| 释义 |
find /faɪnd/
(found, found /faʊnd/ )
► SEE ALLfind against sbfind for sbfind outfind sth outfind sb out ●ˈfind against sb (law 法律) to decide in court that sb is guilty 作出不利于…的裁决；判…败诉；判…有罪◆The court found against the defendant.
法庭判被告有罪。[v + prep]●ˈfind for sb (law 法律) to decide in court that sb is innocent 作出有利于…的裁决；判…胜诉；判…无罪◆The jury found for the defendant.
陪审团裁定被告无罪。[v + prep]●ˌfind ˈout 🔑●ˌfind sth ˈout 🔑to learn a fact, a piece of information, or the truth about sth/sb 获知，查明，弄清（真相等）◆She won’t be happy when she finds out about this.
她知道这事的话会不高兴的。◆‘What did she say? ’ ‘You’ll find out soon enough.’
“她说了些什么？”“你很快就会知道的。”◆When did you find out (that) she was ill?
你什么时候得知她生病的？◆I never found out exactly what happened.
我从未弄清楚到底发生了什么事。◆How did you find that out?
你是怎样发现这个情况的？[v + adv] [v + adv + n] [v + pron + adv] [v + n + adv] (rare) ➡ SYNONYMS 同义词辨析find sth out
discover sth ◇ find sth out ◇ hear about sb/sth ◇ learn of sth
These verbs all mean to find information by being told by sb, reading, etc. 这些动词都表示获悉、得知、查明。
discover sth
to find some information about sth 发现；发觉We never discovered why she gave up her job. 她为何辞职，我们一直闹不明白。It was later discovered that the diaries were a fraud. 后来发现该日记系伪造。
find sth out
to find some information about sth by asking, reading, etc. 获知；查明；弄清She didn't want her parents to find out about the relationship. 她不想让她父母知道这层关系。We later found out that we'd been at the same school. 我们后来发现我们曾经上过同一所学校。
hear about sb / sth
to be told about sb / sth 获悉；得知I was sorry to hear about your accident. 听说你出了车祸，我很难过。
NOTE Hear can be used on its own with a clause * hear 可单独接从句I was surprised to hear (that) they'd got married. 听说他们结婚了，我很吃惊。
learn of sth
to become aware of sth by hearing it from sb else 获悉；听说I learnt of her arrival from a close friend. 从一位密友那里，我得知她来了。
NOTE Learn can be used on its own with a clause * learn 可单独接从句We were surprised to learn (that) that they're now divorced. 听说他们现在离婚了，我们很吃惊。
WHICH WORD?
Find out is often used with question words such as how, what, when, etc.: * find out 常与 how、what、when 等疑问词连用Did you ever find out who did it? 你查清了是谁干的没有？
If you find sth out, you do so either by chance or by asking or studying. You can discover a piece of information that other people know but you didn't. Hear about sth and learn of sth are used to talk about news that is freely available. * find sth out 指事出偶然或者通过询问或调查得知某事。discover 可用于指从别人处获知未掌握的信息。hear about sth 和 learn of sth 用于指获取公开信息。
PATTERNS AND COLLOCATIONSto quickly / soon / eventually find out / discover…to be surprised / amazed / fascinated to hear / discover / learn…to be delighted / glad / pleased to hear / discover / learn…to be dismayed / horrified / shocked to hear / discover / learn…to be saddened / sorry to hear / learn…to aim / try / attempt to find out / discover…●ˌfind sb ˈout (informal) to discover that sb has been dishonest or has done sth wrong 查出，识破（坏人）◆If you’re ever found out, you’ll go to prison.
一旦被发现，你要坐牢的。 NOTE Often used in the passive. 常用于被动语态。[v + n/pron + adv] |