discover

发现；发觉

discover

发现, 发觉

发现

discover

1. discover or determine the existence, presence, or fact of; "She detected high levels of lead in her drinking water"; "We found traces of lead in the paint"

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2. make a discovery, make a new finding; "Roentgen discovered X-rays"; "Physicists believe they found a new elementary particle"

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3. get to know or become aware of, usually accidentally; "I learned that she has two grown-up children"; "I see that you have been promoted"

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4. make a discovery; "She found that he had lied to her"; "The story is false, so far as I can discover"

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5. find unexpectedly; "the archeologists chanced upon an old tomb"; "she struck a goldmine"; "The hikers finally struck the main path to the lake"

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6. make known to the public information that was previously known only to a few people or that was meant to be kept a secret; "The auction house would not disclose the price at which the van Gogh had sold"; "The actress won't reveal how old she is"; "bring out the truth"; "he broke the news to her"

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7. see for the first time; make a discovery; "Who discovered the North Pole?"

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8. identify as in botany or biology, for example

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