/faɪnd ||; faɪnd/verb
[T] (
past tense past participle found /faʊnd
||; faυnd/)
1 to discover sth that you want or that you have lost after searching for it 发现,找到,找回(失物):
Did you find the pen you lost? 你丢的笔找回来没有?
After six months she finally found a job. 六个月后她终于找到工作了。
Scientists haven't yet found a cure for colds. 科学家还没有找到根治感冒的方法。
I hope you find an answer to your problem. 我希望你为自己的问题找到解决方法。
☞Notice the expressions find the time, find the money I never seem to find the time to write letters these days. We'd like to go on holiday but we can't find the money. 注意find the time、find the money: I never seem to find the time to write letters these days. 这些日子我似乎总没有写信的时间。·We'd like to go on holiday but we can't find the money. 我们想去度假,就是没有钱。
2 to discover sth by chance 意外发现;偶然发现:
I've found a piece of glass in this milk. 我在这牛奶里发现了一片玻璃。
We went into the house and found her lying on the floor. 我们走进房子里,看见她躺在地上。
This animal can be found (= exists) all over the world. 这种动物在世界各地都有。
3 to have an opinion about sth because of your own experience 体验过后认为;觉得:
I find that book very difficult to understand. 我觉得那本书晦涩难懂。
We didn't find the film at all funny. 这部电影我们一点也不觉得有趣。
How are you finding life as a student? 你喜欢学生生活吗?
4 to suddenly realize or see sth 突然意识到或明白:
I got home to find that I'd left the tap on all day. 我回到家里,发现水龙头开了一整天没有关。
Ben turned a corner and suddenly found himself in the port. 本拐过弯去,突然发现自己来到了港口。
5 to arrive at sth naturally; to reach sth 自然而然地到达:
Water always finds its own level. 水面总是平的。
These birds find their way to Africa every winter. 这些鸟每年都飞到非洲过冬。
find fault (with sb/sth) to look for things that are wrong with sb/sth and complain about them 故意找错处;找茬儿:
Monica wouldn't make a good teacher because she's always finding fault with people. 莫妮卡不会成为个好老师,因为她老是找别人的茬儿。
find your feet to become confident and independent in a new situation 在新环境里变得自信、独立:
Don't worry if the job seems difficult at first -- you'll soon find your feet. 如果工作开始时似乎有点难,别担心──你很快就能应付过来的。
find (sth) out to get some information; to discover a fact 得到(信息);发现(事实):
Have you found out how much the tickets cost? 你有没有问清楚票价?
I later found out that Will had been lying to me. 我后来才发现威尔一直在对我撒谎。
find sb out to discover that sb has done sth wrong 发现(某人做错事):
He had used a false name for years before they found him out. 他用了假名好多年他们才发现。