| 单词 | find |
| 释义 | find (once / 5 pages) 1vn 2v 3vn 4v 5v 6v To find something means to discover it. When you're strolling through a green field, you might try to find a four-leaf clover. You can find something deliberately, or by stumbling upon it, like when you find a five-dollar bill on the sidewalk. In this meaning, find means obtain, but it can also mean observe, such as when you find that reading in dim light gives you a headache. As a noun, find is the thing you discover, like your elephant costume, the best find in day of garage sale shopping. WORD FAMILYfind: finder, finding, finds, found+/finder: finders/finding: findings/found: foundation, founded, foundedly, founder, founding, founds/foundation: foundations/founded: unfounded/founder: foundered, foundering, founders/foundering: founderings/founding: foundings/unfounded: unfoundedly USAGE EXAMPLESEdinburgh's Festivals are to benefit from £300,000 in extra funding to celebrate the 70th anniversary of their founding. BBC(Jan 02, 2017) But he also found it difficult to get a scout-team guy to do exactly what he wanted. Wall Street Journal(Jan 02, 2017) What is a good way to find a therapist? Wall Street Journal(Jan 01, 2017) 1 1v discover or determine the existence, presence, or fact of We found traces of lead in the paint Syn|Hypo|Hyper detect, discover, notice, observe discover make a discovery, make a new finding catch out, find out trap; especially in an error or in a reprehensible act sensedetect some circumstance or entity automatically instantiatefind an instance of (a word or particular usage of a word) tracediscover traces of seeobserve as if with an eye sight, spy catch sight of; to perceive with the eyes 2v make a discovery, make a new finding Physicists believe they found a new elementary particle Syn|Hyper discover discover make a discovery ascertain, determine, find outestablish after a calculation, investigation, experiment, survey, or study detect, discover, notice, observediscover or determine the existence, presence, or fact of conceive, conceptualise, conceptualize, gestate have the idea for 3v make a discovery She found that he had lied to her Syn|Hypo|Hyper discover discover make a discovery, make a new finding rake up bring to light ferret, ferret outsearch and discover through persistent investigation discover, find out, get a line, get wind, get word, hear, learn, pick up, see get to know or become aware of, usually accidentally 4v establish after a calculation, investigation, experiment, survey, or study find the product of two numbers The physicist who found the elusive particle won the Nobel Prize Syn|Hypo ascertain, determine, find out ascertain, check, determine, find out, learn, see, watch find out, learn, or determine with certainty, usually by making an inquiry or other effort discovermake a discovery, make a new finding gauge determine the capacity, volume, or contents of by measurement and calculation translatedetermine the amino-acid sequence of a protein during its synthesis by using information on the messenger RNA rectifymath: determine the length of redeterminefix, find, or establish again sequencedetermine the order of constituents in refractdetermine the refracting power of (a lens) count, enumerate, number, numeratedetermine the number or amount of admeasuredetermine the quantity of someone's share locate, situatedetermine or indicate the place, site, or limits of, as if by an instrument or by a survey recountcount again miscountcount wrongly censusconduct a census add, add together, add up, sum, sum up, summate, tally, tot, tot up, total, tote updetermine the sum of acquirelocate (a moving entity) by means of a tracking system such as radar radiolocatelocate by means of radar maplocate within a specific region of a chromosome in relation to known DNA or gene sequences localise, localize, placeidentify the location or place of basesituate as a center of operations 5n the act of discovering something 2Syn|Hypo|Hyper discovery, uncovering tracing the discovery and description of the course of development of something catching, detection, espial, spotting, spyingthe act of detecting something; catching sight of something self-discoverydiscovering your own individuality breakthroughmaking an important discovery determination, findingthe act of determining the properties of something, usually by research or calculation rediscoverythe act of discovering again designation, identificationthe act of designating or identifying something resolution, solvingfinding a solution to a problem proof, substantiation, validationthe act of validating; finding or testing the truth of something disproof, falsification, falsifying, refutal, refutationthe act of determining that something is false fix, localisation, localization, locating, locationa determination of the place where something is predeterminationthe act of determining or ordaining in advance what is to take place rectificationdetermination of the length of a curve; finding a straight line equal in length to a given curve redeterminationdetermining again act, deed, human action, human activity something that people do or cause to happen 1v come upon, as if by accident; meet with We find this idea in Plato Syn bump, chance, encounter, happen 2v perceive or be contemporaneous with We found Republicans winning the offices Syn|Hypo|Hyper see, witness discover, find out, get a line, get wind, get word, hear, learn, pick up, see get to know or become aware of, usually accidentally catch become aware of experience, go through, see go or live through 3v perceive oneself to be in a certain condition or place I found myself in a difficult situation When he woke up, he found himself in a hospital room Syn|Hyper see, witness perceive or be contemporaneous with comprehend, perceive to become aware of through the senses 4v accept and make use of one's personality, abilities, and situation My son went to Berkeley to find himself Syn|Hyper find oneself grow, maturate, mature develop and reach maturity; undergo maturation 5v come upon after searching; find the location of something that was missed or lost Did you find your glasses? I cannot find my gloves! Syn|Ant|Hypo|Hyper regain recover, regain, retrieve get or find back; recover the use of lose miss from one's possessions; lose sight of feel find by testing or cautious exploration locate, turn updiscover the location of; determine the place of; find by searching or examining attain, chance on, chance upon, come across, come upon, discover, fall upon, happen upon, light upon, strikefind unexpectedly rout out, rout upget or find by searching unearthbring to light nail, pinpointlocate exactly acquire, get come into the possession of something concrete or abstract 6v get something or somebody for a specific purpose 3I found this gadget that will serve as a bottle opener Syn|Hyper come up, get hold, line up acquire, get come into the possession of something concrete or abstract 1v come to believe on the basis of emotion, intuitions, or indefinite grounds I find him to be obnoxious I found the movie rather entertaining Syn|Hyper feel rule decide on and make a declaration about conclude, reason, reason out decide by reasoning; draw or come to a conclusion 2v decide on and make a declaration about find someone guilty Syn|Hyper rule feel come to believe on the basis of emotion, intuitions, or indefinite grounds judge, label, pronounce pronounce judgment on 3n a productive insight 4Syn|Hyper breakthrough, discovery brainstorm, brainwave, insight the clear (and often sudden) understanding of a complex situation 1v obtain through effort or management She found the time and energy to take care of her aging parents We found the money to send our sons to college Syn|Hyper regain come upon after searching; find the location of something that was missed or lost acquire, get come into the possession of something concrete or abstract 2v get or find back; recover the use of 5She found her voice and replied quickly Syn|Hypo|Hyper recover, regain, retrieve regain come upon after searching; find the location of something that was missed or lost access obtain or retrieve from a storage device; as of information on a computer addressaccess or locate by address log in, log on, log-inenter a computer acquire, get come into the possession of something concrete or abstract v receive a specified treatment (abstract) 6These aspects of civilization do not find expression or receive an interpretation Syn|Hypo|Hyper get, incur, obtain, receive acquire, get come into the possession of something concrete or abstract take ascertain or determine by measuring, computing or take a reading from a dial change undergo a change; become different in essence; losing one's or its original nature v succeed in reaching; arrive at The arrow found its mark Hyper arrive at, attain, gain, hit, make, reach reach a destination, either real or abstract |
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