1 N-VAR [oft NOUN that] 发现;发觉;察觉 If someone makes a discovery, they become aware of something that they did not know about before. 发现;发觉;察觉
SYN finding out, news, announcement, revelation
2 N-VAR (第一个)发现 If someone makes a discovery, they are the first person to find or become aware of a place, substance, or scientific fact that no one knew about before. (第一个)发现
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In that year, two momentous discoveries were made.
那一年,有两个重大发现。
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...the discovery of the ozone hole over the South Pole.
南极上空臭氧洞的发现
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The fascination of discovery has never left him.
他一直迷恋发现的魅力。
SYN breakthrough, find, finding, development
3 N-VAR (对不为人知的演员、音乐人等的)发现 If someone makes a discovery, they recognize that an actor, musician, or other performer who is not well-known has talent. (对不为人知的演员、音乐人等的)发现
4 N-VAR 找到;(偶然的)发现 When the discovery of people or objects happens, someone finds them, either by accident or as a result of looking for them. 找到;(偶然的)发现
Quotations
Discovery consists of seeing what everybody has seen and thinking what nobody has thought Albert von Szent-Györgyi The Scientist Speculates
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