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*find¹ /faɪnd; faɪnd/
v [T] found /fand; faʊnd/ , found, finding
1 to discover, see, or get something that you have been looking for 发现，找到〔所寻之物〕:
I can't find my keys. 我找不到我的钥匙。
Scientists are still trying to find a cure for AIDS. 科学家仍在努力寻找爱滋病的疗法。
find sb sth (=find something for someone) 为某人找到某物: I think we can find you a job. 我想我们能为你找一份工作。
2 to discover something by chance 〔碰巧〕发现:
She found $100 in the street. 她在街上捡到 100 元。
3 to see or realize that something is happening or has happened 发现，发觉〔某事正在发生或已发生〕:
find sb doing sth When the police arrived, they found him lying on the floor. 警察赶到时发现他躺在地上。
+ that Michael woke up to find that the bedroom was flooded. 米高醒来后发现卧室被淹了。
4 to have a particular opinion or feeling about someone or something 觉得，认为，感到:
I don't find his jokes at all funny. 我觉得他的笑话一点也不好玩。
find it hard/easy etc to do sth I found it hard to understand her. (=it was difficult for me to understand her) 我觉得要了解她很困难。
5 to learn or know something by experience 〔通过经验〕学会; 知道; 发现:
+ that I soon found that it was quicker to go by bus. 我很快就发现坐公共汽车去更快些。
6 be found to live or exist somewhere 存在于:
a type of cactus that is found only in Arizona 一种只生长在亚利桑那州的仙人掌
7 to have enough time, money, energy etc to be able to do what you want to do 设法拥有〔足够的时间、金钱、精力等〕:
When do you find the time to read? 你什么时候才有时间看书呢？
8 find your way to arrive at a place by discovering the way to get there 找到〔去某地的〕路线:
Can you find your way, or do you need a map? 你能找到路吗，还是需要一张地图？
9 find yourself somewhere/doing sth to realize that you have arrived somewhere or are doing something, without intending to 〔不知不觉中〕发现自己身处某地/在做某事:
Suddenly I found myself back at the hotel. 突然，我发现自己回到了酒店。
10 find sb guilty/find sb not guilty law to officially decide that someone is guilty or not guilty of a crime 【法律】 判决某人有罪/无罪
11 find fault with to criticize someone or something 批评，挑剔，找碴子:
The teacher would always find fault with my work. 那个老师对我的作业总是百般挑剔。
12 find your feet to become confident in a new situation 习惯于新的环境:
Matt's only been at the school two weeks and he hasn't found his feet yet. 马特上这所学校才两周，还不习惯。
→ see also 另见 find a home for (HOME¹)
find out1 [I,T find sth ↔ out] to get information about something or someone 了解，查明:
We never found out her name. 我们从不知道她的名字。
+ what/how/where etc He hurried off to find out what the problem was. 他赶忙去弄明白出了什么问题。
+ about If Dad finds out about this, he'll go crazy. 如果爸爸知道这事，他会气疯的。
2 [T find sb out] informal to discover that someone has been doing something dishonest or illegal 【非正式】 发现〔某人〕不诚实［违法］:
What happens if we're found out? 如果我们被查出来会怎样？
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