discover
v. 發現,找到; 瞭解到; 發掘(人才)
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...
她發現他們已經逃跑了。
I discovered I was pregnant...
我發現自己懷孕了。
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.
幾天後,他的屍體在城外的路邊被發現,身上有被嚴重毆打過的痕跡。
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...
第一個發現美洲大陸的歐洲人
In the 19th century, gold was discovered in California...
19 世紀時,在加利福尼亞發現了金子。
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...
我要是早點接觸到攝影技術就好了。
Discover the delights and luxury of a private yacht.
體驗私人遊艇的樂趣和奢華。
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.
甲殼蟲樂隊於20世紀60年代初為世人所知。
1. discover or determine the existence, presence, or fact of;
2. make a discovery, make a new finding;
3. get to know or become aware of, usually accidentally;
4. make a discovery;
5. find unexpectedly;
6. make known to the public information that was previously known only to a few people or that was meant to be kept a secret;
7. see for the first time; make a discovery;
8. identify as in botany or biology, for example
discover, find, detect, ascertain
這些動詞均有"發現"之意。
But as lawyers here discover, there are limits to China's embrace of judicial reform.
但就像律師瞭解到的, 中國對司法改革仍然有限制.
But when you lift your head and discover the rain drops.
但是當你抬頭一看,你會發現許多小雨滴.
I'll need several weeks to discover the lie of the land before I can make any decisions about the future of the business.
我需要幾周的時間瞭解情況後,才能對公司的未來作出決定.
A lucky find in the Cotswolds is helping archaeologists discover what life was like in Roman Britain.
在科茨沃爾德丘陵地帶的幸運發現有助於考古學家瞭解羅馬人統治時期不列顛的生活.
He was pleasantly surprised to discover that he was no longer afraid.
讓他驚喜的是他發現自己不再害怕了.