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verb OPAL S
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动词形式
Idioms Phrasal Verbs| present simple I / you / we / they find | /faɪnd/ /faɪnd/ |
| he / she / it finds | /faɪndz/ /faɪndz/ |
| past simple found | /faʊnd/ /faʊnd/ |
| past participle found | /faʊnd/ /faʊnd/ |
| -ing form finding | /ˈfaɪndɪŋ/ /ˈfaɪndɪŋ/ |
- [transitive] to discover somebody/something unexpectedly or by chance
（意外或偶然地）发现，碰到 - find somebody/something Look what I've found!
看我发现了什么！ - We've found a great new restaurant near the office.
我们在办公处附近发现了一家挺好的新餐馆。 - A man out walking his dog found the body in a ditch.
一个人出去遛狗，在一条沟里发现了尸体。 - find somebody/something + adj. A whale was found washed up on the shore.
一头鲸被发现冲到了岸上。 - They found a car abandoned on top of the cliff.
他们发现一辆汽车被遗弃在悬崖顶上。
- I've found a really good healthy eating blog.
我发现了一个非常好的健康饮食博客。 - She found a beautiful shell on the beach.
她在沙滩上发现了一个美丽的贝壳。 - If you found £20 in the street, would you hand it in?
如果你在街上发现20个，你会上交吗？ - I think I've found a friend.
我想我找到了一个朋友。 - It's so good when you find someone you can talk to.
当你找到一个可以倾诉的人时，那种感觉真好。 - We went out hoping to find something to eat.
我们出去希望能找到吃的。 - Police found weapons in the house.
警察在房子里发现了武器。 - Coins found at the site are thought to be from Anglo-Saxon times.
在该遗址发现的硬币被认为是盎格鲁-撒克逊时代的。 - Letters found among his belongings may hold a clue.
在他的遗物中发现的信件可能有线索。 - She made the sculpture with materials found near her home.
她用她家附近找到的材料制作了这座雕塑。 - He seemed to have a knack of finding women to look after him.
他似乎有找到女人照顾他的诀窍。 - I never expected to find love at this point in my life.
我这辈子都没想过会在这个节骨眼上找到爱情。 - I didn't expect to come home and find him gone.
我没料到回家后发现他不见了。
- find somebody/something Look what I've found!
- [transitive] to get back something/somebody that was lost after searching for it/them
找到；找回 - find somebody/something I can't find my keys.
我找不到我的钥匙了。 - I thought I'd lost my wallet but I found it under my desk.
我以为我丢了钱包，但我在桌子底下找到了。 - I wanted to talk to him but he was nowhere to be found.
我想和他谈谈，但哪儿也找不到他。 - find something for somebody Can you find my bag for me?
你能帮我找我的包吗？ - find somebody something Can you find me my bag?
你能帮我找我的包吗？ - find somebody/something + adj. The child was eventually found safe and well.
那孩子最终找到了，安然无恙。
- I'm trying to find my glasses.
我在找我的眼镜。 - I eventually found them under the bed.
我最终在床底下找到了它们。 - She found the remote control down the back of the sofa.
她在沙发背上找到了遥控器。 - Found it! I've been looking for this for weeks!
找到了！我已经找了几个星期了！ - Can you help me find my dog?
你能帮我找到我的狗吗？ - A reward is offered for whoever finds him.
找到他的人会得到奖赏。 - Josh found my earring for me.
乔希为我找到了我的耳环。 - I'll find you your coat.
我会给你找到你的外套。 - The search party found no trace of the missing climbers.
搜寻队没有发现失踪登山者的踪迹。 - He went through the drawers but found nothing.
他仔细查找了抽屉，但一无所获。 - He was found by police the following morning.
第二天早上他被警察发现了。 - His body was found after three days of searching.
经过三天的搜寻，他的尸体被找到了。 - They don't expect to find him alive.
他们不指望能找到活着的他。
- find somebody/something I can't find my keys.
- [transitive] to discover something/somebody by searching, studying or thinking carefully
（经寻找、研究或思考）发现，查明，找出，求得 - find something/somebody They found no evidence to support this claim.
