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1. Oxford American Dictionary

   discover

   • IPA[dəˈskəvər]

   美式

   • v.
     find (something or someone) unexpectedly or in the course of a search；become aware of (a fact or situation)

   • verb: discover, 3rd person present: discovers, gerund or present participle: discovering, past tense: discovered, past participle: discovered

2. • 釋義

   v.

   動詞

   • 1. find (something or someone) unexpectedly or in the course of a search firemen discovered a body in the debris she discovered her lover in the arms of another woman 同義詞 find, locate, come across, come upon, stumble on, ... 更多chance on, light on, bring to light, uncover, unearth, turn up, track down, run down, run to earth, run to ground, smoke out反義詞 hide
   • ▪ become aware of (a fact or situation) the courage to discover the truth and possibly be disappointed it was a relief to discover that he wasn't in 同義詞 find out, come to know, learn, realize, recognize, ... 更多see, ascertain, work out, fathom out, detect, determine, spot, notice, perceive, dig up/out, ferret out, root out, nose out, dredge up, reveal, disclose, informalget wise to the fact, get wind of the fact, have an aha moment, figure out, sniff out, rumble, tumble to, twig, suss out, dope out反義詞 conceal, hide
   • ▪ be the first to find or observe (a place, substance, or scientific phenomenon) Fleming discovered penicillin early in the twentieth century 同義詞 hit on, come up with, invent, originate, devise, ... 更多design, contrive, conceive of, pioneer, develop
   • ▪ perceive the attractions of (an activity or subject) for the first time a teenager who has recently discovered fashion
   • ▪ be the first to recognize the potential of (an actor, singer, or musician) I discovered the band back in the mid 70s
   • 2. archaic divulge (a secret) they contain some secrets which Time will discover
   • ▪ disclose the identity of (someone) she at last discovered herself to me
   • ▪ display (a quality or feeling) with what agility did these military men discover their skill in feats of war