/dɪs'kʌvə(r); dɪ`skʌvɚ/
v
1 [Tn, Tf, Tw] find or learn about (a place, fact, etc for the first time) 发现（某地、某事等）
*Columbus discovered America. 哥伦布发现了美洲.
* I've discovered a super restaurant near here! 我在附近找到一家一流的餐馆!
* I never discovered how to start the engine. 我怎么也学不会发动 引擎. Cf 参看 invent1.
2 [Tn, Tng] find (sb/sth) unexpectedly （出乎意料地）发现、碰见或撞见（某人[某事物]）
*I discovered him kissing my wife. 我撞见他在吻我的妻子.
3 [Tn, Tf, Tw, Tnt esp passive 尤用于被动语态] come to know or realize (sth) 了解到, 认识到, 发觉（某事物）
*Did you ever discover who did it? 你到底发现是谁干的了吗?
* We discovered that our luggage had been stolen. 我们发觉行李被偷了.
* He was later discovered to have been a spy. 後来发现他原来是间谍.

v [T]
[Date: 1300-1400; Language: Old French;Origin: descovrir, from Late Latin discooperire 'to uncover']
to find someone or something, either by accident or because you were looking for them
　The body was discovered in a field.
　Forest Service crews often discover campfires that have not been put out completely.
to find out something that you did not know about before
　The exercises let students discover math concepts on their own.
discover (that)
　She discovered that she was pregnant.
discover who/what/how etc
　His friends were shocked to discover how ill he was.
if someone discovers a new place, fact, substance etc, they are the first person to find it or know that it exists
　The Curies are best known for discovering radium.
to notice or try something for the first time and start to enjoy it
　At fourteen, Louise discovered boys.
to notice someone who is very good at something and help them to become successful and well-known
　a band that's waiting to be discovered
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