他们没有找到支持这一说法的证据。 - We found a way out.
我们找到了出路。 - I managed to find a solution to the problem.
我设法找出了解决问题的办法。 - Our website is the place to find answers to all your questions.
我们的网站是您所有问题的答案。 - He's struggling to find work.
他在努力找工作。 - Scientists are still trying to find a cure for cancer.
科学家仍在努力寻找治疗癌症的方法。 - I'm having trouble finding anything new to say on this subject.
在这个课题上要提出什么新看法，我有困难。 - Have they found anyone to replace her yet?
他们找到了代替她的人没有？ - It's hard to find a babysitter.
很难找到保姆。 - find something for somebody I'll find that information for you.
我会为你找到那个信息。 - find somebody something I'll find you that information.
我会给你找到那个信息的。 - His father found him a job.
他父亲给他找了份工作。
- They're trying to find a place to stay.
他们正在设法找一个地方住。 - Can you find a hotel for me?
你能给我找一家旅馆吗？ - Can you find me a hotel?
你能给我找一家旅馆吗？ - We found some evidence of harmful effects.
我们发现了一些有害影响的证据。 - Scientists have found fresh evidence to suggest that a huge explosion led to the death of the dinosaurs.
科学家发现了新证据，表明一次大爆炸导致了恐龙的死亡。 - No links were found between the two cases.
没有发现这两起案件之间的联系。 - Students are given ten questions and have one minute to find the answers.
学生有十个问题，有一分钟的时间找到答案。 - The beetles have found a warm place to live.
甲虫找到了一个温暖的地方居住。 - At last we've found a home.
我们终于找到了一个家。 - He needs to find a doctor willing to treat him.
他需要找一个愿意治疗他的医生。 - Her friends wanted to find her a husband.
她的朋友想给她找个丈夫。 - She had to find a valid excuse for leaving the room.
她需要找一个合理的借口离开房间。 - We need to find a useful role for the volunteers in the campaign.
这次活动我们得给志愿者安排个能发挥作用的角色。 - We'll have to find an alternative.
我们必须找到替代品。 - Police are confident of finding the killers.
警方有信心找到凶手。 - A window was broken and we think we've found the culprit.
一扇窗户被打破了，我们认为我们找到了罪犯。 - The doctor couldn't find anything wrong with him.
医生没发现他有什么问题。 - Considerable variation was found in the terms offered by different banks.
各家银行给出的条件差异颇大。 - Can you find a use for this old table?
你能把这张旧桌子派上用场吗？ - He sometimes struggles to find the right words.
他有时努力寻找合适的词。 - I can't find anything good to say about it.
对此我找不到什么好的说法。
- find something/somebody They found no evidence to support this claim.
- [transitive] to discover that something is true after you have tried it, tested it or experienced it
发现（某事属实） - find (that)… I find (that) it pays to be honest.
我发现老实人不吃亏。 - A study found that green tea could be beneficial.
一项研究发现绿茶可能是有益的。 - You'll find your opinions change as you get older.
随着年龄的增长，你会发现你的观点会发生变化。 - find somebody/something + adj. We found the beds very comfortable.
我们发现这些床非常舒适。 - find somebody/something + noun They found him a plausible witness.
他们发现他是一个可信的证人。 - find somebody/something to be/do something They found him to be charming.
他们觉得他很招人喜欢。 - Researchers found this to be the most effective method.
研究人员发现这是最有效的方法。 - Her blood was found to contain poison.
她的血液中发现有毒素。 - If you are found to have lied, you can be charged.
如果你被发现说谎，你可以被起诉。 - it is found that… It was found that her blood contained poison.
她的血液中发现有毒素。
- The report found that 30% of the firms studied had failed within a year.
据报告称，调查过的公司有 30% 一年内倒闭了。 - The survey found over 80% of women had dieted in the past year.
调查发现，在过去的一年里，超过80%的女性已经节食。 - People usually find their symptoms go away after a few days.
人们通常会在几天后发现症状消失。 - Readers will find the maps in the appendix very useful.
读者会发现附录中的地图非常有用。 - Here are some tips which I hope you'll find helpful.
