find的过去式

 find的过去式是found；find的过去分词是found。注意：find的过去式和过去分词都是found。

释义

past tense and past participle- found /faʋnd; faʊnd/ v -[T]

►BY SEARCHING 通过搜寻◄ to discover or see something that you have been searching for 发现﹐找到〔一直寻找的东西〕

I can ' t find the car keys . 我找不到汽车钥匙。

Let ' s hope we can find a parking space . 但愿我们能找到一个停车的地方。

No - one has found a solution to this problem . 还没人找到解决这个问题的办法。

►ARRIVE 到达◄ to discover that someone or something is in a particular condition or doing a particular thing when you arrive or first see them 发现﹐发觉〔某人或某物处在某状态或在做某事〕

I ' m sure we ' ll find her hard at work when we get home . 我确信我们到家时会发现她还在努力工作。

Michael woke up to find his bedroom ankle - deep in water . 迈克尔醒来时发现他的卧室裡有齐踝深的水。

[+(that)]

When I got to school I found that class was cancelled . 我到达学校时﹐发现停课了。

►BY STUDY 通过研究◄ to discover or learn something by study, tests etc 找出﹐查明

Will we ever find a cure for the disease ? 我们究竟能找到治疗这种病的药吗?

The liquid was found to contain 7 . 4g of phenylamine . 这种液体被发现含有7.4克苯胺。

[+that]

---

It was found that 80 % of young people borrow money . 调查发现 80% 的年轻人借钱。

►THINK/FEEL 认为/感觉◄ to have a particular feeling or idea about something 感到﹐觉得﹐认为

I hate flying - I find it absolutely terrifying . 我讨厌坐飞机 — 我觉得坐飞机非常可怕。

Lots of women I know find him attractive . 我认识的许多女子都觉得他很有魅力。

find sth easy/difficult/impossible -if you find something difficult or easy it seems difficult or easy to you when you do it 觉得某事很容易/很难/是不可能的

He said that , after Russian , I should find German easy . 他说﹐在学过俄语之后﹐我应该觉得德语容易学。

►BY EXPERIENCE 通过经验◄ to learn or know something by experience 学会; 知道; 发觉

[+(that)]

---

You might find that his work improves now he ' s going to a newschool . 你可能会发觉他因为上一所新学校﹐学习有所进步。

One thing I find about living in the big city is that people aremore friendly than I expected . 我发现生活在大城市的一个特点是﹐那裡的人比我想像的要友好。

►BY CHANCE 偶然发现◄ to discover something by chance, especially something useful or interesting 偶然发现﹐碰上

I found a purse in the street . 我在街上捡到一个钱包。

We found a really good bar near the hotel . 我们在旅馆附近发现一家非常好的酒吧。

►STH YOU NEED 所需的东西◄ to achieve or get something that you need 获得﹐得到﹐找到

Finding accommodation in Berlin can be a nightmare . 在柏林找地方住宿有时就像做恶梦一样。

two lonely people who managed to find happiness together 设法一起寻找幸福的两个孤独的人

►REALIZE 意识到◄ to notice or realize a fact, often a fact that is surprising 发觉﹐发现

[+(that)]

---

He got up to leave and found that the door was jammed . 他站起来要离开﹐但发现门卡住了打不开。

I found I was really looking forward to going back to work . 我发觉我确实盼望回去工作。

►ANIMALS/PLANTS 动物/植物◄ if something is found somewhere, it lives or exists there 发现…的存在〔指动植物自然地生长于某地〕

This species is only found in West Africa . 这物种只有西非才有。

►MONEY/TIME/ENERGY 钱/时间/精力◄ to have enough money, time, energy etc to be able to do something you want to do 设法拥有﹐努力获得

He has to find £ 1000 to repay the loan . 他得去弄1000英镑来偿付贷款。

I wouldn ' t mind learning a language , but I can ' t find the timeright now . 我不介意学一门语言﹐但我现在挤不出时间来。

