discover

[dis'kʌvə]

v.发现, 偶然撞见, 发觉

vt.

1. 发现

She discovered that the man was a quack.

她发现那人是个庸医。

Who first discovered America?

谁最早发现美洲大陆?

2. 发觉; 找到

The lost bike was discovered at the bus stop.

丢了的自行车在公共汽车站那儿找到了。

词形变化

形容词: discoverable | 名词: discovery | 动词过去式: discovered | 动词过去分词: discovered | 动词现在分词: discovering | 动词第三人称单数: discovers |

词义辨析

同义:

vt.发现; 发觉

reveal  learn  observe  see  notice  perceive  find  disclose  expose  

同义参见:

overhear  originate  ascertain  locate  hit  detect  unearth  catch  

反义:

vt.发现; 找到

miss  

英英释义

动词 discover:

discover or determine the existence, presence, or fact of

同义词：detect, observe, find, notice

make a discovery, make a new finding

同义词：find

get to know or become aware of, usually accidentally

同义词：learn, hear, get word, get wind, pick up, find out, get a line, see

make a discovery

同义词：find

find unexpectedly

同义词：fall upon, strike, come upon, light upon, chance upon, come across, chance on, happen upon, attain

make known to the public information that was previously known only to a few people or that was meant to be kept a secret

同义词：unwrap, disclose, let on, bring out, reveal, expose, divulge, impart, break, give away, let out

see for the first time; make a discovery

identify as in botany or biology, for example

同义词：identify, key, key out, distinguish, describe, name

补充

discoverdiscover英:[disˈkʌvə] 美:[dɪˈskʌvɚ]vt.1.发现Recently they have discovered a comet.最近他们发现了一颗彗星。I never discovered how to open the box.我一直未能发现该如何打开这个箱子。She discovered that she was being closely watched.她发现她在被人监视。We discovered her to be a good cook.我们发现她是一个很好的厨师。When returning back, he discovered the room to be in disorder.回家后, 他发现屋子里乱七八糟。They discovered him stealing public property.他们发现他偷窃公共财产。They discovered the murderer to have run away.他们发现凶手已逃之夭夭。2.碰见, 撞见He discovered what it was.他看见它到底是什么了。3.了解到, 认识到, 发觉We'll discover who did it.我们会查出是谁做的。

例句

1. A few days later his body was discovered.几天后, 他的尸体被找到了。 2. He was dead for weeks before anyone discovered him.他死后好几个星期人们才发现他。 3. I finally discovered that book I'd been looking for.我最终找到了我一直在寻找的那本书。 4. the first European to discover America第一个发现美洲大陆的欧洲人 5. In the 19th century, gold was discovered in California.19世纪时, 在加利福尼亚州发现了金子。 6. People discovered how to cultivate cereals.人们发现了栽培谷物的方法。 7. Haskell did not live to discover the deception.哈斯克尔至死都没有识破这一骗局。 8. It was difficult for the inspectors to discover which documents were important.对于稽查员而言, 要弄清楚哪些是重要文件并非易事。 9. He discovered that this statement was wrong.他发现这个声明是错误的。 10. It was discovered that the tapes were missing.有人发现那些磁带不见了。 11. I wish I'd discovered photography when I was younger.我要是早点儿发现摄影的魅力就好了。 12. The Beatles were discovered in the early 1960s.披头士乐队在20世纪60年代初为世人所知。 13. He discovered America in 1492.他于1492年发现了美洲。 14. He discovered electricity.他发现了电。 15. I discovered that I didn't have my money with me when I went to pay my bill.当我去付账时发觉我没带钱。 16. The beauty spot has been discovered by a TV programme.由于一个电视节目的介绍，这个风景区已广为人知。 17. The young girl discovered her age to her boy friend.姑娘向男友泄露了自己的年龄。 18. It's a deception, as far as I can discover.就我所知，这是一个骗局。 19. firemen discovered a body in the debris.消防队员们在废墟中发现一具尸体。 20. she discovered her lover in the arms of another woman.她在另一个女人的怀抱中发现了她的情人。 21. the courage to discover the truth and possibly be disappointed.在可能会失望的情况下了解真相的勇气。 22. [with clause]it was a relief to discover that he wasn't in.知道他不在里面让大家松了口气。 23. Fleming discovered penicillin early in the twentieth century.弗莱明在20世纪初首次发现了青霉素。 24. a teenager who has recently discovered fashion.一个刚感受到时尚魅力的年轻人。 25. I discovered the band back in the mid 70s.早在70年代中期我就慧眼看中了这个乐队。 26. they contain some secrets which Time will discover.他们有些秘密，时间会让其水落石出的。 27. she at last discovered herself to me.她终于向我自报家门。 28. with what agility did these military men discover their skill in feats of war.这些军人们是以何等的机敏在战争中展示了他们的技能。 29. Who discovered the lost city of Machu Picchu?谁发现了那个失踪的城市马丘比丘？ 30. Scientists are hoping to discover the cause of the epidemic.科学家希望找出这流行病的成因。 31. 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。 32. The police discovered drugs hidden under the floor.警方发现毒品藏在地板底下。 33. Parkinson's disease was named after its discoverer.帕金森氏病是以发现者的姓氏命名的。 34. Christopher Columbus discovered the New World in 1492.克里斯托弗·哥伦布于1492年发现新大陆。 35. Several new species of plants have recently been discovered.最近发现了几种新的植物物种。 36. Scientists claim to have discovered [=found] a new way of controlling high blood pressure.科学家宣称找到了一种控制高血压的新方法。 37. It took her several weeks to discover the solution.她用了几周的时间找到解决方法。 38. His life was never the same after he discovered sailing. [=after he first went sailing; after he found how much he enjoyed sailing]他发现航海的乐趣之后，生活从此变了样。 39. "The autopsy discovered [=revealed, uncovered] traces of poison in the victim's blood."尸体解剖揭示出受害者血液中有毒物的痕迹。 40. The tests have discovered problems in the current design.测试揭露出当前设计中的一些问题。 41. I was surprised to discover [=realize] that I had lost my keys.我惊讶地发现自己丢了钥匙。 42. She soon discovered what had been going on.她不久就了解到发生了什么事。 43. During her career she was responsible for discovering many now famous musicians.在她的职业生涯中，她曾发掘出许多当今著名的音乐家。 44. The species is named for its discoverer.这一物种是以其发现者的名字命名的。