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find (obj) DISCOVERfaIndvpast found faWndto discover, esp. where (a thing or person) is, either unexpectedly or by searching, or to discover where to obtain or how to achieve (something)发现;找到;查明I've just found a ten-pound note under my bed. [T]我刚在床下发现了一张十英镑的钞票。Although a body has not yet been found, the police suspect that he has been murdered. [T]尽管并未找到尸体，警方怀疑他已经被谋杀了。Have you managed to find a replacement for that waiter who left so suddenly? [T]你是否已经想办法找到一个人顶替那个如此突然离开的服务员?I'm hoping to find somewhere to live near my office. [T]我盼望着找到一个办公室附近的地方住。Did you find where I'd left the key? [+ wh- word]你发现我把钥匙忘在哪里了吗?Nancy has found us a small flat / found a small flat for us. [+ two objects]南希给我们找到了一套小公寓。I eventually found her reading a newspaper in the library. [T + obj + v-ing]我最终在图书馆里找到她，她正读报纸呢。She was found unconscious 50 metres from the scene of the accident. [T + obj + adj]她在事故发生地点五十米之外被发现, 已经神志不清。Surprisingly, the study found that men who drank no milk were more likely to have a heart attack than those who drank more than a pint a day. [+ that clause]令人惊奇的是，研究表明不喝牛奶的男子比每天喝一品脱以上的牛奶的男子更有可能患心脏病。Some insects have been found to live for several years without any water. [T + obj + to infinitive]人们发现一些昆虫可以滴水不进地活上几年。Do you find Clive (=In your experience is he) difficult to talk to? [T + obj + n / adj]你有没有发现很难和克莱夫说话?I don't find him (=In my experience he is not) an easy person to get on with. [T + obj + n / adj]我发现他这个人不好相处。Linda found living in Buenos Aires (=experienced it as) a fascinating experience. [+ v-ing]琳达发觉住在布宜诺斯艾利斯是一个极有趣的经历。Whenever I get home I always seem to find you (=you always seem to be) in front of the TV having a little snack. [T]不管我什么时候回到家，你似乎总是在一边看电视一边吃小点心。You'll find the knives and forks (=They are kept) in the left-hand drawer.刀叉放在左边的抽屉里。You don't find many people cycling (=Not many people cycle) to work in New York. [T + obj + v-ing]在纽约你不会看到很多人骑车上班。Many plant and animal species are found (=exist) only in the rainforests. [T]许多种动植物只能在雨林里找到。The pound should be left to find (=gradually reach) its own level against the other European currencies. [T]应该让英镑自行调节达到它与其他欧洲货币兑换的水平。We went to sleep soon after we got on the train and woke up to find ourselves (=when we woke up we were) in Calais. [T]我们上火车后很快就睡着了，醒来后发现我们已经到加来了。(fig.) You'll soon find yourself without any friends (=have no friends) at all if you keep on being so rude to everybody. [T + obj + n / adj]如果你继续对每个人都这么粗鲁，不久你就会发现一个朋友也没有了。She's hoping to find herself (=learn about her character, desires and abilities) by doing a degree in philosophy.她想通过攻读一个哲学学位来发现自己的个性、志趣和能力之所在。Ever since the operation his sight has been good enough for him to find his way about (=go where he needs to) by himself.自从手术后，他的视力就好得足够他自由行动了。Do you think they'll ever find (=create) a way of bringing peace to the region?你认为他们会不会找到一条给这个地区带来和平的道路?We must make every effort to find (=produce) a diplomatic solution to the crisis -- the military option is not a solution.我们必须竭尽全力找到一个解决这个危机的外交途径----选择武力不能解决问题。We're really struggling to find (=obtain) the / enough money to pay the rent at the moment.我们现在正努力筹(足够多的)钱支付租金。After years of suffering beatings from her husband because she did not want to live alone, she eventually found (=obtained) the courage to leave him.因不想独立生活而多年忍受丈夫的拳打脚踢之后，她终于鼓起勇气离开了他。I wish I could find (the) time (=have enough time) to do more reading.我希望能挤出时间多读点书。Did it take you long to find your feet (=become familiar with your new surroundings and able to do things on your own with confidence) when you started your new job?你开始做一个新的工作时，是否要花很长时间熟悉和适应环境?The victim's widow said that her husband was a man who would have found it in himself / his heart to (=been willing to) forgive the bombers.受害者的遗孀说她的丈夫会愿意宽恕那些投掷炸弹的人的。Those witnesses will find their tongues (=become willing to talk) when they hear a reward has been offered.当那些见证人听说有奖赏时，他们就会变得愿意开口讲话了。To find fault with someone is to criticize them.找…的岔子，挑剔;批评She's always finding fault with the way he works.她总是批评他工作的方式。If someone or something is nowhere / not anywhere to be found, you cannot see them.看不到，哪里都没有We looked for her everywhere, but she was nowhere to be found.我们到处找她，但哪里都找不到她。
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