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find
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- Conjugation :
past
found
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pp
found
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ing
finding
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Derivatives :
adj
findable
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Collins English-Chinese Dictionary
- find
[faɪnd]
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1.
vt.
[+person, object, exit]
(locate) 找到
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The police found a pistol at his home.
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警察在他家里找到一支手枪。
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2.
vt.
[+lost object]
找回
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He eventually found the book under his bed.
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他终于在床下找回了那本书。
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3.
vt.
[+answer, solution]
(discover) 找出
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There is a genuine effort to find a solution.
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人们真心实意地努力寻找一条解决的途径。
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4.
vt.
[+object, person]
发现
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When she got home she found a six-page letter from Tom.
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她到家时发现了一封汤姆写给她的6页的信。
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5.
vt.
(consider) 认为
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I don't find that funny at all.
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我认为那一点都没什么好玩的。
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6.
vt.
[+work, job]
(get) 得到
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He cannot find work.
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他没能得到工作。
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7.
vt.
[+money]
筹集
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Some families cannot even find enough money for basic needs.
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有些家庭甚至筹不到满足基本需要的钱。
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8.
vt.
[+time]
有
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How do you find time to write these books?
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你怎么有时间写这些书?
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9.
noun
[c]
(discovery) 难得之才
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They've got a new singer, and she's a real find.
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他们已经找到了一位新歌手 ,她是一个真正的难得之才。
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to find sb guilty/not guilty
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判决某人有罪/无罪
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to find one's way
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认得路
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many exotic species are found there
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那儿有许多奇异的物种
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I found myself starting to laugh
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我不由自主地笑了起来
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to find that...
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发觉...
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When I woke up, I found I couldn't move my legs.
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醒来时,我发觉腿动不了了。
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to find sth easy/difficult
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觉得某事容易/难
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10.
noun
用法参见 discover
Collins English-English Dictionary
- find
[faɪnd]
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1.
vb
[mainly tr]
to meet with or discover by chance
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2.
vb
to discover or obtain, esp by search or effort
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to find happiness
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3.
vb
[may take a clause as object]
to become aware of; realize
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he found that nobody knew
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4.
vb
[may take a clause as object]
to regard as being; consider
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I find this wine a little sour
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5.
vb
to look for and point out (something to be criticized)
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to find fault
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6.
vb
[also intr]
[law]
to determine an issue after judicial inquiry and pronounce a verdict (upon)
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the court found the accused guilty
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7.
vb
to regain (something lost or not functioning)
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to find one's tongue
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8.
vb
to reach (a target)
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the bullet found its mark
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9.
vb
to provide, esp with difficulty
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we'll find room for you too
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10.
vb
to be able to pay
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I can't find that amount of money
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11.
n
a person, thing, etc, that is found, esp a valuable or fortunate discovery
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12.
n
[Etymology]
Old English findan; related to Old Norse finna, Gothic finthan, Old High German fintan to find
Examples
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find a design in history
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在历史中发现某种发展格局
→ design
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find the answer
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找到答案
→ find
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I find that I was wrong.
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我发觉我错了。
→ find
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to find pleasure in music
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在音乐中感受到乐趣
→ find
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to find a missing book
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找回丢失的书
→ find
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to find a book boring
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觉得某本书令人厌烦
→ find
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to find oneself in trouble
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发觉自己陷入麻烦
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You must take us as you find us.
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请多多包涵。
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I want to buy an Americana, but I don't know where to find it!
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我想买件夹克,但是不知道哪能找到!
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Have you seen my mp3 player? I can't find it anywhere.
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你看到我的mp3播放器了吗?我哪儿都找不到它。
→ anywhere
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