discover
- v.(第一个)发现;发现（人才）;(出乎意料地)找到;发觉;查明;认识到;了解到
派生词： discoverer n. 过去式： discovered 现在分词： discovering 过去分词： discovered 第三人称单数： discovers
dis- 否定 + cover v.盖
discoververb
（第一个）发现
to be the first person to become aware that a particular place or thing exists
Cook is credited with discovering Hawaii.
人们把发现夏威夷的功劳归于库克。
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。
（出乎意料地）发现，找到，发觉
to find sb/sth that was hidden or that you did not expect to find
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。
We discovered this beach while we were sailing around the island.
我们在围绕这个海岛航行时发现了这个海滩。
He was discovered hiding in a shed.
人们发现他原来藏在棚屋里。
She was discovered dead at her home in Leeds.
人们发现她死在利兹她的家里。
了解到；认识到；查明
to find out about sth; to find some information about sth
I've just discovered hang-gliding!
我刚知道有悬挂式滑翔运动！
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。
It was later discovered that the diaries were a fraud.
后来查明这些日记是伪造的。
He was later discovered to be seriously ill.
后来才了解到他患了重病。
发现（人才）
to be the first person to realize that sb is very good at singing, acting, etc. and help them to become successful and famous
The singer was discovered while still at school.
这个歌唱家在上学的时候就受到赏识了。
the discoverer of penicillin
青霉素的发现者
discover
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VERB 发现(以前不知道的事实)
If you discover something that you did not know about before, you become aware of it or learn of it.She discovered that they'd escaped...
她发现他们已经逃跑了。
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VERB (偶然)发现;找到(一直在寻找的某人或某物)
If a person or thing is discovered, someone finds them, either by accident or because they have been looking for them.A few days later his badly beaten body was discovered on a roadside outside the city.
几天后，他的尸体在城外的路边被发现，身上有被严重殴打过的痕迹。
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VERB (第一个)发现
When someone discovers a new place, substance, scientific fact, or scientific technique, they are the first person to find it or become aware of it....the first European to discover America...
第一个发现美洲大陆的欧洲人
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...the myth of Columbus as the heroic discoverer of the Americas 500 years ago.
500 年前哥伦布作为发现美洲大陆的英雄人物而具有的传奇色彩
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VERB 初次接触(某活动并乐在其中)
If you say that someone has discovered a particular activity or subject, you mean that they have tried doing it or studying it for the first time and that they enjoyed it.I wish I'd discovered photography when I was younger...
我要是早点接触到摄影技术就好了。
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VERB 发现，发掘(不为人所知的演员、音乐人等艺人)
When an actor, musician, or other performer who is not well-known is discovered, someone recognizes that they have talent and helps them in their career.The Beatles were discovered in the early 1960's.
甲壳虫乐队于20世纪60年代初为世人所知。
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discover, find, find out 都可以用于描述获知事实情况：He discovered the whole school knew about it...（他发现整个学校都知道这件事了），The young child finds that noise attracts attention...（小孩子发现吵闹能吸引注意力），We found out that she was wrong（我们发现她错了）。discover 比 find 稍正式，并常用于谈论科学研究和正式的调查。例如，可以用于表示发现治疗某种疾病的方法，还可以指偶然间的发现：This well-known flower was discovered in 1903（这种著名的花是 1903 年发现的）。找不到某物用 cannot find somthing, dicover和 find out 则无此用法。如：I'm lost — I can't find the bridge（我迷路了，我找不到那座桥了）。find out 可以指弄清很容易就发现的事实，但 discover 和 find 则无此用法：I found out the train times（我查到了列车时刻表）。
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- get to know or become aware of, usually accidentally
- I learned that she has two grown-up children
- I see that you have been promoted
- Synonym: learn hear get word get wind pick up find out get a line see
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- identify as in botany or biology, for example
- Synonym: identify key key out distinguish describe name
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- make a discovery
- She found that he had lied to her
- The story is false, so far as I can discover
- Synonym: find
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- make known to the public information that was previously known only to a few people or that was meant to be kept a secret
- The auction house would not disclose the price at which the van Gogh had sold
- The actress won't reveal how old she is
- bring out the truth
- he broke the news to her
- unwrap the evidence in the murder case
- Synonym: unwrap disclose let on bring out reveal expose divulge break give away let out
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- make a discovery, make a new finding
- Roentgen discovered X-rays
- Physicists believe they found a new elementary particle
- Synonym: find
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- see for the first time;make a discovery
- Who discovered the North Pole?
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- discover or determine the existence, presence, or fact of
- She detected high levels of lead in her drinking water
- We found traces of lead in the paint
- Synonym: detect observe find notice
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- find unexpectedly
- the archeologists chanced upon an old tomb
- she struck a goldmine
- The hikers finally struck the main path to the lake
- Synonym: fall upon strike come upon light upon chance upon come across chance on happen upon attain
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Wind forward to the bit where they discover the body .
往前绕片，绕到他们发现尸体的那一截。
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Only later did she discover a talent for writing .
她后来才发现自己的写作天分。
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We may never discover what took place that night .
我们可能永远不会知道那一夜发生了什么事。
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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。
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The singer was discovered while still at school .
这个歌唱家在上学的时候就受到赏识了。
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They soon discovered a mutual interest in music .
他们很快发现对音乐有着共同的兴趣。
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It was a shock to discover he couldn 't read .
得知他不识字真令人震惊。
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That 's the wonder of poetry ─ you 're always discovering something new .
这就是诗的奇妙之处，你总有新的发现。
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The fault was discovered during a routine check .
这个错误是在一次常规检查中发现的。
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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。
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We have to discover his plans and act accordingly .
我们得找出他的计划，照着办。
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She went up in my estimation when I discovered how much charity work she does .
我发现她做了这么多慈善工作，我就比以前尊敬她了。
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They had discovered human remains .
他们发现过人的遗骸。
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The body was discovered when builders excavated the area .
建筑工人挖地时发现了这具尸体。
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It was necessary to discover the truth or otherwise of these statements .
有必要查证这些说法的真实性或虚假性。
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We discovered this beach while we were sailing around the island .
我们在围绕这个海岛航行时发现了这个海滩。
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They were discovered together in a compromising situation .
他们被人发现在一起，场面有伤风化。
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An inquest was held to discover the cause of death .
对死亡原因进行了调查。
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On arriving home I discovered they had gone .
我一到家就发现他们已经离开了。
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Her submerged car was discovered in the river by police divers .
她被水淹没的汽车给警方的潜水员找到了。
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She was discovered dead at her home in Leeds .
人们发现她死在利兹她的家里。
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The idea evolved from a drawing I discovered in the attic .
这种想法是从我在阁楼里发现的一幅画得到启发的。
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It was later discovered that the diaries were a fraud .
后来查明这些日记是伪造的。
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Marine life was discovered at depths previously thought to be azoic .
在先前被认为没有任何生命迹象的海洋深处发现了海洋生物。
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He discovered unexpected reserves of strength .
他出乎意料地发现还有体力。
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She discovered it in the midst of sorting out her father 's things .
她在整理父亲的东西时发现了它。
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The illegal payments were discovered by a journalist working undercover .
这些非法付款是一位暗中查访的新闻记者发现的。
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We lived in continual fear of being discovered .
我们长期生活在害怕被发现的恐惧中。
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He was horrified when he discovered the conditions in which they lived .
看到他们的生活状况时，他很震惊。
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The irony is that when he finally got the job , he discovered he didn 't like it .
讽刺的是，当他最终得到那份工作时，他发现自己并不喜欢它。