dis·cov·er·y
noun/dɪˈskʌvəri/
/dɪˈskʌvəri/
(plural discoveries)
- [countable, uncountable] an act or the process of finding somebody/something, or learning about something that was not known about before
发现；发觉 - Researchers in this field have made some important new discoveries.
这个领域的研究人员有了一些重大的新发现。 - New scientific discoveries are being made all the time.
新的科学发现无时无刻不在发生。 - discovery of something the discovery of antibiotics in the twentieth century
二十世纪抗生素的发现 - The discovery of a child's body in the river has shocked the community.
在河里发现一个孩子的尸体，使社区大为震惊。 - the discovery of new talent in the art world
艺术界新秀的发现 - He saw life as a voyage of discovery.
他把人生看成一次发现新事物的旅程。 - The film takes us on a journey of discovery to different parts of the globe.
这部电影带我们踏上探索地球不同地区的旅程。 - discovery that… She was shocked by the discovery that he had been unfaithful.
她发觉他不忠时感到非常震惊。 - In 1974 Hawking made the discovery (= he discovered) that black holes give off radiation.
1974 年霍金发现黑洞会发出辐射。
Extra ExamplesTopics Scientific researcha2- The story tells of a man's journey of personal discovery up an African river.
这个故事讲述一个人溯非洲一条河流而上的探索之旅。 - There may be many unexpected treasures awaiting discovery.
可能有意想不到的丰富宝藏等待被发现。 - the awful discovery that he had been deceiving her
他一直在欺骗着她这一令人胆寒的发现 - the discovery of oil in the North Sea
在北海发现石油 - the grisly discovery of a decapitated body
发现一具可怕的无头尸 - To tour Sri Lanka is to take a voyage of discovery through a land of endless variety.
在斯里兰卡旅行就像是在一片变幻无穷的土地上进行探索之旅。 - In the United States, much drug discovery is done by the government.
在美国，许多药物的研发都是由政府完成的。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- big
- great
- important
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- make
- lead to
- await
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- discovery by
- discovery of
- a process of discovery
- a journey of discovery
- a voyage of discovery
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- Researchers in this field have made some important new discoveries.
- [countable] a thing, fact or person that is found or learned about for the first time
被发现的事物（或真相、人） - The drug is not a new discovery—it's been known about for years.
这种药并不是什么新发现，多年前便为人所知。 - one of the most important scientific discoveries of all time
有史以来最重要的科学发现之一 - potentially the biggest archaeological discovery in Norway for fifty years
可能是挪威50 年来最大的考古发现 - discovery about something recent discoveries about sleep
关于睡眠的新发现
Extra ExamplesTopics Scientific researcha2- Their work led to some important medical discoveries.
他们的工作带来了医学上的一些重要发现。 - a discovery by a French scientist
一位法国科学家的发现
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- big
- great
- important
- …
- make
- lead to
- await
- …
- discovery by
- discovery of
- a process of discovery
- a journey of discovery
- a voyage of discovery
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- The drug is not a new discovery—it's been known about for years.
Word Originmid 16th cent.: from discover, on the pattern of the pair recover, recovery.