discovered

英 [dɪˈskʌvəd]

美 [dɪˈskʌvərd]

v.  (第一个)发现; (出乎意料地)发现，找到，发觉; 了解到; 认识到; 查明
discover的过去分词和过去式

过去式：discovered　

BNC.39408 / COCA.33435

柯林斯词典

• VERB 发现(以前不知道的事实)
  If youdiscoversomething that you did not know about before, you become aware of it or learn of it.
  1. She discovered that they'd escaped...
     她发现他们已经逃跑了。
  2. I discovered I was pregnant...
     我发现自己怀孕了。
  3. As he discovered, she had a brilliant mind...
     正如他所发现的，她冰雪聪明。
  4. It was difficult for the inspectors to discover which documents were important...
     检查员们很难发现哪些文件是重要的。
  5. Haskell did not live to discover the deception...
     哈斯克尔至死都没识破那个骗局。
  6. It was discovered that the tapes were missing.
     有人发现磁带不见了。
• VERB (偶然)发现;找到(一直在寻找的某人或某物)
  If a person or thingis discovered, someone finds them, either by accident or because they have been looking for them.
  1. A few days later his badly beaten body was discovered on a roadside outside the city.
     几天后，他的尸体在城外的路边被发现，身上有被严重殴打过的痕迹。
• VERB (第一个)发现
  When someonediscoversa new place, substance, scientific fact, or scientific technique, they are the first person to find it or become aware of it.
  1. ...the first European to discover America...
     第一个发现美洲大陆的欧洲人
  2. In the 19th century, gold was discovered in California...
     19 世纪时，在加利福尼亚发现了金子。
  3. They discovered how to form the image in a thin layer on the surface.
     他们发现了如何在表面薄薄的一层上形成影像。
• VERB 初次接触(某活动并乐在其中)
  If you say that someonehas discovereda particular activity or subject, you mean that they have tried doing it or studying it for the first time and that they enjoyed it.
  1. I wish I'd discovered photography when I was younger...
     我要是早点接触到摄影技术就好了。
  2. Discover the delights and luxury of a private yacht.
     体验私人游艇的乐趣和奢华。
• VERB 发现，发掘(不为人所知的演员、音乐人等艺人)
  When an actor, musician, or other performer who is not well-knownis discovered, someone recognizes that they have talent and helps them in their career.
  1. The Beatles were discovered in the early 1960's.
     甲壳虫乐队于20世纪60年代初为世人所知。

You can usediscover,find, orfind outto talk about learning that something is the case.He discovered the whole school knew about it... The young child finds that noise attracts attention... 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.If you cannot see something 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 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.
discover, find, find out 都可以用于描述获知事实情况：He discovered the whole school knew about it...（他发现整个学校都知道这件事了），The young child finds that noise attracts attention...（小孩子发现吵闹能吸引注意力），We found out that she was wrong（我们发现她错了）。discover 比 find 稍正式，并常用于谈论科学研究和正式的调查。例如，可以用于表示发现治疗某种疾病的方法，还可以指偶然间的发现：This well-known flower was discovered in 1903（这种著名的花是 1903 年发现的）。找不到某物用 cannot find somthing, dicover和 find out 则无此用法。如：I'm lost — I can't find the bridge（我迷路了，我找不到那座桥了）。find out 可以指弄清很容易就发现的事实，但 discover 和 find 则无此用法：I found out the train times（我查到了列车时刻表）。

英英释义

adj

• discovered or determined by scientific observation
  1. variation in the ascertained flux depends on a number of factors
  2. the discovered behavior norms
  3. discovered differences in achievement
  4. no explanation for the observed phenomena
  Synonym:ascertainedobserved

双语例句

• If oil or gold are discovered under your lot, you can sell the mineral rights.
  如果在你这块地底下发现了石油或金子，你可以把采矿权卖掉。
• He surmised that he had discovered one of the illegal streets.
  他推测自己已经发现了一条非法活动猖獗的街道。
• Under the coating of dust and cobwebs, he discovered a fine French Louis XVI clock.
  在一层灰尘和蜘蛛网底下，他发现了一座精美的法国路易十六时期的时钟。
• By happy coincidence, Robert met Richard and Julia and discovered they were experiencing similar problems.
  幸运的是，罗伯特碰巧遇到了理查德和朱莉娅，发现原来他们也碰到了类似的问题。
• Scientists have discovered remarkable new evidence showing how the body rebuilds itself while we sleep
  科学家们已经发现了令人瞩目的新证据，说明了人体在睡眠状态下是如何自我修复的。
• The suspense over the two remaining hostages ended last night when the police discovered the bullet ridden bodies.
  随着昨晚警方发现了弹痕累累的尸体，人们对剩余两名人质的担心也终告结束。
• I discovered I was pregnant
  我发现自己怀孕了。
• He made some inquiries and discovered she had gone to the Continent
  他打听了一番，发现她已经去了欧陆。
• The children who were spoon-fed consumerism have discovered that the years of excess are over.
  曾被填鸭式地灌输了消费主义思想的孩子们发现无节制的时代已经结束了。
• It was only an hour or so later that I discovered that my gun was missing
  仅仅约一个小时之后，我发现我的枪不见了。