| 词组 | find |
| 释义 | find [found, found, finding] find against find against sb formal if a judge, court etc finds against someone, they decide that the person has lost their case: ▪ If the judge finds against him, he'll spend the rest of his life in jail. ■ OPPOSITE: find for find for find for sb formal if a judge, court etc finds for someone, they decide that the person has won their case: ▪ Judge Hayes found for the defendant and ordered that he should be released immediately. ■ OPPOSITE: find against find out 1. find out • find out sth • find sth out not passive to get information about something, either by chance or by asking questions, looking in books etc: ▪ I don't know who wrote the song, but I'll try and find out. ▪ Don phoned the hospital to find out the result of his test. ▪ Teachers should encourage kids to find things out for themselves. + what/where/why etc ▪ Dad was really mad at me when he found out where I'd been. ▪ Can you find out exactly what time the film starts? + if ▪ Find out if there's anyone here who speaks English. + that ▪ You'll be in trouble if anybody find out about this 2. find sb out usually passive to discover that someone has done something wrong or illegal: ▪ The only thing that made him stop cheating was his fear of being found out. ▪ Brendan knew she would always find him out if he tried to lie to her. ■ SIMILAR TO: ↑rumble BrE informal |
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