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Discovery N Var 可变名词   [Usu Supp Makes Scientific Made

英语单词 discovery
英美音标 英 [dɪ'skʌvəri] 美 [dɪ'skʌvəri]
中文释义 n.发现;发现物
英语例句 (1) The new discovery caused a great sensation.
(2) New scientific discoveries are being made everyday.
(3) A collector of rare insects will show us some of his latest discoveries.
(4) Like many discoveries, atomic power can be used for good or evil.
中文例句 (1) 这项新发现很轰动。
(2) 每天都有新的科学发现。
(3) 一位稀有昆虫采集家将给我们看一些他的最新发现。
(4) 正如人类发现的许多事物一样,原子能既可用来为善,也可用以作恶。
vocabulary简明 The noun discovery means the finding or uncovering of something. The discovery of a body is usually an important plot point in a mystery novel.
vocabulary扩展 The process of finding, realizing, or unearthing something is discovery, like your discovery of a live lizard in the birthday box your aunt mailed from Arizona. The lizard is also a discovery — the thing that is found. In law, discovery means the obligation to reveal any relevant documents to the opposing party in a legal case. The Latin root, discooperire, basically translates as "the opposite of covering something up."
柯林斯解释
1
[N-VAR 可变名词]发现;发觉;察觉 If someone makes a discovery, they become aware of something that they did not know about before.
  [usu with supp]
  • I felt I'd made an incredible discovery.

    我觉得我有一个天大的发现。

  • ...the discovery that both his wife and son are HIV positive.

    查出他妻子和儿子艾滋病病毒检测都呈阳性

2
[N-VAR 可变名词](第一个)发现 If someone makes a discovery, they are the first person to find or become aware of a place, substance, or scientific fact that no one knew about before.
  [usu with supp]
  • In that year, two momentous discoveries were made.

    那一年,有两个重大发现。

  • ...the discovery of the ozone hole over the South Pole...

    南极上空臭氧洞的发现

  • The fascination of discovery has never left him.

    他一直迷恋发现的魅力。

3
[N-VAR 可变名词](对不为人知的演员、音乐人等的)发现 If someone makes a discovery, they recognize that an actor, musician, or other performer who is not well-known has talent.
  [usu with supp]
  • His job is the discovery and promotion of new artists.

    他的任务就是发现并推出艺术新人。

4
[N-VAR 可变名词]找到;(偶然的)发现 When the discovery of people or objects happens, someone finds them, either by accident or as a result of looking for them.
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  • ...the discovery and destruction by soldiers of millions of marijuana plants.

    士兵发现并销毁了大量大麻作物

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