这里有一些建议，希望你会觉得有用。 - Hopefully we'll find the ground a bit firmer today.
希望我们今天能找到更坚实的基础。 - I found some parts of his argument hard to understand.
我发现他论点的某些部分难以理解。 - We found the whole thing a farce.
我们发现整件事是一场闹剧。 - A poll six months ago found the opposite to be true.
六个月前的一项民意调查发现情况正好相反。 - The sample was found to contain asbestos.
样本被发现含有石棉。 - The results were found to vary.
发现结果各不相同。 - It was found that older people were more likely to agree.
发现年纪大的人更容易同意。 - If it is found that he's been lying, then of course that will change everything.
如果发现他一直在撒谎，那当然会改变一切。 - If he is found to have been lying, then of course that will change everything.
如果他被发现一直在说谎，那当然会改变一切。
- find (that)… I find (that) it pays to be honest.
- [transitive] to have a particular feeling or opinion about something
认为；感到 - find something + adj. You may find it hard to accept your illness.
你可能觉得难以接受自己患病。 - You may find your illness hard to accept.
你可能觉得难以接受自己患病。 - Do women find it more difficult to ask for a rise?
女性是否觉得要求加薪更难？ - I found the book very interesting.
我觉得这本书很有趣。 - find something + noun She finds it a strain to meet new people.
她和生人见面总感到局促不安。 - She finds meeting new people a strain.
她发现结识新朋友是一种压力。
Synonyms regardregard- call
- find
- consider
- see
- view
- regard to think of somebody/something in a particular way: He seemed to regard the whole thing as a joke.
他似乎是把整件事当成玩笑。 - call to say that somebody/something has particular qualities or characteristics: I wouldn’t call German an easy language.
我并不认为德语是一门容易学的语言。 - find to have a particular feeling or opinion about something: You may find your illness hard to accept.
你可能觉得难以接受自己患病。 - consider to think of somebody/something in a particular way: Who do you consider (to be) responsible for the accident?
你认为谁对这个事故负有责任？
用 regard 还是 consider？ - see to have an opinion of something: Try to see things from her point of view.
设法从她那个角度去看问题。 - view to think of somebody/something in a particular way: How do you view your position within the company?
你如何看待你自己在公司中的位置？ 你如何看待自己在公司中的地位？视图与“关注”和“考虑”具有相同的含义，但频率稍低，形式稍不正式。主要结构是把某人/某物看做某人/某物(不能省略as)和用某物看某人/某物。
- to regard/consider/see/view somebody/something as something
- to regard/consider/see/view somebody/something from a particular point of view
- to find/consider somebody/something to be something
- generally/usually regarded/considered/seen/viewed as something
- to regard/consider/view somebody/something favourably/unfavourably
Topics Opinion and argumenta2- I find it interesting that they don't get on.
我觉得有趣的是他们相处不好。 - You're lucky if you do a job you find interesting.
如果你做了一份自己感兴趣的工作，你就很幸运了。 - Do women find asking for a rise more difficult?
女性会觉得要求加薪更难吗？ - I find it amazing that they're still together.
他们还在一起，这使我大吃一惊。 - He knows that women find him attractive.
他知道女人觉得他很有魅力。 - Some people find tall buildings beautiful; others hate them.
有人觉得高楼美；其他人讨厌他们。 - I find the whole subject fascinating.
我觉得整个主题很吸引人。 - We apologise if you found any of these comments offensive.
如果您认为这些评论令人不快，我们深表歉意。 - The news report contains images that some viewers may find disturbing.
新闻报道中包含的图像可能会让一些观众感到不安。 - She didn't find the joke very funny.
她觉得这个笑话不太好笑。 - The company found it necessary to hire more people.
公司发现有必要雇佣更多的人。 - Do you find it acceptable that these children were left on their own?
这些孩子被单独留下，你觉得可以接受吗？ - Don't you find it odd that she didn't say anything?
她什么也没说，你不觉得奇怪吗？ - I found it a nuisance to have to change my plans at the last minute.
