find 的英语意思
findfind1 /faɪnd/ verb (past tense and past participle found /faʊnd/) [transitive]
查看全部语言翻译1get by searching to discover, see, or get something that you have been searching for发现、看到或得到一直在寻找的东西:
I can’t find the car keys.我找不到车钥匙。
Hold on while I find a pen.等一下,我去找支笔。
Her body was later found hidden in the bushes.她的遗体后来被发现藏在灌木丛中。
I have to find somewhere else to live.我必须另找地方住。
She had almost given up hope of finding a husband.她几乎已经放弃了找到丈夫的希望。find somebody something
Tony asked us to find him office facilities in New York.托尼让我们帮他在纽约找办公场所。
Her mother went to the shops, and on her return, Kathleen was nowhere to be found (=could not be found).她母亲去了商店,回来时,Kathleen 却不见踪影(=找不到)。2see by chance to discover something by chance, especially something useful or interesting偶然发现某物,尤指有用或有趣的东西:
I found a purse in the street.我在街上捡到了一个钱包。
We found a nice pub near the hotel.我们在酒店附近发现了一家不错的酒馆。3discover state of somebody/something to discover that someone or something is in a particular condition or doing a particular thing when you see or touch them看到或触碰某人或某物时,发现其处于某种状态或正在做某事:
I’m sure we’ll find her hard at work when we get home.我相信我们回到家时,会发现她正在努力工作。
He tried the door and found it unlocked.他试了试门,发现没锁。
She woke to find a man by her bed.她醒来,发现床边有个男人。find somebody/something doing something
Often he found her quietly weeping alone.他常常发现她独自静静地哭泣。find (that)
She looked at her glass and was amazed to find it was empty.她看了看自己的杯子,惊讶地发现已经空了。4do something without meaning to 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处于某种状态或做某事,或意识到这种情况正在发生,尤指出乎意料或并非有意为之:
After wandering around, we found ourselves back at the hotel.漫无目的地走了一圈后,我们发现自己又回到了酒店。find yourself/your mind etc doing something
When he left, Karen found herself heaving a huge sigh of relief.他离开后,Karen 发现自己不禁长舒了一口气。
She tried to concentrate, but found her mind drifting back to Alex.她试图集中注意力,却发现思绪不断飘回到 Alex 身上。find (that)
He found he was shivering.他发现自己在颤抖。5learn something by study to discover or learn something by study, tests, sums etc通过研究、测试、计算等方式发现或了解某事:
The federal government isn’t doing enough to find a cure.联邦政府在寻找治疗方法方面做得还不够。
How do you find the square root of 20?怎样求 20 的平方根?be found to do something
The liquid was found to contain 7.4g of phenylamine.该液体被发现含有 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,已婚男性和女性的消费模式相似。GRAMMAR语法In more formal English, you say it was found that something was true: · It was found that over 50% of children had seen the ad.在较正式的英语中,用 it was found that 表达某事属实:·研究发现,超过 50% 的儿童看过该广告。6think/feel to have a particular feeling or opinion, or to have a particular feeling or opinion about someone or something对某人或某事持有某种感受或看法:
Will Gary and Gail find happiness together?Gary 和 Gail 能一起找到幸福吗?find something/somebody easy/useful/interesting etc
She found the work very dull.她觉得这份工作非常枯燥。
Lots of women I know find him attractive.我认识的很多女性都觉得他很有魅力。
I found them quite easy to use.我觉得它们用起来很方便。find it hard/easy/difficult etc (to do something)
Hyperactive children find it difficult to concentrate.多动症儿童觉得很难集中注意力。7experience to have the experience of discovering that something happens or is true亲身体验到某事发生或属实find (that)
You might find that his work improves now he’s at a new school.他换了新学校之后,你可能会发现他的成绩有所提高。
I find people are often surprised at how little it costs.我发现人们常常对其低廉的价格感到惊讶。find somebody/something doing something
I think you’ll find more women entering the film business now.我想你会发现现在有越来越多的女性进入电影行业。find somebody/something to be something
I found the people to be charming and very friendly.我发现当地人非常迷人且热情友好。8exist in a place be found somewhere if something is found somewhere, it lives or exists there naturally若某物被发现于某地,指其自然生活或存在于该地:
This species is only found in West Africa.这一物种仅分布于西非。9get enough money/time etc to succeed in getting enough of something, especially money, time, or energy, to be able to do something成功筹得足够的某物(尤指金钱、时间或精力)以做某事:
