| 单词 | find |
| 释义 | findfindsfoundfindingfindfind1 /faɪnd/ verb [transitive] (past tense and past participle found /faʊnd/)1by searching to get something that you have been looking for: Will you help me find my bag?你能帮我找到我的包吗？I can’t find my keys.key我找不到我的钥匙。I have to find somewhere to live.我得找个地方住。find somebody something (=find something for someone)I think we can find you a job.我想我们能为你找一份工作。2by chance to discover something by chance: She found a purse in the street.find她在街上捡到一个钱包。We found a really good bar near the hotel.find我们在酒店附近发现一间很好的酒吧。3see to see or notice somethingfind somebody doing somethingWhen the police arrived, they found him lying on the floor.arrivefindlie警察赶到时发现他倒在地上。find (that)Michael woke up to find that the bedroom was flooded.wakebeflood迈克尔醒来后发现卧室进水了。4new information to discover or learn new information: Scientists are still trying to find a cure for AIDS.scientistbetryaid科学家仍在竭力寻找艾滋病的疗法。find thatThey found that men are better at reading maps than women.findmanbewellreadmapwoman他们发现男性在查看地图方面比女性强。5have an opinion to have an opinion or feeling about someone or something: I don’t find his jokes at all funny.joke我觉得他的笑话一点也不好笑。She found the work very dull.find她觉得这项工作十分枯燥。find it hard/easy etc to do somethingI found it hard to understand her.find我觉得很难了解她。6learn by experience to learn or know something by experiencefind (that)I soon found that it was quicker to go by bus.findbequick我很快就发现坐公共汽车去更快些。7have time/money etc to have enough time, money, energy etc to be able to do what you want to do: When do you find the time to read?你什么时候才有时间看书呢？8exist somewhere be found to live or exist somewhere: This species is only found in West Africa.befind这一物种只有西非才有。9unexpectedly find yourself somewhere to be in a place although you did not plan to be there: At the end of the evening I found myself in the city centre.evenfind午夜时分﹐我发现自己竟然在市中心。10in a court find somebody guilty/not guilty (of something) law to officially decide that someone is guilty or not guilty of a crime: He was found guilty of murder.befind他被判犯有谋杀罪。Phrasesfind fault with somebody/something to criticize someone or something, especially in a way that is unfair and too critical: The teacher would always find fault with my work.will那个老师总是挑剔我的作业。find your feet to become confident in a new situation: Matt’s only been at the school two weeks and he hasn’t found his feet yet.beweekfindfoot马特上这所学校才两周﹐还不适应。find your way (somewhere) to arrive at a place by discovering the way to get there: Can you find your own way, or do you need a map?你能自己找到路吗，还是需要一张地图？Phrasal verbsfind out phrasal verb1to get information about something or someonefind something ↔ outWe never found out her name.find我们一直不知道她的名字。find out what/how/where etcHe hurried off to find out what the problem was.hurrybe他赶忙离开去了解是什么问题。find out aboutIf Dad finds out about this, he’ll go crazy.find如果爸爸知道这事﹐他会气疯的。find out (that)I found out that my parents had never been married.findparenthavebemarry我发现我的父母一直没有结婚。2find somebody out to discover that someone has been doing something dishonest or illegal: What happens if we get found out?happenfind如果我们这事被发觉了会怎样？THESAURUS: findfind to get something that you have been looking for: Have you found your passport yet?findThey later found the knife hidden in some bushes.latefindhidebushdiscover to find something that was hidden or that people did not know about before: Scientists may have discovered a new planet.scientistdiscoverThe painting was discovered in an attic.paintbediscoverdetect to find something, especially something that is very difficult to notice: The equipment can detect tiny changes in body temperature.changecome across something to find something when you are not looking for it: I came across some old photos of our house.comephototrack somebody/something down to find someone or something that is difficult to find, by searching in different places: He promised they would track down the terrorists.promisewillterroristI’m trying to track down a book I need.trylocate formal to find the exact position of something: They finally managed to locate the plane.manageOnline maps make it easy to locate almost any place in the world.map |
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