finds

英 [faɪndz]

美 [faɪndz]

v.  (意外或偶然地)发现，碰到; 找到; 找回; (经寻找、研究或思考)发现，查明，找出，求得
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柯林斯词典

• VERB 发现…的所在
  If youfindsomeone or something, you see them or learn where they are.
  1. The police also found a pistol...
     警方还发现了一把手枪。
  2. They have spent ages looking at the map and can't find a trace of anywhere called Darrowby...
     他们对着地图细看了许久也没能找到那个叫达罗比的地方的影踪。
  3. I wonder if you could find me a deck of cards?
     不知您能否为我找一副纸牌？
• VERB 找到;寻得;获得
  If youfindsomething that you need or want, you succeed in achieving or obtaining it.
  1. Many people here cannot find work...
     这里很多人都找不到工作。
  2. So far they have not found a way to fight the virus...
     迄今为止，他们还没有找到一种对抗该病毒的方法。
  3. He has to apply for a permit and we have to find him a job...
     他得申请一个许可证，而我们得给他找份工作。
  4. Does this mean that they haven't found a place for him?
     这是否意味着他们还没有给他寻着一个职位？
• V-PASSIVE 发现…存在(于)
  If somethingis foundin a particular place or thing, it exists in that place.
  1. Two thousand of France's 4,200 species of flowering plants are found in the park...
     法国的 4,200 种开花植物中有 2,000种可见于这个公园。
  2. Fibre is found in cereal foods, beans, fruit and vegetables.
     谷类食品、豆类、水果和蔬菜中含有纤维素。
• VERB 发现…处于某种状态;遇见;碰见
  If youfindsomeone or something in a particular situation, they are in that situation when you see them or come into contact with them.
  1. They found her walking alone and depressed on the beach...
     他们碰见她独自一人神色忧郁地走在海滩上。
  2. She returned to her east London home to find her back door forced open...
     她回到在伦敦东区的住所时发现后门被撬开了。
  3. Thrushes are a protected species so you will not find them on any menu.
     鸫鸟是受保护的物种，在菜谱上是找不到的。
• VERB (不知不觉中)发现(自己在做某事)
  If youfindyourselfdoing something, you are doing it without deciding or intending to do it.
  1. It's not the first time that you've found yourself in this situation...
     你陷入这种状况已经不是第一次了。
  2. I found myself having more fun than I had had in years...
     我发现自己这些年来从未像现在这样开心过。
  3. It all seemed so far away from here that he found himself quite unable to take it in.
     这事看起来好像发生在如此遥远的地方，他发现自己思想上一时难以接受。
• VERB (某一时刻或事件)把…置于某种情形中
  If a time or eventfindsyou in a particular situation, you are in that situation at the time mentioned or when the event occurs.
  1. Daybreak found us on a cold, clammy ship...
     天亮时我们发现自己呆在一条冰冷黏湿的船上。
  2. His lunch did not take long to arrive and found him poring over a notepad covered with scrawls.
     不久午餐就送来了，当时他正埋头于一本满是潦草字迹的记事簿。
• VERB 发觉，认识到(某事属实)
  If youfindthat something is the case, you become aware of it or realize that it is the case.
  1. The two biologists found, to their surprise, that both groups of birds survived equally well...
     这两位生物学家惊奇地发现，两组鸟都很好地存活了下来。
  2. At my age I would find it hard to get another job...
     到了我这个年纪自己就会发觉很难再找到一份工作了。
  3. We find her evidence to be based on a degree of oversensitivity...
     我们认识到她提供的证据在一定程度上是出于过分敏感。
  4. I've never found my diet a problem.
     我从未觉得自己的饮食有问题。
• VERB 裁决;判决;判定
  When a court or jury decides that a person on trial is guilty or innocent, you say that the personhas been foundguilty or not guilty.
  1. She was found guilty of manslaughter and put on probation for two years...
     她被裁定过失杀人罪名成立，缓刑两年。
  2. When they found us guilty, I just went blank.
     当他们判定我们有罪时，我的脑子顿时一片空白。
• VERB 觉得;认为
  You can usefindto express your reaction to someone or something.
  1. I find most of the young men of my own age so boring...
     我觉得和我同龄的年轻人大多都很无聊。
  2. We're sure you'll find it exciting!...
     我们保证你一定会认为这很刺激的！
  3. I find it ludicrous that nothing has been done to protect passengers from fire...
     乘客没有受到任何防火保护，这让我觉得十分荒唐。
  4. But you'd find him a good worker if you showed him what to do.
     但是只要教给他怎么做，就会发现他是个不错的员工。
• VERB 感受到(愉快、安慰等情感)
  If youfinda feeling such as pleasure or comfortina particular thing or activity, you experience the feeling mentioned as a result of this thing or activity.
  1. How could anyone find pleasure in hunting and killing this beautiful creature?...
     怎么会有人以猎杀这种美丽的动物为乐呢？
  2. I was too tired and frightened to find comfort in that familiar promise.
     我既疲惫又恐惧，就连那熟悉的承诺都无法让我感到安慰。
• VERB 找出，挤出(时间或金钱)
  If youfindthe time or moneytodo something, you succeed in making or obtaining enough time or money to do it.
  1. I was just finding more time to write music...
     我刚刚找到了更多时间来作曲。
  2. My sister helped me find the money for a private operation.
     姐姐帮我筹集资金开办了一家私人企业。
• See also:Another of his lucky finds was a pair of candle-holders...His discovery was hailed as the botanical find of the century.findingfound