我发现在最后一刻不得不改变计划令人讨厌。 - I don't find anything wrong in him employing his relatives.
我不觉得他雇佣亲戚有什么不对。
- find something + adj. You may find it hard to accept your illness.
- [transitive, often passive] used to say that something exists, grows, etc. somewhere
（在某处）存在，生长 - be found + adv./prep. These flowers are found only in Africa.
这些花仅见于非洲。 - Further details can be found on our website.
更多详情可在我们的网站上找到。 - find something/somebody + adv./prep. You'll find this style of architecture all over the town.
全城到处可见这种风格的建筑。 - Find us at www.oup.com.
在www.oup.com找到我们。
- These pests can be found in almost every garden.
这些害虫几乎在每个花园都能找到。 - Folacin is a B vitamin found in many vegetables.
叶酸是一种在许多蔬菜中发现的维生素B。 - The college offers cultural events not normally found in such a rural area.
该学院提供通常在这样的农村地区找不到的文化活动。 - This is over 100 times the amount of chlorine found in drinking water.
这是饮用水氯含量的100多倍。 - Marbling is the small flecks of fat found within meat.
大理石花纹是在肉中发现的脂肪小斑点。 - You will find all this information on our website.
你会在我们的网站上找到所有这些信息。 - Early in the season you will find aphids on the upper leaves.
在这个季节的早期，你会在上部的叶子上发现蚜虫。 - The white clay found at Meissen was used to make fine china.
在迈森发现的白粘土被用来制作精美的瓷器。 - The condition is most typically found among women over 50.
这种情况最常见于50岁以上的女性。 - At this time of year you will generally find her in the garden.
每年的这个时候，你通常会在花园里找到她。 - At this time of year she is generally to be found in the garden.
每年的这个时候，人们通常会在花园里发现她。 - It is rare that you find a cable snapping for no reason.
很少会发现电缆无缘无故断裂。 - You don't tend to find many fresh food markets here.
你不会在这里找到很多新鲜食品市场。
- be found + adv./prep. These flowers are found only in Africa.
- [transitive] to discover somebody/something/yourself doing something or in a particular situation, especially when this is unexpected
（尤指意外地）发现，发觉（处于某状态、在做某事） - find somebody/something/yourself + adv./prep. She woke up and found herself in a hospital bed.
她醒来发觉自己躺在医院的床上。 - I found the house in a mess.
我发现房子一团糟。 - find somebody/something/yourself + adj. We came home and found him asleep on the sofa.
我们回到家发现他在沙发上睡着了。 - I found myself forced to act.
我发现自己被迫采取行动。 - find somebody/something/yourself doing something He looked up to find her watching him.
他抬起头发现她在看着他。 - I suddenly found myself running down the street.
我不知不觉突然在街上跑了起来。 - find (that)… She was surprised to find that everyone had left.
她惊讶地发现每个人都走了。
- I found myself in a dilemma.
我发现自己进退两难。 - The institutions in which these people often found themselves were very harsh.
这些人经常发现自己所处的机构非常苛刻。 - We arrived to find the room full of people.
我们到达时发现房间里挤满了人。 - They found the building completely deserted.
他们发现大楼完全废弃了。 - We find ourselves unable to reach a decision.
我们发现自己无法做出决定。 - She was found dead in her bed.
她被人发现死在床上。 - I found everyone else already waiting.
我发现其他人已经在等了。 - They were surprised to find birds nesting in the roof.
他们惊讶地发现鸟儿在屋顶筑巢。 - I found him in the kitchen chopping vegetables.
我发现他在厨房切菜。 - I found him going through my stuff.
我发现他在翻我的东西。 - I found myself wondering why.
我发现自己在想为什么。 - She found herself feeling slightly annoyed.
她发现自己有点恼火。 - I was disappointed to find that they had left already.
我发现他们已经离开了，觉得很失望。
- find somebody/something/yourself + adv./prep. She woke up and found herself in a hospital bed.
- [transitive] find something to have something available so that you can use it
现有（可用） - I keep meaning to write, but never seem to find (the) time.
我一直打算写信，但似乎总找不到时间。 - How are we going to find £10 000 for a car?