He’s struggling to find the money for the trip.他正在为旅行筹钱而发愁。
Where are we going to find the time, the support, and the resources to do all this?我们要去哪里找到时间、支持和资源来做这一切?10in a court of law to make an official decision in a court of law在法庭上作出正式裁决find somebody guilty/not guilty (of something)
Both men were found guilty of illegally entering the country.两名男子均被裁定非法入境罪名成立。find in somebody’s favour
The tribunal found in favour of the defendant.仲裁庭裁定被告胜诉。11find your way (somewhere) to reach a place by discovering the right way to get there通过找到正确的路线而到达某地:
Will you be able to find your way back?你能找到回去的路吗?12find its way somewhere informal非正式 if something finds its way somewhere, it arrives or gets there after some time某物"找到去某地的路",即经过一段时间后抵达或出现在那里:
Her invention has found its way into the shops.她的发明已经出现在商店里了。13find comfort/pleasure/fulfilment etc in something to experience a good feeling because of something因某事而获得美好的感受:
He eventually found solace in religion.他最终在宗教中找到了慰藉。14find fault with somebody/something to criticize someone or something, often unfairly and frequently(常带不公平性且频繁地)批评某人或某事;挑剔:
He could always find fault with something, either in my writing or in my personality.他总是能挑出毛病,不是在我的写作上,就是在我的个性上。15find it in your heart/yourself to do something literary文学 to feel able or willing to do something感到能够或愿意做某事:
Seb could not find it in his heart to tell Nahum.Seb 实在不忍心告诉 Nahum。16find yourself informal非正式 to discover what you are really like and what you want to do – often used humorously发现自己真正的样子和想做的事——常带幽默意味:
She went to India to find herself.她去了印度,寻找自我。17find favour (with somebody/something) formal正式 to be liked or approved of by someone被某人喜欢或认可:
The recipes rapidly found favour with restaurant owners.这些食谱很快受到餐厅老板的青睐。18find your feet to become confident in a new situation, especially one that is difficult at first在新情境中(尤指起初困难的情境)逐渐建立信心、适应自如:
Rob is still finding his feet as a coach.Rob 作为教练还在摸索适应阶段。19find its mark/target a)if a bullet, arrow etc finds its mark etc, it hits what it is supposed to hit子弹、箭等"命中目标",指击中预定目标 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"切中要害",指产生了预期的效果:
She soon saw that her accusation had found its mark.她很快发现自己的指控已经切中要害。20find your voice a) (also find your tongue) to manage to say something after being too nervous to talk在过于紧张而无法开口之后,终于设法说出了某话 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"找到自己的声音",指能够以自己希望的方式表达观点、想法、艺术等:
a young film-maker who has finally found his voice一位终于找到自己表达风格的年轻电影人21be found wanting formal正式 to not be good enough不够好;达不到要求:
Their defence was found wanting.他们的防守被发现存在明显不足。THESAURUS同义词辨析find to get or see something that you have been searching for得到或看到一直在寻找的东西: · Have you found your passport yet?·你找到护照了吗?· Police later found the car abandoned in a wood.·警方后来发现那辆车被遗弃在树林里。discover to find something that was hidden or that people did not know about before发现被隐藏的或以前不为人知的事物: · A second bomb has been discovered in south London.·第二枚炸弹在伦敦南部被发现。locate formal正式 to find the exact position of something找到某物的确切位置: · The airline are still trying to locate my luggage.·航空公司仍在尝试找到我的行李。· Online maps make it easy to locate almost any place in the world.·在线地图让人们可以轻松找到世界上几乎任何地方。come across something to find something unexpectedly when you are not looking for it在无意间意外发现某物: · I came across some old letters from my father in my drawer.·我在抽屉里偶然发现了几封父亲写的旧信。stumble on/across something to find something unexpectedly, especially something very important意外发现某物,尤指非常重要的东西: · They may have stumbled across some vital evidence.·他们可能偶然发现了一些重要证据。· Completely by chance we had stumbled on the biggest hit of the year.·完全出于偶然,我们发现了当年最大的热门作品。trace to find someone or something that has disappeared, especially by a careful process of collecting information找到失踪的人或物,尤指通过仔细收集信息的过程: · She had given up all hope of tracing her missing daughter.