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🇺🇸 /fˈaɪnd/ 🇬🇧 /ˈfɑjnd/

noun 编号: F00810 牛津3000 BNC #92 COCA #95

find 的核心意思是“找到、发现”，也可进一步表示获得某物、得出判断，或认为某事如何。

💡 记忆钩子

把 find 想成沿着路寻找并最终“碰到”目标：先是找到实物或人，再是发现事实、获得想要的东西；找到答案后，还可以得出判断，甚至把球传到队友脚下。

📝 学习建议

先掌握“找到、发现”这一核心义，再学习“获得、认为、判定”等引申义；不要把 find 只机械地理解成“找到东西”。
find 后面既可以接找到的对象，也可以接“人＋物”的双宾语结构；表达“查明、弄清”时，常见的是 find out，不要把两者完全混用。

📖 中文释义

noun

core 有价值的发现

📖 指找到的物品、遗址、人才等，通常带有“这次发现很有价值或很令人兴奋”的意味。

💡 常用模式是 a valuable find、an archaeological find 或 a great find。它既能指考古等正式发现，也能指日常购物中意外找到的好东西；这里强调的是“被找到的对象或成果”，不是寻找的动作。

The old coins were an exciting find for the children.

这些旧硬币对孩子们来说是一次令人兴奋的发现。

This little shop is a great find.

这家小店真是个意外发现。
common 寻找、发现的行为

📖 指找到某物这一行为或过程，重点在“发现这件事本身”。

💡 常见于 the find of something 这类名词短语，但日常英语通常更自然地用 finding 或动词 find。使用时要注意，它不是“寻找过程”的普遍替代词。

The find of the missing document solved the mystery.

找到那份失踪的文件后，谜团就解开了。

finds plural

verb

core 找到；定位到

📖 经过寻找后发现某个物品、人或地点，是真正“找到目标”的基本用法。

💡 常用模式是 find something、find somebody 或 find something in/on/at somewhere。它可以表示有意寻找后的结果，也可以表示偶然发现；过去式和过去分词用 found。

transitive

I found this shell on the beach.

我在海滩上找到了这个贝壳。

Have you found your keys yet?

你找到钥匙了吗？
common 替某人找到

📖 表示为某人找到某物，结构中先说受益的人，再说找到的东西。

💡 基本模式是 find somebody something，也可以说 find something for somebody。不要把它误解为“找到某人和某物”；其中 somebody 是受益者，something 才是被找到的对象。

ditransitive

I found you a quiet place to work.

我替你找到了一个安静的工作地方。
common 研究发现

📖 通过研究、观察或实验发现某种事实或性质，常用于说明研究结果。

💡 常用模式是 research/studies find that...，或 something is found to be...。这种用法比单纯的“找到物品”更正式，不能只按“把东西找出来”理解。

ditransitive

The study found that regular exercise improves sleep.

研究发现，定期锻炼能改善睡眠。
common 获得；找到机会

📖 表示经过努力或寻找，获得原本想要的时间、办法、资源等抽象事物。

💡 常见模式是 find time、find a way 或 find the means to do something。这里的宾语通常是抽象资源，不是字面上能被定位的物品；中文说“找到时间”时可以自然对应这一用法。

transitive

I finally found time to call my parents.

我终于抽出时间给父母打了电话。
common 获得；弄到

📖 表示最终得到或取得某物，强调经过寻找、努力或经历后把目标弄到手。

💡 常用模式是 find a job、find a new car 或 find a solution。它比 locate 更强调成功取得目标，不一定表示目标原先已经丢失。

transitive

She found a new apartment near her office.

她在办公室附近找到了一个新公寓。
common 得到；获得回应

📖 表示某人或某事得到某种接纳、支持、反应或待遇，像是“遇到”这种回应。

💡 常用模式是 find support、find approval、find little interest 或 find a warm welcome。宾语通常是抽象的支持、兴趣或欢迎，不要把它理解成找到一个具体物品。

transitive

The plan found strong support among local residents.

