查词 - find

1

GET BY SEARCHING

通过搜寻得到

to discover, see, or get something that you have been searching for 发现，找到〔一直在寻找之物〕

I can’t find the car keys.

我找不到汽车钥匙。

Hold on while I find a pen.

别挂电话，我找支笔。

Her body was later found hidden in the bushes.

后来，她的尸体被人发现藏在灌木丛里。

I have to find somewhere else to live.

我得另找地方住。

She had almost given up hope of finding a husband.

她差不多要放弃找个丈夫的希望了。

find sb sth

Tony asked us to find him office facilities in New York.

托尼要我们替他在纽约找个办公地点。

Her mother went to the shops, and on her return, Kathleen was nowhere to be found (=could not be found) .

妈妈去买东西，回来的时候凯思琳找不到了。

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SEE BY CHANCE

碰巧看见

to discover something by chance, especially something useful or interesting 〔意外〕碰见〔尤指有用或有意思的东西〕

I found a purse in the street.

我在大街上捡到一只皮夹子。

We found a nice pub near the hotel.

我们在酒店附近找到一家不错的酒吧。

3

DISCOVER STATE OF SB/STH

发现某人/某物的状态

to discover that someone or something is in a particular condition or doing a particular thing when you see or touch them 发现〔某人或某物处在某状态或在做某事〕

I’m sure we’ll find her hard at work when we get home.

我确信我们到家时会发现她在努力用功。

He tried the door and found it unlocked.

他推了推门，发现没上锁。

She woke to find a man by her bed.

她醒来发现床边有个男人。

find sb/sth doing sth

Often he found her quietly weeping alone.

他常常发现她一个人在默默流泪。

find (that)

She looked at her glass and was amazed to find it was empty.

她看了一眼自己的杯子，惊奇地发现竟然是空的。

4

DO STH WITHOUT MEANING TO

不是有意做某事

to be in a particular state or do a particular thing, or to realize that this is happening, especially when you did not expect or intend it 发现，发觉〔尤指无意中处于某状态或在做某事〕

After wandering around, we found ourselves back at the hotel.

闲逛了一圈之后，我们发现自己回到了酒店。

find yourself/your mind etc doing sth

When he left, Karen found herself heaving a huge sigh of relief.

他离去后，卡伦发现自己如释重负，长舒了一口气。

She tried to concentrate, but found her mind drifting back to Alex.

她想集中精神，但是发觉自己的思绪又飘回到了亚历克斯身上。

find (that)

He found he was shivering.

他发觉自己在发抖。

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LEARN STH BY STUDY

通过研究了解某事

to discover or learn something by study, tests, sums etc 〔经研究、测试、计算等〕发现，找出，查明

The federal government isn’t doing enough to find a cure.

联邦政府寻找对策不力。

How do you find the square root of 20?

怎么算出 20 的平方根？

be found to do sth

The liquid was found to contain 7.4g of phenylamine.

液体里测得含有 7.4 克苯胺。

find that

His study found that married men and women had similar spending patterns.

他的研究发现，已婚男人和女人的消费模式相似。

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THINK/FEEL

认为/感觉

to have a particular feeling or opinion, or to have a particular feeling or opinion about someone or something 感到，觉得，认为

Will Gary and Gail find happiness together?

加里和盖尔一起会幸福吗？

find sth/sb easy/useful/interesting etc

She found the work very dull.

她觉得这工作很无聊。

Lots of women I know find him attractive.

我认识的许多女性都认为他有魅力。

I found them quite easy to use.

我觉得这些使用起来相当便捷。

find it hard/easy/difficult etc (to do sth)

Hyperactive children find it difficult to concentrate.

多动的孩子感到难以集中注意力。

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EXPERIENCE

体验

to have the experience of discovering that something happens or is true 发现〔某事发生或属实〕

find (that)

You might find that his work improves now he’s at a new school.

你可能会发现，他到了新学校，学习进步了。

I find people are often surprised at how little it costs.

我发现人们常常惊讶于它的便宜。

find sb/sth doing sth

I think you’ll find more women entering the film business now.

我想你会发现越来越多的女性进入电影业。

find sb/sth to be sth

I found the people to be charming and very friendly.

我发现那里的人可爱而且非常友好。

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EXIST IN A PLACE

存在于一地

if something is found somewhere, it lives or exists there naturally 生长在某处，存在于某地

This species is only found in West Africa.