David wanted to defend himself , but couldn ' t find the courageto speak up . 大衞想为自己辩护﹐但没有勇气说出来。

find your way -to reach a place by discovering the right way to get there 设法到达

Will you be able to find your way back to the house ? 你找得到回住所的路吗?

find its way -if something finds its way somewhere, it arrives or gets there after some time 〔一段时间后〕(自然)到达

Only one of her inventions has found its way into the shops . 她的发明只有一项最终进入了市场。

find yourself doing sth -to gradually realize that you are doing something, although you had not intended or planned to do it 发现自己〔不知不觉地〕在做某事

Peter , who was usually shy , found himself talking to the girls . 彼得通常很怕羞﹐但却发现自己不知不觉中已在跟女孩子们说话。

find yourself in/at etc-

to realize that you are in a particular situation, especially a bad one, that you did not expect 发现自己处于某种状态〔尤指没预期的糟糕状况〕

If you find yourself worrying about things , call me . 如果你觉得自己为甚么事烦恼﹐请打电话给我。

They suddenly found themselves without a goalkeeper . 他们突然发现己方没有守门员。

to realize that you have arrived somewhere without intending to 发现自己在不知不觉中到达

After wandering around , we found ourselves back at the hotel . 我们四处漫步后发现自己回到了酒店。

find yourself -often humorous -to discover what you are really like and what you want to do 【常幽默】发现自己的真本质[真想做的事等]

She went to India to find herself . 她到印度去寻找真的自己。

find sb guilty/find sb not guilty -to officially decide that someone is guilty or not guilty of something 判决某人有罪/判决某人无罪

Galbraith was found not guilty and set free . 加尔布雷思被判无罪而得到释放。

[+of]

---

A clearly innocent man has been found guilty of a serious crime . 一个明显无辜的人被判决犯有重罪。

find comfort/pleasure/fulfilment in -to experience a good feeling because of something 因…得到安慰/快乐/满足

He found great satisfaction in kneading the dough and bakingthe bread . 他在揉麵团和烤麵包中得到很大满足。

find fault with -to criticize someone or something, often unfairly and frequently 批评﹐挑剔﹐找岔子

The teacher would always find fault with our grammar . 老师对我们的语法总是百般挑剔。

find favour (with) -be liked or approved of by someone 得宠﹐受青睐

The recipes rapidly found favour with restaurant owners . 这些食谱很快就受到餐馆老闆的青睐。

find in sb's favour/find in favour of sb -to judge that someone is right or not guilty 裁决〔某人〕正确; 判决〔某人〕无罪

The Tribunal found in favour of the defendant . 特别法庭判决被告无罪。

find your feet -to get used to a new situation, especially one that is difficult at first 习惯新的环境〔尤指起初困难的环境〕

Matt ' s only been at the school two weeks and he hasn ' t foundhis feet yet . 马特上这所学校才两週﹐还没有习惯新的环境。

find its mark/target -if an ARROW (1), bullet etc finds its target, it hits what it is supposed to 〔箭﹑子弹等〕射中目标

find your tongue -to manage to speak after being too nervous to say anything 〔紧张得说不出话之后〕设法说话

be found wanting -formal -to not be good enough 【正式】不够格﹐不令人满意﹐不合要求

Ryan ' s proposals have been examined , and found wanting bythe rest of the team . 莱恩的提议得到审议﹐队裡的其他人认为不很满意。

all found -BrE -used to mean that in addition to your wages you get food and a room 【英】〔除工资外的〕膳宿供应

The cook gets paid £ 90 a week all found . 厨师每週工资90镑并获供应膳宿。idiom 惯用语 find sb sth

I found him a nice second - hand car . 我替他找了辆很好的二手车。

find sb doing sth

Carrie went into the kitchen , where she found them gigglingtogether . 卡丽走进厨房﹐发现她们在那儿咯咯地笑着。

find it difficult/easy etc to do sth

He found it almost impossible to express what he wanted to say. 他觉得要表达他想说的话几乎是不可能的。

find sb/sth doing sth

You find more women entering the film business now . 你会发现现在有越来越多的妇女进入电影业。