·她已经放弃了追踪失踪女儿的所有希望。track somebody/something down to find someone or something that is difficult to find by searching in different places通过在不同地方搜寻来找到难以找到的人或物: · I’ve been trying to track down a book that’s out of print.·我一直在设法寻找一本绝版书。· The police managed to track down the killer.·警方设法追踪到了凶手。unearth to find something that has been hidden or lost for a long time, by digging or searching for it通过挖掘或搜寻,找到长期被隐藏或遗失的东西: · In 1796, a carved stone was unearthed near the burial mound.·1796 年,一块雕刻的石头在墓丘附近被挖掘出土。find against somebody phrasal verb law法律 to judge that someone is wrong or guilty裁定某人有错或有罪:
The inspectors are likely to find against the company.检查人员很可能会对该公司作出不利裁定。find for somebody phrasal verb law法律 to judge that someone is right or not guilty裁定某人正确或无罪:
The judge found for the plaintiff.法官裁定原告胜诉。find out phrasal verb1to get information, after trying to discover it or by chance通过努力查询或偶然得到信息find out who/what/how etc
Has anyone bothered to find out how much all this is going to cost?有人费心查过这一切要花多少钱吗?find out if/whether
Did you find out whether there are any seats left?你查到还有没有空座位吗?find out (that)
I found out that my parents had never been married.我发现我的父母从未正式结过婚。find something ↔ out
To find out more, visit our website.如需了解更多信息,请访问我们的网站。find out (something) about something
I need to find out more about these night courses.我需要进一步了解这些夜间课程。find out from
We could find out from the local council.我们可以向当地委员会查询。
I thought it best to let you find out for yourself.我觉得最好让你自己去发现。Register语体In written English, people usually say that someone discovers something rather than finds out something:· Scientists soon discovered that this was false.在书面英语中,通常用 discovers 而非 finds out 来表达某人发现某事:·科学家很快发现这是错误的。2find somebody out if you are found out, someone discovers that you have been doing something dishonest or illegal若被发现(found out),指某人察觉到你一直在做不诚实或违法的事:
What happens if we get found out?如果我们被人发现了怎么办?GRAMMAR Find out is usually passive in this meaning.
查看全部语言翻译1get by searching to discover, see, or get something that you have been searching for发现、看到或得到一直在寻找的东西:
I can’t find the car keys.我找不到车钥匙。
Hold on while I find a pen.等一下,我去找支笔。
Her body was later found hidden in the bushes.她的遗体后来被发现藏在灌木丛中。
I have to find somewhere else to live.我必须另找地方住。
She had almost given up hope of finding a husband.她几乎已经放弃了找到丈夫的希望。find somebody something
Tony asked us to find him office facilities in New York.托尼让我们帮他在纽约找办公场所。
Her mother went to the shops, and on her return, Kathleen was nowhere to be found (=could not be found).她母亲去了商店,回来时,Kathleen 却不见踪影(=找不到)。2see by chance to discover something by chance, especially something useful or interesting偶然发现某物,尤指有用或有趣的东西:
I found a purse in the street.我在街上捡到了一个钱包。
We found a nice pub near the hotel.我们在酒店附近发现了一家不错的酒馆。3discover state of somebody/something to discover that someone or something is in a particular condition or doing a particular thing when you see or touch them看到或触碰某人或某物时,发现其处于某种状态或正在做某事:
I’m sure we’ll find her hard at work when we get home.我相信我们回到家时,会发现她正在努力工作。
He tried the door and found it unlocked.他试了试门,发现没锁。
She woke to find a man by her bed.她醒来,发现床边有个男人。find somebody/something doing something
Often he found her quietly weeping alone.他常常发现她独自静静地哭泣。find (that)
She looked at her glass and was amazed to find it was empty.她看了看自己的杯子,惊讶地发现已经空了。4do something without meaning to 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处于某种状态或做某事,或意识到这种情况正在发生,尤指出乎意料或并非有意为之:
After wandering around, we found ourselves back at the hotel.漫无目的地走了一圈后,我们发现自己又回到了酒店。find yourself/your mind etc doing something
When he left, Karen found herself heaving a huge sigh of relief.他离开后,Karen 发现自己不禁长舒了一口气。
She tried to concentrate, but found her mind drifting back to Alex.她试图集中注意力,却发现思绪不断飘回到 Alex 身上。find (that)
He found he was shivering.他发现自己在颤抖。5learn something by study to discover or learn something by study, tests, sums etc通过研究、测试、计算等方式发现或了解某事:
The federal government isn’t doing enough to find a cure.联邦政府在寻找治疗方法方面做得还不够。
How do you find the square root of 20?怎样求 20 的平方根?be found to do something
The liquid was found to contain 7.4g of phenylamine.该液体被发现含有 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,已婚男性和女性的消费模式相似。GRAMMAR语法In more formal English, you say it was found that something was true: · It was found that over 50% of children had seen the ad.在较正式的英语中,用 it was found that 表达某事属实:·研究发现,超过 50% 的儿童看过该广告。6think/feel to have a particular feeling or opinion, or to have a particular feeling or opinion about someone or something对某人或某事持有某种感受或看法:
Will Gary and Gail find happiness together?Gary 和 Gail 能一起找到幸福吗?find something/somebody easy/useful/interesting etc
She found the work very dull.她觉得这份工作非常枯燥。
Lots of women I know find him attractive.我认识的很多女性都觉得他很有魅力。
I found them quite easy to use.我觉得它们用起来很方便。find it hard/easy/difficult etc (to do something)
Hyperactive children find it difficult to concentrate.多动症儿童觉得很难集中注意力。7experience to have the experience of discovering that something happens or is true亲身体验到某事发生或属实find (that)
You might find that his work improves now he’s at a new school.他换了新学校之后,你可能会发现他的成绩有所提高。
I find people are often surprised at how little it costs.我发现人们常常对其低廉的价格感到惊讶。find somebody/something doing something
I think you’ll find more women entering the film business now.我想你会发现现在有越来越多的女性进入电影行业。find somebody/something to be something
I found the people to be charming and very friendly.我发现当地人非常迷人且热情友好。8exist in a place be found somewhere if something is found somewhere, it lives or exists there naturally若某物被发现于某地,指其自然生活或存在于该地:
This species is only found in West Africa.这一物种仅分布于西非。9get enough money/time etc to succeed in getting enough of something, especially money, time, or energy, to be able to do something成功筹得足够的某物(尤指金钱、时间或精力)以做某事:
He’s struggling to find the money for the trip.他正在为旅行筹钱而发愁。
Where are we going to find the time, the support, and the resources to do all this?我们要去哪里找到时间、支持和资源来做这一切?10in a court of law to make an official decision in a court of law在法庭上作出正式裁决find somebody guilty/not guilty (of something)
Both men were found guilty of illegally entering the country.两名男子均被裁定非法入境罪名成立。find in somebody’s favour
The tribunal found in favour of the defendant.仲裁庭裁定被告胜诉。11find your way (somewhere) to reach a place by discovering the right way to get there通过找到正确的路线而到达某地:
Will you be able to find your way back?你能找到回去的路吗?12find its way somewhere informal非正式 if something finds its way somewhere, it arrives or gets there after some time某物"找到去某地的路",即经过一段时间后抵达或出现在那里:
Her invention has found its way into the shops.她的发明已经出现在商店里了。13find comfort/pleasure/fulfilment etc in something to experience a good feeling because of something因某事而获得美好的感受:
He eventually found solace in religion.他最终在宗教中找到了慰藉。14find fault with somebody/something to criticize someone or something, often unfairly and frequently(常带不公平性且频繁地)批评某人或某事;挑剔:
He could always find fault with something, either in my writing or in my personality.他总是能挑出毛病,不是在我的写作上,就是在我的个性上。15find it in your heart/yourself to do something literary文学 to feel able or willing to do something感到能够或愿意做某事:
Seb could not find it in his heart to tell Nahum.Seb 实在不忍心告诉 Nahum。16find yourself informal非正式 to discover what you are really like and what you want to do – often used humorously发现自己真正的样子和想做的事——常带幽默意味:
She went to India to find herself.她去了印度,寻找自我。17find favour (with somebody/something) formal正式 to be liked or approved of by someone被某人喜欢或认可:
The recipes rapidly found favour with restaurant owners.这些食谱很快受到餐厅老板的青睐。18find your feet to become confident in a new situation, especially one that is difficult at first在新情境中(尤指起初困难的情境)逐渐建立信心、适应自如:
Rob is still finding his feet as a coach.Rob 作为教练还在摸索适应阶段。19find its mark/target a)if a bullet, arrow etc finds its mark etc, it hits what it is supposed to hit子弹、箭等"命中目标",指击中预定目标 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"切中要害",指产生了预期的效果:
She soon saw that her accusation had found its mark.她很快发现自己的指控已经切中要害。20find your voice a) (also find your tongue) to manage to say something after being too nervous to talk在过于紧张而无法开口之后,终于设法说出了某话 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"找到自己的声音",指能够以自己希望的方式表达观点、想法、艺术等:
a young film-maker who has finally found his voice一位终于找到自己表达风格的年轻电影人21be found wanting formal正式 to not be good enough不够好;达不到要求:
Their defence was found wanting.他们的防守被发现存在明显不足。THESAURUS同义词辨析find to get or see something that you have been searching for得到或看到一直在寻找的东西: · Have you found your passport yet?·你找到护照了吗?· Police later found the car abandoned in a wood.·警方后来发现那辆车被遗弃在树林里。discover to find something that was hidden or that people did not know about before发现被隐藏的或以前不为人知的事物: · A second bomb has been discovered in south London.·第二枚炸弹在伦敦南部被发现。locate formal正式 to find the exact position of something找到某物的确切位置: · The airline are still trying to locate my luggage.·航空公司仍在尝试找到我的行李。· Online maps make it easy to locate almost any place in the world.·在线地图让人们可以轻松找到世界上几乎任何地方。come across something to find something unexpectedly when you are not looking for it在无意间意外发现某物: · I came across some old letters from my father in my drawer.·我在抽屉里偶然发现了几封父亲写的旧信。stumble on/across something to find something unexpectedly, especially something very important意外发现某物,尤指非常重要的东西: · They may have stumbled across some vital evidence.·他们可能偶然发现了一些重要证据。· Completely by chance we had stumbled on the biggest hit of the year.·完全出于偶然,我们发现了当年最大的热门作品。trace to find someone or something that has disappeared, especially by a careful process of collecting information找到失踪的人或物,尤指通过仔细收集信息的过程: · She had given up all hope of tracing her missing daughter.·她已经放弃了追踪失踪女儿的所有希望。track somebody/something down to find someone or something that is difficult to find by searching in different places通过在不同地方搜寻来找到难以找到的人或物: · I’ve been trying to track down a book that’s out of print.·我一直在设法寻找一本绝版书。· The police managed to track down the killer.·警方设法追踪到了凶手。unearth to find something that has been hidden or lost for a long time, by digging or searching for it通过挖掘或搜寻,找到长期被隐藏或遗失的东西: · In 1796, a carved stone was unearthed near the burial mound.·1796 年,一块雕刻的石头在墓丘附近被挖掘出土。find against somebody phrasal verb law法律 to judge that someone is wrong or guilty裁定某人有错或有罪:
The inspectors are likely to find against the company.检查人员很可能会对该公司作出不利裁定。find for somebody phrasal verb law法律 to judge that someone is right or not guilty裁定某人正确或无罪:
The judge found for the plaintiff.法官裁定原告胜诉。find out phrasal verb1to get information, after trying to discover it or by chance通过努力查询或偶然得到信息find out who/what/how etc
Has anyone bothered to find out how much all this is going to cost?有人费心查过这一切要花多少钱吗?find out if/whether
Did you find out whether there are any seats left?你查到还有没有空座位吗?find out (that)
I found out that my parents had never been married.我发现我的父母从未正式结过婚。find something ↔ out
To find out more, visit our website.如需了解更多信息,请访问我们的网站。find out (something) about something
I need to find out more about these night courses.我需要进一步了解这些夜间课程。find out from
We could find out from the local council.我们可以向当地委员会查询。
I thought it best to let you find out for yourself.我觉得最好让你自己去发现。Register语体In written English, people usually say that someone discovers something rather than finds out something:· Scientists soon discovered that this was false.在书面英语中,通常用 discovers 而非 finds out 来表达某人发现某事:·科学家很快发现这是错误的。2find somebody out if you are found out, someone discovers that you have been doing something dishonest or illegal若被发现(found out),指某人察觉到你一直在做不诚实或违法的事:
What happens if we get found out?如果我们被人发现了怎么办?GRAMMAR Find out is usually passive in this meaning.