1 to find or learn sth that nobody had found or knew before 发现;获悉:
Who discovered the lost city of Machu Picchu?谁发现了那个失踪的城市马丘比丘?Scientists are hoping to discover the cause of the epidemic.科学家希望找出这流行病的成因。
2 to find or learn sth without expecting to or that sb does not want you to find 无意间发觉:
I think I've discovered why the computer won't print out.我想我已经明白为什么这部计算机印不出东西。The police discovered drugs hidden under the floor.警方发现毒品藏在地板底下。 ➔discoverernoun [C]:
Parkinson's disease was named after its discoverer.帕金森氏病是以发现者的姓氏命名的。
discover/dIˋskʌvɚ; dIsˈkʌvə/v [T]1 to find someone or something, either by accident or because you were looking for them 发现﹐找到: The body was discovered in a field. 尸体是在田野里找到的。2 to learn something that you did not know about before 发现﹐发觉〔以前不知道的事物〕: +who/what/how etc Did you ever discover who sent you the flowers? 你弄明白那些花是谁送给你的了吗?+(that) She discovered that she was pregnant. 她发现她怀孕了。3 if someone discovers a new place, fact, substance etc, they are the first person to find it or know that it exists〔第一个〕发现﹐找到: The Curies are best known for discovering radium. 居里夫妇最为出名的是发现了镭。 —discoverer n [C]
discoverdiscoverdiscoversdiscovereddiscoveringverb (discovers, discovering, discovered)to find or learn something for the first time: Who discovered Australia? I was in the shop when I discovered that I did not have any money.