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]