find
- v.找到;发现（某事属实）;(意外或偶然地)发现，碰到;(经寻找、研究或思考)发现，查明，找出，求得;认为;（在某处）存在，生长;现有（可用）;裁决;找回;自然到达
- n.发现物，被发现的人(尤指有趣、有价值或有用者)
findverb
偶然 by chance
（意外或偶然地）发现，碰到
to discover sb/sth unexpectedly or by chance
Look what I've found!
看我发现了什么！
We've found a great new restaurant near the office.
我们在办公处附近发现了一家挺好的新餐馆。
A whale was found washed up on the shore.
一头鲸被发现冲到了岸上。
通过搜寻 by searching
找到；找回
to get back sth/sb that was lost after searching for it/them
Can you find my bag for me?
你能帮我找我的包吗？
Can you find me my bag?
你能帮我找我的包吗？
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。
The child was found safe and well.
小孩找到了，安然无恙。
通过研究 / 思考 by studying/thinking
（经寻找、研究或思考）发现，查明，找出，求得
to discover sth/sb by searching, studying or thinking carefully
scientists trying to find a cure for cancer
努力寻找癌症疗法的科学家
I managed to find a solution to the problem.
我设法找出了解决问题的办法。
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，我有困难。
Have they found anyone to replace her yet?
他们找到了代替她的人没有？
Can you find a hotel for me?
你能给我找一家旅馆吗？
Can you find me a hotel?
你能给我找一家旅馆吗？
通过体验 / 试验 by experience/testing
发现（某事属实）
to discover that sth is true after you have tried it, tested it or experienced it
I find (that) it pays to be honest.
我发现为人诚实有裨益。
The report found that 30% of the firms studied had failed within a year.
据报告称，受调查的公司有30%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。
It was found that her blood contained poison.
她的血液中发现有毒素。
They found him to be charming.
他们觉得他很招人喜欢。
有意见 / 看法 have opinion/feeling
认为；感到
to have a particular feeling or opinion about sth
You may find your illness hard to accept.
你可能觉得难以接受自己患病。
You may find it hard to accept your illness.
你可能觉得难以相信自己患病。
I find it amazing that they're still together.
他们还在一起，这使我大吃一惊。
She finds it a strain to meet new people.
她和生人见面总感到局促不安。
现有；使现有 have/make available
现有（可用）
to have sth available so that you can use it
I keep meaning to write, but never seem to find (the) time.
我一直打算写信，但总找不到时间。
How are we going to find £5 000 for a car?
我们哪里有5 000英镑买车呢？
处于意外状况 in unexpected situations
发现，发觉（处于某状态、在做某事）
to discover sb/sth/yourself doing sth or in a particular situation, especially when this is unexpected
She woke up and found herself in a hospital bed.
她醒来发觉自己躺在医院的床上。
We came home and found him asleep on the sofa.
我们回到家发现他在沙发上睡着了。
I suddenly found myself running down the street.
我不知不觉突然在街上跑了起来。
I was disappointed to find that they had left already.
我发现他们已经离开了，觉得很失望。
达到；到达 reach
自然到达；达到
to arrive at sth naturally; to reach sth
Water will always find its own level.
水总会自行流平。
Most of the money finds its way to the people who need it.
多数的钱都会辗转传到需要的人的手中。
The criticism found its mark (= had the effect intended) .
批评击中了要害。
存在；生长 exist/grow
（在某处）存在，生长
used to say that sth exists, grows, etc. somewhere
These flowers are found only in Africa.
这些花仅见于非洲。
You'll find this style of architecture all over the town.
全城到处可见这种风格的建筑。
法庭 in court
裁决；判决
to make a particular decision in a court case
How do you find the accused?
你如何裁定被告？
The jury found him guilty.
陪审团裁决他有罪。
The court found in her favour .
法庭判决对她有利。
with free food and accommodation in addition to your wages
to look for and discover mistakes in sb/sth; to complain about sb/sth
to become able to act independently and with confidence
我最近才加入这家公司，所以还在适应过程中。
I only recently joined the firm so I'm still finding my feet.
to be able or willing to do sth
你能够做到宽恕她吗？
Can you find it in your heart to forgive her?
He couldn't find it in himself to trust anyone again.
他再也不愿意相信任何人了。
to be able to speak or express your opinion
to discover the right route (to a place)
希望你能找到回家的路。
I hope you can find your way home.
to come to a place or a situation by chance or without intending to
他弄到最后竟干起了演艺这一行。
He eventually found his way into acting.
to accept sb as they are without expecting them to behave in a special way or have special qualities
to make yourself familiar with your surroundings in order to find out where you are or to feel comfortable in a place
impossible for anyone to find or see
根本看不到孩子们在哪儿。
The children were nowhere to be seen.
A peace settlement is nowhere in sight (= is not likely in the near future) .
近期内看不到和平解决的可能。
作出对…有利（或不利）的裁决；判…胜诉（或败诉）
to make a decision in favour of/against sb in a court case
The jury found for the defendant.