我们哪里有 5 000 英镑买车呢？
- I keep meaning to write, but never seem to find (the) time.
- [transitive] find something to show a quality in yourself, usually with an effort
判明方位；弄清自己所处的地位；熟悉环境 - I found the courage to speak.
我鼓起勇气开了口。
- I found the courage to speak.
- [transitive] find something/somebody (of things
事物 自然到达；达到 - Water will always find its own level.
水总会自行流平。 - Most of the money finds its way to the people who need it.
多数的钱都会辗转传到需要的人的手中。 - The criticism found its mark (= had the effect intended).
批评击中了要害。 - I hope this letter finds you in good health.
我希望这封信能发现你身体健康。
- Water will always find its own level.
- [transitive, intransitive] (formal) to make a particular decision in a court case
裁决；判决 - find somebody + adj. The jury found him guilty.
陪审团裁决他有罪。 - How do you find the accused?
你如何裁定被告？ - find in somebody’s favour The court found in her favour.
法庭判决对她有利。
- find somebody + adj. The jury found him guilty.
by chance偶然
by searching通过搜寻
by studying/thinking通过研究／思考
by experience/testing通过体验／试验
have opinion/feeling有意见／看法
exist/grow存在；生长
in unexpected situations处于意外状况
have/make available现有；使现有
reach达到；到达
in court法庭
词源Old English findan, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch vinden and German finden.
Idioms
all found
- (old-fashioned, British English) with free food and accommodation in addition to your wages
（工资外）加免费食宿
find fault (with somebody/something)
- to look for and discover mistakes in somebody/something; to complain about somebody/something
找茬儿；挑错；挑剔；抱怨 - My mother did nothing but find fault with my manners.
母亲只是一味说我没有礼貌。 - She was always finding fault with his manners.
她总是挑他礼仪方面的问题。
- My mother did nothing but find fault with my manners.
find your feet
- to become able to act independently and with confidence
已能独立而有信心地工作；已适应新环境 - I only recently joined the firm so I'm still finding my feet.
我最近才加入这家公司，所以还在适应过程中。
- I only recently joined the firm so I'm still finding my feet.
find it in your heart/yourself to do something
- (literary) to be able or willing to do something
能做某事；愿意干某事 - Can you find it in your heart to forgive her?
你能够做到宽恕她吗？ - He couldn't find it in himself to trust anyone again.
他再也不愿意相信任何人了。
- Can you find it in your heart to forgive her?
find/meet your match (in somebody)
- to meet somebody who is equal to or even better than you in strength, skill or intelligence
遇到对手；棋逢对手 - He thought he could beat anyone at chess but he’s met his match in Peter.
他认为他能在国际象棋上击败任何人，但他遇到了对手彼得。
- I think he's finally met his match in Lisa.
我想他碰到莉萨终于算是遇到了对手。 - She knew she had met her match and tried to retreat.
她知道这次遇到了旗鼓相当的对手，想退缩。
- He thought he could beat anyone at chess but he’s met his match in Peter.
find your voice/tongue
- to be able to speak or express your opinion
能说出自己的看法；能表达自己的意见
find your way (to…)
- to discover the right route (to a place)
找到正确的路（去某处） - I hope you can find your way home.
希望你能找到回家的路。
- I hope you can find your way home.
find your/its way (to/into…)
- to come to a place or a situation by chance or without intending to
偶然来到；无意中处于 - He eventually found his way into acting.
他弄到最后竟干起了演艺这一行。
- He eventually found his way into acting.
nowhere to be found/seen | nowhere in sight
- impossible for anyone to find or see
不可能找到（或看见） - I wanted to talk to him but he was nowhere to be found.
我想和他谈谈，但哪儿也找不到他。 - The children were nowhere to be seen.
根本看不到孩子们在哪儿。 - A peace settlement is nowhere in sight (= is not likely in the near future).
近期内无望和平解决。
- I wanted to talk to him but he was nowhere to be found.
take somebody as you find them
- to accept somebody as they are without expecting them to behave in a special way or have special qualities
接受某人的现状；承认某人的情况（别无指望）