xiàn)或查明：
例句：
found a solution; find the product of two numbers; found that it didn`t really matter.
發(fā)現(xiàn)解決辦法；發(fā)現(xiàn)兩個(gè)數(shù)的結(jié)果；發(fā)現(xiàn)無(wú)關(guān)緊要

To perceive to be, after experience or consideration:
認(rèn)為：經(jīng)驗(yàn)或考慮之后認(rèn)知：
例句：
found the gadget surprisingly useful; found the book entertaining.
發(fā)覺(jué)這個(gè)妙計(jì)非常有用；認(rèn)為這本書(shū)很有趣

To experience or feel:
感到：體驗(yàn)或感覺(jué)得到：
例句：
found comfort in her smile.
對(duì)她的微笑感到很舒服

To recover (something lost):
找到（丟失了某物）：
例句：
found her keys.
發(fā)現(xiàn)她丟失的鑰匙

To recover the use of; regain:
恢復(fù)，失而復(fù)得：重新獲得…的用途；恢復(fù)：
例句：
found my voice and replied.
重新開(kāi)口并回答

To succeed in reaching; arrive at:
達(dá)到：成功地達(dá)到；到達(dá)：
例句：
The dart found its mark.
標(biāo)槍射到了標(biāo)的

To obtain or acquire by effort:
獲得：通過(guò)努力獲得或取得：
例句：
found the money by economizing.
通過(guò)節(jié)約得到了錢(qián)財(cái)

To decide on and make a declaration about:
下決定：決定和對(duì)…作出宣稱(chēng)：
例句：
The jury deliberated and found a verdict of guilty. All but one of the jurors found him guilty.
陪審團(tuán)進(jìn)行商議并宣告作出有罪的裁決。除了一人所有的陪審官都宣布他有罪

To furnish; supply.
供應(yīng)；提供

To bring (oneself) to an awareness of what one truly wishes to be and do in life.
明白（自己應(yīng)走的方向）：使（自己）意識(shí)到自己在生活中真正想成為的人或想做的事
To perceive (oneself) to be in a specific place or condition:
感覺(jué)到自己所處位置：使（自己）認(rèn)識(shí)到所處的特定位置或情況：
例句：
found herself at home that night; found himself drawn to the stranger.
發(fā)現(xiàn)她自己那天晚上在家中；發(fā)現(xiàn)他自己被拉到一個(gè)陌生人面前

v.intr.（不及物動(dòng)詞）
To come to a legal decision or verdict:
判決：得出一個(gè)合法的決定或判決：
例句：
The jury found for the defendant.
陪審團(tuán)對(duì)被告進(jìn)行判決

n.（名詞）
The act of finding.
發(fā)現(xiàn)：發(fā)現(xiàn)的行為
Something that is found, especially an unexpectedly valuable discovery:
發(fā)現(xiàn)物：發(fā)現(xiàn)的事物，尤指未預(yù)料到的有價(jià)值的發(fā)現(xiàn)：
例句：
the Rosetta stone, that providential archaeological find.
羅塞塔石板，是一項(xiàng)幸運(yùn)的考古發(fā)現(xiàn)

<常用詞組>find out
To ascertain (something), as through examination or inquiry:
查明：如通過(guò)觀察或詢(xún)問(wèn)查明（某事）：
例句：
I found out the phone number by looking it up. If you`re not sure, find out.
通過(guò)查找我查到了電話號(hào)碼。如果你不肯定，查一查

To detect the true nature or character of; expose:
發(fā)現(xiàn)：探明真相或性質(zhì)；暴露：
例句：
Liars risk being found out.
騙子被揭穿的危險(xiǎn)

To detect and apprehend; catch:
探明并逮捕；抓?。?/br>例句：
Most embezzlers are found out in the end.
大多數(shù)貪污犯最后都被查出并逮捕歸案

來(lái)源：
Middle English finden
中古英語(yǔ) finden
from Old English findan * see pent-
源自 古英語(yǔ) findan *參見(jiàn) pent-

【引伸】
find.able
adj.（形容詞）