陪审团作出了对被告有利的裁决。
查明，弄清（情况）
to get some information about sth/sb by asking, reading, etc.
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。
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.
后来我们才弄清楚我们是校友。
查出（坏人）；识破
to discover that sb has done sth wrong
He had been cheating the taxman but it was years before he was found out.
他过去一直在欺骗税务部门，只是多年以后才被查出来。
noun
发现物，被发现的人（尤指有趣、有价值或有用者）
a thing or person that has been found, especially one that is interesting, valuable or useful
an important archaeological find
考古的重大发现
Our new babysitter is a real find .
我们新来的临时保姆是难得的好保姆。
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VERB 发现…的所在
If you find someone or something, you see them or learn where they are.The police also found a pistol...
警方还发现了一把手枪。
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VERB 找到;寻得;获得
If you find something that you need or want, you succeed in achieving or obtaining it.Many people here cannot find work...
这里很多人都找不到工作。
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V-PASSIVE 发现…存在(于)
If something is found in a particular place or thing, it exists in that place.Two thousand of France's 4,200 species of flowering plants are found in the park...
法国的 4,200 种开花植物中有 2,000种可见于这个公园。
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VERB 发现…处于某种状态;遇见;碰见
If you find someone or something in a particular situation, they are in that situation when you see them or come into contact with them.They found her walking alone and depressed on the beach...
他们碰见她独自一人神色忧郁地走在海滩上。
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VERB (不知不觉中)发现(自己在做某事)
If you find yourself doing something, you are doing it without deciding or intending to do it.It's not the first time that you've found yourself in this situation...
你陷入这种状况已经不是第一次了。
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VERB (某一时刻或事件)把…置于某种情形中
If a time or event finds you in a particular situation, you are in that situation at the time mentioned or when the event occurs.Daybreak found us on a cold, clammy ship...
天亮时我们发现自己呆在一条冰冷黏湿的船上。
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VERB 发觉，认识到(某事属实)
If you find that something is the case, you become aware of it or realize that it is the case.The two biologists found, to their surprise, that both groups of birds survived equally well...
这两位生物学家惊奇地发现，两组鸟都很好地存活了下来。
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VERB 裁决;判决;判定
When a court or jury decides that a person on trial is guilty or innocent, you say that the person has been found guilty or not guilty.She was found guilty of manslaughter and put on probation for two years...
她被裁定过失杀人罪名成立，缓刑两年。
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VERB 觉得;认为
You can use find to express your reaction to someone or something.I find most of the young men of my own age so boring...
我觉得和我同龄的年轻人大多都很无聊。
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VERB 感受到(愉快、安慰等情感)
If you find a feeling such as pleasure or comfort in a particular thing or activity, you experience the feeling mentioned as a result of this thing or activity.How could anyone find pleasure in hunting and killing this beautiful creature?...
怎么会有人以猎杀这种美丽的动物为乐呢？
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VERB 找出，挤出(时间或金钱)
If you find the time or money to do something, you succeed in making or obtaining enough time or money to do it.I was just finding more time to write music...
我刚刚找到了更多时间来作曲。
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N-COUNT (有价值的)发现;(有用的)发现物
If you describe someone or something that has been discovered as a find, you mean that they are valuable, interesting, good, or useful.Another of his lucky finds was a pair of candle-holders...
他的另一个幸运发现是一对烛台。
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find, find out 和 discover 均可用来指得知某一事实：The young child finds that noise attracts attention(这个小孩发现弄出声响可以吸引注意力), He discovered the whole school knew about it (他发现整个学校都知道了此事), We found out that she was wrong (我们发现她错了)。discover比find略微正式，常用于谈论科学研究或正式调查。例如，可用 discover表示找到治愈某种疾病的方法。discover 还可表示偶然的发现：This well-known flower was discovered in 1903 (这种著名的花卉是在1903年发现的)。注意，如果表示看不到正在寻找的东西，要用find, 而不用discover 或find out：I'm lost — I can't find the bridge (我迷路了——我找不到那座桥)。find out 还可表示很容易便发现事实的情况，而discover 和find 却没有这种用法：I found out the train times (我查到了火车时刻)。
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PHRASE 找到正确的路(去某处);成功地到达
If you find your way somewhere, you successfully get there by choosing the right way to go.He was an expert at finding his way, even in strange surroundings...
他是认路的行家，即使在陌生的环境中也是如此。
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PHRASE (尤指某物偶然)去到(某处)
If something finds its way somewhere, it comes to that place, especially by chance.It is one of the very few Michelangelos that have found their way out of Italy...
这是少数几件流传到意大利境外的米开朗琪罗作品之一。
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PHRASAL VERB (尤指特意通过努力)发现，找出，查明
If you find something out, you learn something that you did not already know, especially by making a deliberate effort to do so.It makes you want to watch the next episode to find out what's going to happen...
这让人想要看下一集，弄清紧接着会发生什么事。
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PHRASAL VERB 查出…的不轨行为;揭发出
If you find someone out, you discover that they have been doing something dishonest.Her face was so grave, I wondered for a moment if she'd found me out.
