discover /dɪˈskʌvə/ CET4 TEM4 ( discovering, discovered, discovers )

• 1. 

  V-T If you discover something that you did not know about before, you become aware of it or learn of it. 发觉

  例：

  She discovered that they'd escaped.

  她发觉他们已经逃走了。

  例：

  It was difficult for the inspectors to discover which documents were important and which were not.

  检查员们难以发现哪些文件重要，哪些不重要。

• 2. 

  V-T If a person or thing is discovered, someone finds them, either by accident or because they have been looking for them. 发现; 找到

  例：

  A few days later his badly beaten body was discovered on a roadside outside the city.

  几天之后，他曾被毒打的尸体在城外一个路边被发现了。

• 3. 

  V-T When someone discovers a new place, substance, scientific fact, or scientific technique, they are the first person to find it or become aware of it. (首次) 发现

  例：

  ...the first European to discover America.

  …第1个发现美洲的欧洲人。

• 4. 

  V-T When an actor, musician, or other performer who is not well known is discovered, someone recognizes that they have talent and helps them in their career. 发现 (人才) [usu passive]

  例：

  The Beatles were discovered in the early 1960s.

  披头士乐队是在20世纪60年代初期被发现的。