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| 1 | to find out something that you did not know before 发现，找到（自己以前不知道的事物） |
| The two men decided to discover the truth for themselves. 这两个人决心自己去找出事实真相。 |
| +(that) He became very friendly when he discovered that she was my sister. 他发现她是我妹妹后变得非常友好。 |
| +whether Checks are made to discover whether applicants have a criminal record. 即将审查申请人是否有犯罪记录。 |
| | 1a | to find a place , fact , or substance that no one knew about before 发现（未知事物） | | William Herschel discovered Uranus in 1781. 威廉・赫歇耳在1781年发现了天王星。 | | New antimalarial drugs have been discovered. 新的抗疟疾药物已被发现。 | |
| | 1b | to find out about a place or activity that is new to you 查明；弄清楚 | | Why not spend a week discovering the beauty of Sri Lanka? 为何不花上一周的时间弄清楚斯里兰卡到底有多美呢？ | | I have only recently discovered the benefits of meditation. 我只是在最近才知道沉思默想的好处。 | |
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| 2 | to find someone or something that was missing or hidden 找到，发现（失踪或被隐藏的人或物） |
| Police discovered his body on wasteland yesterday. 警方昨天在荒野中发现了他的尸体。 |
| I finally discovered the letter at the back of the drawer. 我终于在抽屉后面找到了这封信。 |
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| 3 | usually passive to recognize the ability of someone such as a writer or performer and help to make them famous 发现…的能力并助其成名 |
| Metaphor | | | | | | Discovering things such as facts and information is like finding them by digging or searching in the ground . | | 发现事实和信息等东西就像通过挖掘（digging）或在地里寻找（searching in the ground）来发现（finding）它们一样。 | | Let me know if you dig up anything about him.如果你搜集到关于他的任何信息都请告诉我。
I unearthed some useful facts and figures.我发现了一些有用的事实和数字。
The facts only came to light after a long investigation.这些事实是在长期的调查后才终于浮出水面的。
We left no stone unturned in our search for the truth.我们千方百计寻找事实真相。
The book is a mine/goldmine of information.该书包含的信息非常丰富。
I think that this will prove a rich seam to mine for your research.我觉得这会对你的研究大有帮助。
It took me a long time to find it, but I finally struck gold/oil.我用了很长的时间来寻找它，而我最终也找到了。
You need to read a lot more: you’ ve only just begun to scratch the surface.你需要读更多的书；你只不过刚刚了解了一些皮毛。
You need to put in a lot of spadework.你需要做许多艰苦繁杂的准备工作。
The journalists were grubbing around for something to print.新闻记者们在到处寻找能够刊登的东西。
They raked up a lot of scandals.他们挖出许多丑闻。
| | See also ->knowledge | | See also ->secret | | | |
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