这一物种仅见于西非。

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GET ENOUGH MONEY/TIME ETC

获得足够的钱/时间等

to succeed in getting enough of something, especially money, time, or energy, to be able to do something 设法获得

He’s struggling to find the money for the trip.

他在努力筹措旅行的资金。

Where are we going to find the time, the support, and the resources to do all this?

我们到哪里去找时间和人力物力做这一切呢？

10

IN A COURT OF LAW

在法庭上

to make an official decision in a court of law 裁决，判决

find sb guilty/not guilty (of sth)

Both men were found guilty of illegally entering the country.

两名男子都被判定为非法入境。

find in sb’s favour

The tribunal found in favour of the defendant.

特别法庭判被告胜诉。

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find your way (somewhere)

11. to reach a place by discovering the right way to get there 找到（去某处的）路

Will you be able to find your way back?

你找得到回去的路吗？

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find its way somewhere

12. if something finds its way somewhere, it arrives or gets there after some time [非正式] 〔一段时间后〕（自然）到达 informal

Her invention has found its way into the shops.

她的发明摆上了商店的柜台。

13

find comfort/pleasure/fulfilment etc in sth

13. to experience a good feeling because of something 在某事中找到安慰/快乐/满足等

He eventually found solace in religion.

他终于在宗教中寻求到了慰藉。

14

find fault with sb/sth

14. to criticize someone or something, often unfairly and frequently 批评某人/某物，找某人/某物的毛病

He could always find fault with something, either in my writing or in my personality.

他总能找出什么毛病来，不是我的文章就是我的性格。

15

find it in your heart/yourself to do sth

15. to feel able or willing to do something [文] 感觉能做某事; 愿意做某事 literary

Seb could not find it in his heart to tell Nahum.

塞布不愿意告诉内厄姆。

16

find yourself

16. to discover what you are really like and what you want to do – often used humorously [非正式] 发现自己的真本质（想做的事等）〔常为幽默用法〕 informal

She went to India to find herself.

她到印度去寻找真的自我。

17

find favour (with sb/sth)

17. be liked or approved of by someone [正式] 得宠，受青睐 formal

The recipes rapidly found favour with restaurant owners.

这些食谱很快就受到了餐馆老板的青睐。

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find your feet

18. to become confident in a new situation, especially one that is difficult at first 习惯新的环境〔尤指起初困难的环境〕

Rob is still finding his feet as a coach.

罗布当教练还在适应过程中。

19

find its mark/target

19. a. if a bullet, ARROW etc finds its mark etc, it hits what it is supposed to hit b. if a remark, criticism etc finds its mark etc, it has the effect that you intended it to have 〔言论、批评等〕击中要害，达到目的

She soon saw that her accusation had found its mark.

她很快就看到，她的指控达到了目的。

20

find your voice find your tongue

20. a. also 又作 to manage to say something after being too nervous to talk b. if a writer, musician etc finds their voice, they are able to express their views, ideas, art etc in the way they want to 〔作家、音乐家等〕能表达自己的心声

a young film-maker who has finally found his voice

终于能表达自己心声的一位年轻的电影制作人

21

be found wanting

21. to not be good enough [正式] 有欠缺之处 formal

Their defence was found wanting.

他们的辩词有欠缺。

22 to judge that someone is wrong or guilty 作出不利于〔某人〕的判决; 判〔某人〕败诉

The inspectors are likely to find against the company.

检查人员可能会认为这家公司有问题。

23 to judge that someone is right or not guilty 作出有利于〔某人〕的判决; 判〔某人〕胜诉

The judge found for the plaintiff.

法官判原告胜诉。

24 to get information, after trying to discover it or by chance 查明，弄清; 发现

find out who/what/how etc

Has anyone bothered to find out how much all this is going to cost?

有谁去了解清楚这一切要花多少钱了吗？

find out if/whether

Did you find out whether there are any seats left?

你查到还有座位剩下吗？

find out (that)

I found out that my parents had never been married.

我发现我的父母一直没有登记结婚。

find sth ↔ out

To find out more, visit our website.

如欲了解更多情况，请访问我们的网站。

find out (sth) about sth

I need to find out more about these night courses.

我需要再了解一下这些夜校课程。

[+ from ]

We could find out from the local council.

我们可以从当地市政会了解情况。

I thought it best to let you find out for yourself .

我想最好你自己去弄弄清楚。

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find sb out

if you are found out, someone discovers that you have been doing something dishonest or illegal 查出某人〔做不诚实或违法之事〕; usually passive 一般用被动态

What happens if we get found out?

要是我们被查出来会怎么样？