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1. Oxford American Dictionary

   find

   • IPA[fīnd]

   美式

   • v.
     discover or perceive by chance or unexpectedly；discover (someone or something) after a deliberate search
   • n.
     a discovery of something valuable, typically something of archaeological interest；a person who is discovered to be useful or interesting in some way

   • verb: find, 3rd person present: finds, gerund or present participle: finding, past tense: found, past participle: found

2. • 釋義
   • 片語

   v.

   動詞

   • 1. discover or perceive by chance or unexpectedly Lindsey looked up to find Neil watching her the remains of a body had been found 同義詞 discover, become aware, realize, observe, notice, ... 更多note, perceive, learn, detect
   • ▪ discover (someone or something) after a deliberate search in this climate it could be hard to find a buyer 同義詞 locate, spot, pinpoint, unearth, obtain, ... 更多detect, put one's finger on, search out, nose out, track down, dig up, hunt out, root out, sniff out, smell out, come across, chance on, light on, happen on, stumble on, hit on, encounter, run across, run into, come upon, informalbump into, literaryespy, descry, retrieve, recover, get back, regain, repossess, recoup, recuperate, reclaim反義詞 lose
   • ▪ discover oneself to be in a surprising or unexpected situation phobia sufferers often find themselves virtual prisoners in their own home
   • ▪ succeed in obtaining (something) she also found the time to raise five children 同義詞 obtain, acquire, get, procure, come by, ... 更多secure, gain, earn, achieve, attain, lay hold of, come to have, win, informalbag, wangle, swing, land, get one's hands/mitts on, get hold of
   • ▪ summon up (a quality, especially courage) with an effort I found the courage to speak 同義詞 summon (up), gather, muster (up), screw up, command, ... 更多call up, rally
   • ▪ (of hunters or hounds) discover game, especially a fox she heard the new halloo—they had found
   • 2. recognize or discover (something) to be present vitamin B12 is found in dairy products 同義詞 be present, occur, exist, be met with, be existent, ... 更多appear, show itself, manifest itself, be, rareobtain
   • ▪ become aware of; discover to be the case the majority of staff find the magazine to be informative and useful she found that none of the local nursery schools had an available slot
   • ▪ ascertain (something) by study, calculation, or inquiry a forum that attempts to find solutions for multimedia publishers 同義詞 discover, think of, invent, come up with, hit on, ... 更多turn up, bring to light, uncover, unearth, ferret out
   • ▪ discover the fundamental truths about one's own character and identity I did psychotherapy for years—I wanted to find myself
   • ▪ perceive or experience (something) to be the case both men found it difficult to put ideas into words 同義詞 consider, think, believe to be, hold to be, feel to be, ... 更多look on as, view as, see as, take to be, take for, judge, deem, gauge, rate, regard as, reckon, suppose, account, interpret as, esteem
   • ▪ (of a court) officially declare to be the case he was found guilty of speeding the court found that the trial judge had not erred in his directions to the jury 同義詞 judge, adjudge, adjudicate, deem, rule, ... 更多hold, consider, count, rate, reckon, see as, declare, determine, pronounce
   • 3. (of a thing) reach or arrive at, either of its own accord or without the human agent being known water finds its own level
   • ▪ reach one's destination by one's own efforts, without knowing in advance how to get there he found his way to the front door
   • ▪ come to be in a certain situation each and every boy found his way into a suitable occupation
   • ▪ (of a letter) reach (someone).
   • ▪ archaic reach the understanding or conscience of (someone) the books of which I have been speaking found me and taught me

   n.

   名詞

   • 1. a discovery of something valuable, typically something of archaeological interest he made his most spectacular finds in the Valley of the Kings this resort is a real find 同義詞 discovery, acquisition, asset, unearthing, uncovering, ... 更多good buy, bargain, godsend, boon, windfall
   • ▪ a person who is discovered to be useful or interesting in some way Paul had been a real find—he could design the whole hotel complex
   • ▪ the finding of a fox.

   片語

   • all found
   • find favor
   • find one's feet
   • find God
   • find in favor of
   • find it in one's heart to do something
   • find against
   • find for
   • find out