find

[faɪnd] 1. (pt, pp - found); vt

1) (locate) [+ person, object, exit] 找到 [zhǎodào]

The police found a pistol at his home. — 警察在他家里找到一支手枪。; [+ lost object] 找回 [zhǎohuì]

He eventually found the book under his bed. — 他终于在床下找回了那本书。

2) (discover) [+ answer, solution] 找出 [zhǎochū]

There is a genuine effort to find a solution. — 人们真心实意地努力寻找一条解决的途径。; [+ object, person] 发现 [fāxiàn]

When she got home she found a six-page letter from Tom. — 她到家时发现了一封汤姆写给她的6页的信。

3) (consider) 认为 [rènwéi]

I don't find that funny at all. — 我认为那一点都没什么好玩的。

4) (get) [+ work, job] 得到 [dédào]

He cannot find work. — 他没能得到工作。; [+ money] 筹集 [chóují]

Some families cannot even find enough money for basic needs. — 有些家庭甚至筹不到满足基本需要的钱。; [+ time] 有 [yǒu]

How do you find time to write these books? — 你怎么有时间写这些书？

2. n; c

(discovery) 难得之才 [nándé zhī cái]

They've got a new singer, and she's a real find. — 他们已经找到了一位新歌手，她是一个真正的难得之。

* to find sb guilty/not guilty — 判决某人有罪/无罪

* to find one's way — 认得路

* many exotic species are found there — 那儿有许多奇异的物种

* I found myself starting to laugh — 我不由自主地笑了起来

* to find that... — 发觉...

When I woke up, I found I couldn't move my legs. — 醒来时，我发觉腿动不了了。

* to find sth easy/difficult — 觉得某事容易/难

Phrasal Verbs:

- find out

用法参见:

- discover