她的表情如此严肃，我一时怀疑她是不是已经知道了我干的事。
noun
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- the act of discovering something
- Synonym: discovery uncovering
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- a productive insight
- Synonym: discovery breakthrough
verb
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- accept and make use of one's personality, abilities, and situation
- My son went to Berkeley to find himself
- Synonym: find oneself
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- receive a specified treatment (abstract)
- These aspects of civilization do not find expression or receive an interpretation
- His movie received a good review
- I got nothing but trouble for my good intentions
- Synonym: receive get obtain incur
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- come to believe on the basis of emotion, intuitions, or indefinite grounds
- I feel that he doesn't like me
- I find him to be obnoxious
- I found the movie rather entertaining
- Synonym: feel
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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: discover
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- establish after a calculation, investigation, experiment, survey, or study
- find the product of two numbers
- The physicist who found the elusive particle won the Nobel Prize
- Synonym: determine find out ascertain
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- decide on and make a declaration about
- find someone guilty
- Synonym: rule
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- make a discovery, make a new finding
- Roentgen discovered X-rays
- Physicists believe they found a new elementary particle
- Synonym: discover
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- succeed in reaching;arrive at
- The arrow found its mark
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- perceive or be contemporaneous with
- We found Republicans winning the offices
- You'll see a lot of cheating in this school
- The 1960's saw the rebellion of the younger generation against established traditions
- I want to see results
- Synonym: witness see
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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 discover notice
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- perceive oneself to be in a certain condition or place
- I found myself in a difficult situation
- When he woke up, he found himself in a hospital room
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- obtain through effort or management
- She found the time and energy to take care of her aging parents
- We found the money to send our sons to college
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- get something or somebody for a specific purpose
- I found this gadget that will serve as a bottle opener
- I got hold of these tools to fix our plumbing
- The chairman got hold of a secretary on Friday night to type the urgent letter
- Synonym: line up get hold come up
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- get or find back;recover the use of
- She regained control of herself
- She found her voice and replied quickly
- Synonym: recover retrieve regain
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- come upon, as if by accident;meet with
- We find this idea in Plato
- I happened upon the most wonderful bakery not very far from here
- She chanced upon an interesting book in the bookstore the other day
- Synonym: happen chance bump encounter
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- come upon after searching;find the location of something that was missed or lost
- Did you find your glasses?
- I cannot find my gloves!
- Synonym: regain
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Someone might find out , and that would never do .
也许有人会发现，那是绝对不行的。
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They were surprised to find that he 'd already left .
他们惊奇地发现他已经走了。
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It 's very difficult to find work at the moment .
目前很难找到工作。
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It is difficult to find work in the present economic climate .
在目前这种经济大气候下很难找到工作。
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Water will always find its own level .
水总会自行流平。
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We 've found a great new restaurant near the office .
我们在办公处附近发现了一家挺好的新餐馆。
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You should have seen her face when she found out !
你真该看看她发现事情真相时脸上的表情！
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Some people find this more difficult than others .
这件事有人觉得难，有人觉得不难。
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I find it difficult to be objective where he 's concerned .
只要涉及他，我就难以做到保持客观。
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A woman of her ability will easily find a job .
有她那样才能的女性找工作不难。
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I managed to find a solution to the problem .
我设法找出了解决问题的办法。
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I find his attitude a little hard to take .
我觉得他的态度有点儿令人难以接受。
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Each summer a new batch of students tries to find work .
每年夏天都有一批新的学生要找工作。
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She found it extremely difficult to get a job .
她发觉找工作极其困难。
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I need contacts that could help in finding a job .
我需要能帮我找到工作的社会关系。
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I found it a strain looking after four children .
我觉得照料四个孩子挺累的。
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I didn 't have much success in finding a job .
我找工作没什么结果。
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Many people leave the land to find work in towns and cities .
许多人离开农村到城镇里找工作。
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The local police found her story didn 't check out .
当地警方证实她的说法不成立。
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By the way , I found that book you were looking for .
顺便提一下，我找到了你在寻找的那本书。
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Scientists are still a long way off finding a cure .
科学家要找到一个治疗方法，还远着呢。
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We haven 't found a home for all our books yet .
我们还没找到存放全部书籍的地方。
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I think you 'll find these more comfortable than those .
我想你会觉得这些比那些更舒适。
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I find it strange that she doesn 't want to go .
她居然不想去，我觉得奇怪。
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How are we going to find £ 5 000 for a car ?
我们哪里有5000英镑买车呢？
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The police found a quantity of drugs at his home .
警察在他家发现了大量毒品。
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Most of the money finds its way to the people who need it .
多数的钱都会辗转传到需要的人的手中。
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How do you find life in Japan ?
你觉得日本的生活如何？
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The car was found on a piece of waste ground .
那辆车是在一块荒地里发现的。
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It won 't take you long to find your sea legs .
不用多久你就会习惯船上生活。
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