- discover or perceive by chance or unexpectedly(偶然)发现; (无意中)察觉:
Lindsey looked up to find Niall watching her
林赛抬头一看, 发现尼尔在盯着她看
the remains of a headless body had been found.
发现了一具无头尸体。
- discover (someone or something) after a deliberate search找到:
in this climate it could be hard to find a buyer.
在这样的气候条件下要找到买主可能很难。
find oneself
discover oneself to be in a surprising or unexpected situation发现自己处于意想不到的境地:phobia sufferers often find themselves virtual prisoners in their own home.
恐惧症患者常会发现自己在家中就跟囚犯差不多。
- succeed in obtaining (something)(成功地)获得:
she also found the time to raise five children.
她还抽出时间养育了五个孩子。
- summon up (a quality, especially courage) with an effort鼓起(勇气); 振作(精神):
I found the courage to speak.
我鼓起勇气开了口。
- no obj.(of hunters or hounds) discover game, especially a fox(猎人, 猎犬)发现猎物(尤指发现狐狸):
Lady Montego heard the new halloo - they had found.
蒙泰格女士又听到了“嘿”声——他们发现猎物了。
- (常作be found)recognize or discover (something) to be present确认(某物)的存在; 发现(某物)的存在:
vitamin B12 is found in dairy products.
人们发现乳制品中含有维生素B12.
- become aware of; discover to be the case意识到; 发现…属实:
with obj. and infinitive the majority of staff find the magazine to be informative and useful.大多数员工都感到这本杂志信息量大、有用
with clause she found that none of the local nursery schools had an available slot.她发觉当地的托儿所都没有空缺的职位。
- ascertain (something) by study, calculation, or inquiry(通过研究、计算、调查)弄清, 查明:
the class are encouraged to find their own solutions to problems.
鼓励全班同学独立解题。
find oneself
discover the fundamental truths about one's own character and identity发现自己的个性特征。
- Law (of a court) officially declare to be the case【律】(法庭)裁决, 判决:
with obj. and complement he was found guilty of speeding他被裁定违章超速行驶
with clause the court found that a police lab expert had fabricated evidence.法院裁定警方的一位实验室专家捏造了证据。
- with obj. and complement perceive or experience (something) to be the case发觉, 感到:
both men found it difficult to put ideas into words.
两人都觉得难以用言语表达思想。
- (of a thing) reach or arrive at, either of its own accord or without the human agent being known(事物自动地或在人为动因不明的情况下)形成, 达到:
water finds its own level.
水会自动地保持自己的水平状态。
find one's way
reach one's destination by one's own efforts, without knowing or having been told in advance how to get there(依靠自己的努力)设法到达目的地:he found his way to the front door.
他摸索着走到了前门。
find one's way
come to be in a certain situation发觉自己身处某种情况:each and every boy found his way into a suitable occupation.
男孩们个个都找到了一份合适的工作。
- (of a letter) reach (someone)(信件)到达(某人)。
- archaic reach the understanding or conscience of (someone)〈古〉获得(某人)的谅解; 触及(某人)的良知:
whatever finds me, bears witness for itself that it has proceeded from a Holy Spirit.
发我蒙昧者, 始自圣灵, 自证自明。
- a discovery of something valuable, typically something of archaeological interest(有价值的, 尤指有考古价值的)发现(物):
he made his most spectacular finds in the Valley of the Kings.
他在国王谷有了最引人注目的发现。
- a person who is discovered to be useful or interesting in some way被发现有某种用处(或令人感兴趣)的人:
Paul had been a real find - he could design the whole hotel complex.
保罗确实是个人才——他能设计整个饭店楼群。
- Hunting the finding of a fox【猎】发现狐狸。
all found
- Brit dated (of an employee's wages) with board and lodging provided free〈英, 旧〉(雇员工资)食宿免费提供:
your wages would be five shillings all found.
你们的工资是五先令, 食宿免费。
find fault
- 见FAULT.
find favour
- be liked or prove acceptable受青睐; 得宠:
the ballets did not find favour with the public.
芭蕾舞剧过去不为公众所接受。
find one's feet
- stand up and become able to walk能站起来走路。
- establish oneself in a particular field立足, 站稳脚跟:
he never really found his feet in the House of Lords.
他从未真正在上议院站稳脚跟。
find God
- experience a religious conversion or awakening经受着宗教信仰的改变(或觉醒)。
find in favour of
- 见find for。
find it in one's heart to do something
- allow or force oneself to do something允许(或迫使)自己做某事:
Seb could not find it in his heart to dislike Plunkett.
塞布不容许自己嫌弃普朗凯特。
findable
adjectivefind against
- Law (of a court) make a decision against or judge to be guilty【律】(法庭)作出对…不利的裁决; 判决…有罪。
find for(或 find in favour of)
- Law (of a court) make a decision in favour of, or judge to be innocent【律】(法庭)作出对…有利的裁决; 判决…无罪:
the Court of Exchequer found for the plaintiffs.
理财法院判原告无罪。
find someone out
- detect a person's immoral or offensive actions发现某人有不道德(或无礼)行为:
she would always find him out if he tried to lie.
要是他想撒谎, 她总能察觉。
find something out(或 find out about something)
- discover a fact了解(或弄清)某事:
he hadn't time to find out what was bothering her.
他没有时间去弄清是什么在困扰她。