单词 | discover |
释义 | 🔑 dis·coverBrE /dɪˈskʌvə(r)/ NAmE /dɪˈskʌvər/ verb present simple - I / you / we / they discoverBrE /dɪˈskʌvə(r)/ NAmE /dɪˈskʌvər/ present simple - he / she / it discoversBrE /dɪˈskʌvəz/ NAmE /dɪˈskʌvərz/ past simple discoveredBrE /dɪˈskʌvəd/ NAmE /dɪˈskʌvərd/ past participle discoveredBrE /dɪˈskʌvəd/ NAmE /dɪˈskʌvərd/ -ing form discoveringBrE /dɪˈskʌvərɪŋ/ NAmE /dɪˈskʌvərɪŋ/ 🔑 ~sth to be the first person to become aware that a particular place or thing exists (第一个)发现◆ 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。colonize , discover , explore , pioneer , reconnaissance , scout , settle , terrain , territory , voyage 🔑 to find sb /sth that was hidden or that you did not expect to find (出乎意料地)发现,找到,发觉◆ ~sb /sth 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着一大批毒品。◆ 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。◆ ~sb /sth doing sth He was discovered hiding in a shed . 人们发现他原来藏在棚屋里。◆ ~sb /sth + adj .She was discovered dead at her home in Leeds . 人们发现她死在利兹的家里。🔑 to find out about sth ; to find some information about sth 了解到;认识到;查明◆ ~sth I've just discovered hang -gliding ! 我刚知道有悬挂式滑翔运动!◆ ~ (that )… It was a shock to discover (that ) he couldn't read .得知他不识字真令人震惊。◆ ~why , how , etc .… 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 is discovered that… It was later discovered that the diaries were a fraud . 后来查明这些日记完全是伪造的。◆ sb /sth is discovered to be /have… He was later discovered to be seriously ill . 后来才了解到他患了重病。[often passive ]~sb to be the first person to realize that sb is very good at singing , acting , etc . and help them to become successful and famous 发现(人才)◆ 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。▸ dis·cov·er·erBrE /dɪˈskʌvərə(r)/ NAmE /dɪˈskʌvərər/ noun ◆ the discoverer of penicillin 青霉素的发现者 |
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