You can usefind,find out, ordiscoverto talk about learning that something is the case.The young child finds that noise attracts attention... He discovered the whole school knew about it... We found out that she was wrong.Discoveris a slightly more formal word thanfind, and is often used to talk about scientific research or formal investigations. For example, you candiscovera cure for a particular disease. You can also usediscoverwhen you find something by accident.This well-known flower was discovered in 1903.Note that if you cannot see something that you are looking for, you say that you cannotfindit. You do not use 'discover' or 'find out' in this way.I'm lost – I can't find the bridge.You can also say that someonefinds outfacts when this is easy to do, but you cannot use 'discover' or 'find' in this way.I found out the train times.
find, find out 和 discover 均可用来指得知某一事实：The young child finds that noise attracts attention(这个小孩发现弄出声响可以吸引注意力), He discovered the whole school knew about it (他发现整个学校都知道了此事), We found out that she was wrong (我们发现她错了)。discover比find略微正式，常用于谈论科学研究或正式调查。例如，可用 discover表示找到治愈某种疾病的方法。discover 还可表示偶然的发现：This well-known flower was discovered in 1903 (这种著名的花卉是在1903年发现的)。注意，如果表示看不到正在寻找的东西，要用find, 而不用discover 或find out：I'm lost — I can't find the bridge (我迷路了——我找不到那座桥)。find out 还可表示很容易便发现事实的情况，而discover 和find 却没有这种用法：I found out the train times (我查到了火车时刻)。

• PHRASE 找到正确的路(去某处);成功地到达
  If youfindyourwaysomewhere, you successfully get there by choosing the right way to go.
  1. He was an expert at finding his way, even in strange surroundings...
     他是认路的行家，即使在陌生的环境中也是如此。
  2. After a while I pulled myself to my feet and found my way to the street.
     过了一会儿我费力地站起身来，找到了那条大街。
• PHRASE (尤指某物偶然)去到(某处)
  If somethingfindsitswaysomewhere, it comes to that place, especially by chance.
  1. It is one of the very few Michelangelos that have found their way out of Italy...
     这是少数几件流传到意大利境外的米开朗琪罗作品之一。
  2. The most unlikely objects found their way into his design and look absolutely right where he placed them.
     那些最不可能的东西出现于他的设计中，并且在他的安排下显得恰得其所。
• tofind fault with→ see:fault
• . tofindone'sfeet→ see:foot
• PHRASAL VERB (尤指特意通过努力)发现，找出，查明
  If youfindsomethingout, you learn something that you did not already know, especially by making a deliberate effort to do so.
  1. It makes you want to watch the next episode to find out what's going to happen...
     这让人想要看下一集，弄清紧接着会发生什么事。
  2. I was relieved to find out that my problems were due to a genuine disorder...
     得知我的问题确实是由于病症引起的，我松了口气。
  3. Yesterday, the men's families held a news conference in their campaign to find out the truth...
     昨天，这些男子的家人举行了记者招待会，以发起查明真相的运动。
  4. As soon as we found this out, we closed the ward...
     我们一发现此事就关闭了病房。
  5. He began by reading everything he could find out about heroin.
     他从阅读所有能找到的有关海洛因的资料开始。
• PHRASAL VERB 查出…的不轨行为;揭发出
  If youfindsomeoneout, you discover that they have been doing something dishonest.
  1. Her face was so grave, I wondered for a moment if she'd found me out.
     她的表情如此严肃，我一时怀疑她是不是已经知道了我干的事。

双语例句

• Another of his lucky finds was a pair of candle-holders
  他的另一个幸运发现是一对烛台。
• She finds that the sleepy town she moves to isn't the rural idyll she imagined
  她发现她搬进的这个寂静小镇并非她想象中的乡间田园。
• She finds fault with everything and everybody.
  她对每一件事、每一个人都要挑刺儿。
• Eddy finds himself plunged into a world of brutal violence
  埃迪发现自己被抛入了一个野蛮、暴力的世界。
• She is very busy, but she always finds time to help other people.
  她很忙，可是她总会抽时间去帮助别人。
• Archaeological finds have been made one after another.
  地下文物迭有发现。
• He finds the comparison of insect wings with a sailing boat useful up to a point
  他发现把昆虫的翅膀比作一艘帆船在某种程度上是有用的。
• He finds himself heading a rump party largely out of tune with his own views.
  他发现自己领导的这个残存的党派和自己的观点大多不符。
• Illness finds its way in by the mouth.
  病从口入。
• He finds human foibles endearing, but is unforgiving of pretension.
  他觉得人性的弱点很可爱，但不能容忍惺惺作态。