find的意思

A：I need to find a new (place to live/ apartment/ home).
      我要另找一個(gè)（地方/公寓/房子）住。

B：Why?
      為什么？

B：You (should/ will) be able to find it from there.
      在那兒你（應(yīng)該/可以）找到的。

A：O.K. Thank you.
      好的，謝謝你。

A：We need (to figure out/ calculate/ find out) how much money we’re spending.
      我們得（算算/計(jì)算/算一下）我們花了多少錢。

B：Why?
      為什么？

1. 發(fā)現(xiàn)…的所在
    If you find someone or something, you see them or learn where they are.

    e.g. The police also found a pistol...
           警方還發(fā)現(xiàn)了一把手槍。
    e.g. They have spent ages looking at the map and can't find a trace of anywhere called Darrowby...
           他們對(duì)著地圖細(xì)看了許久也沒能找到那個(gè)叫達(dá)羅比的地方的影蹤。

2. 找到;尋得;獲得
    If you find something that you need or want, you succeed in achieving or obtaining it.

    e.g. Many people here cannot find work...
           這里很多人都找不到工作。
    e.g. So far they have not found a way to fight the virus...
           迄今為止，他們還沒有找到一種對(duì)抗該病毒的方法。

3. 發(fā)現(xiàn)…存在(于)
    If something is found in a particular place or thing, it exists in that place.

    e.g. Two thousand of France's 4,200 species of flowering plants are found in the park...
           法國(guó)的 4,200 種開花植物中有 2,000種可見于這個(gè)公園。
    e.g. Fibre is found in cereal foods, beans, fruit and vegetables.
           谷類食品、豆類、水果和蔬菜中含有纖維素。

4. 發(fā)現(xiàn)…處于某種狀態(tài);遇見;碰見
    If you find someone or something in a particular situation, they are in that situation when you see them or come into contact with them.

    e.g. They found her walking alone and depressed on the beach...
           他們碰見她獨(dú)自一人神色憂郁地走在海灘上。
    e.g. She returned to her east London home to find her back door forced open...
           她回到在倫敦東區(qū)的住所時(shí)發(fā)現(xiàn)后門被撬開了。

5. (不知不覺中)發(fā)現(xiàn)(自己在做某事)
    If you find yourself doing something, you are doing it without deciding or intending to do it.

    e.g. It's not the first time that you've found yourself in this situation...
           你陷入這種狀況已經(jīng)不是第一次了。
    e.g. I found myself having more fun than I had had in years...
           我發(fā)現(xiàn)自己這些年來從未像現(xiàn)在這樣開心過。

6. (某一時(shí)刻或事件)把…置于某種情形中
    If a time or event finds you in a particular situation, you are in that situation at the time mentioned or when the event occurs.

find的近義詞

    e.g. Daybreak found us on a cold, clammy ship...
           天亮?xí)r我們發(fā)現(xiàn)自己呆在一條冰冷黏濕的船上。
    e.g. His lunch did not take long to arrive and found him poring over a notepad covered with scrawls.
           不久午餐就送來了，當(dāng)時(shí)他正埋頭于一本滿是潦草字跡的記事簿。

7. 發(fā)覺，認(rèn)識(shí)到(某事屬實(shí))
    If you find that something is the case, you become aware of it or realize that it is the case.

    e.g. The two biologists found, to their surprise, that both groups of birds survived equally well...
           這兩位生物學(xué)家驚奇地發(fā)現(xiàn)，兩組鳥都很好地存活了下來。
    e.g. At my age I would find it hard to get another job...
           到了我這個(gè)年紀(jì)自己就會(huì)發(fā)覺很難再找到一份工作了。

8. 裁決;判決;判定
    When a court or jury decides that a person on trial is guilty or innocent, you say that the person has been found guilty or not guilty.

    e.g. She was found guilty of manslaughter and put on probation for two years...
           她被裁定過失殺人罪名成立，緩刑兩年。
    e.g. When they found us guilty, I just went blank.
           當(dāng)他們判定我們有罪時(shí)，我的腦子頓時(shí)一片空白。

9. 覺得;認(rèn)為
    You can use find to express your reaction to someone or something.

find的意思

    e.g. I find most of the young men of my own age so boring...
           我覺得和我同齡的年輕人大多都很無聊。
    e.g. We're sure you'll find it exciting!...
           我們保證你一定會(huì)認(rèn)為這很刺激的！

10. 感受到(愉快、安慰等情感)
    If you find a feeling such as pleasure or comfort in a particular thing or activity, you experience the feeling mentioned as a result of this thing or activity.

    e.g. How could anyone find pleasure in hunting and killing this beautiful creature?...
           怎么會(huì)有人以獵殺這種美麗的動(dòng)物為樂呢？
    e.g. I was too tired and frightened to find comfort in that familiar promise.
           我既疲憊又恐懼，就連那熟悉的承諾都無法讓我感到安慰。

11. 找出，擠出(時(shí)間或金錢)
      If you find the time or money to do something, you succeed in making or obtaining enough time or money to do it.

find的反義詞

      e.g. I was just finding more time to write music...
             我剛剛找到了更多時(shí)間來作曲。
      e.g. My sister helped me find the money for a private operation.
             姐姐幫我籌集資金開辦了一家私人企業(yè)。

12. (有價(jià)值的)發(fā)現(xiàn);(有用的)發(fā)現(xiàn)物
      If you describe someone or something that has been discovered as a find, you mean that they are valuable, interesting, good, or useful.

      e.g. Another of his lucky finds was a pair of candle-holders...
             他的另一個(gè)幸運(yùn)發(fā)現(xiàn)是一對(duì)燭臺(tái)。
      e.g. His discovery was hailed as the botanical find of the century.
             他的發(fā)現(xiàn)被譽(yù)為本世紀(jì)植物學(xué)的最重大發(fā)現(xiàn)。

13. 找到正確的路(去某處);成功地到達(dá)
      If you find your way somewhere, you successfully get there by choosing the right way to go.

find的反義詞

      e.g. He was an expert at finding his way, even in strange surroundings...
             他是認(rèn)路的行家，即使在陌生的環(huán)境中也是如此。
      e.g. After a while I pulled myself to my feet and found my way to the street.
             過了一會(huì)兒我費(fèi)力地站起身來，找到了那條大街。

14. (尤指某物偶然)去到(某處)
      If something finds its way somewhere, it comes to that place, especially by chance.

      e.g. It is one of the very few Michelangelos that have found their way out of Italy...
             這是少數(shù)幾件流傳到意大利境外的米開朗琪羅作品之一。
      e.g. The most unlikely objects found their way into his design and look absolutely right where he placed them.
             那些最不可能的東西出現(xiàn)于他的設(shè)計(jì)中，并且在他的安排下顯得恰得其所。

15. to find fault with -> see fault

16. . to find one's feet -> see foot

17. (尤指特意通過努力)發(fā)現(xiàn)，找出，查明
      If you find something out, you learn something that you did not already know, especially by making a deliberate effort to do so.

      e.g. It makes you want to watch the next episode to find out what's going to happen...
             這讓人想要看下一集，弄清緊接著會(huì)發(fā)生什么事。
      e.g. I was relieved to find out that my problems were due to a genuine disorder...
             得知我的問題確實(shí)是由于病癥引起的，我松了口氣。

18. 查出…的不軌行為;揭發(fā)出
      If you find someone out, you discover that they have been doing something dishonest.

      e.g. Her face was so grave, I wondered for a moment if she'd found me out.
             她的表情如此嚴(yán)肅，我一時(shí)懷疑她是不是已經(jīng)知道了我干的事。

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