这个计划得到了当地居民的大力支持。
common 挑出；指出

📖 指不断发现并指出问题、错误或缺点，常带有批评意味。

💡 常见模式是 find fault with somebody/something，或 keep finding mistakes。find fault with 不是中性的“找到故障”，而是“挑毛病、找茬”的固定表达。

transitive

He is always finding fault with my cooking.

他总是挑我的厨艺毛病。
core 认为；觉得

📖 在思考或体验之后形成看法，表示“觉得某人或某事具有某种性质”。这仍然像是从经验中“发现”一个判断。

💡 常用模式是 find something＋形容词，或 find it＋形容词＋to do something。这里不能简单译成“找到”；语气通常比 think 更像基于实际体验后的判断。

ditransitive

I find this book very helpful.

我觉得这本书很有帮助。

Many students find it difficult to speak in public.

许多学生觉得当众讲话很难。
rare 裁定；认定

📖 在正式程序中调查事实后作出裁定，认定某项事实成立或某人负有某种责任。

💡 主要用于法律或正式裁决语境，常见模式是 find somebody guilty、find a verdict 或 find that...。日常表达“认为”通常不用这一法律义，而用 find 表示个人看法。

transitive
rare 供给；提供

📖 旧式用法，表示为某人提供食物、物资等，和“找到”没有直接的日常对应关系。

💡 属于古旧、正式的用法，常见于历史文本或固定语境；现代日常英语通常用 provide 或 supply，不要主动把它用于普通对话。

archaic transitive
rare 供养；资助

📖 旧式用法，表示在经济上供养或资助某人。

💡 通常出现在古旧文体中，常与表示金钱或生活供给的表达连用；现代英语一般改用 support、provide for 或 financially support。

archaic transitive
rare 作出裁判

📖 法律语境中指陪审团或裁判机构作出有利于某一方的判决。

💡 常见模式是 find for somebody，主要限于法律语境。这里的 for 表示裁判支持哪一方，不是“为了某人而找到”。

intransitive
rare 传球到位

📖 球类运动中指把球成功传给正在跑动或移动中的队友。

💡 通常使用 find somebody，后面的人是接到球的队友；这是体育报道中的专门用法，日常对话中一般仍理解为“找到某人”。

transitive
rare 找到猎物

📖 狩猎语境中指发现或找到可追捕的猎物。

💡 这是较专门的狩猎用法，通常出现在文学作品或狩猎叙述中；现代一般交流中不使用这一义项。

intransitive

finds present,singular,third-person finding participle,present found past fand dialectal,past found participle,past fand dialectal,participle,past founden archaic,participle,past find first-person,present,singular found first-person,past,singular fand dialectal,first-person,past,singular find present,second-person,singular findest archaic,present,second-person,singular found past,second-person,singular fand dialectal,past,second-person,singular foundest archaic,past,second-person,singular findeth archaic,present,singular,third-person found past,singular,third-person fand dialectal,past,singular,third-person find plural,present found past,plural fand dialectal,past,plural find present,subjunctive found past,subjunctive fand dialectal,past,subjunctive find imperative,present - imperative,past

📘 英文释义 (WordNet) 共 18 组

the act of discovering something

同义词集: discovery find uncovering

上位: act, deed, human action, human activity 下位: breakthrough, catching, detection, determination, espial, finding, self-discovery, spotting, spying, tracing

accept and make use of one's personality, abilities, and situation

同义词集: find oneself find

My son went to Berkeley to find himself

上位: grow, maturate, mature

receive a specified treatment (abstract); ;

同义词集: receive get find obtain incur

These aspects of civilization do not find expression or receive an interpretation

His movie received a good review

I got nothing but trouble for my good intentions

上位: change 下位: take

come to believe on the basis of emotion, intuitions, or indefinite grounds; ;

同义词集: find feel

I feel that he doesn't like me

I find him to be obnoxious

I found the movie rather entertaining

上位: conclude, reason, reason out

make a discovery;

同义词集: discover find

She found that he had lied to her

The story is false, so far as I can discover

上位: discover, find out, get a line, get wind, get word, hear, learn, pick up, see 下位: ferret, ferret out 参见: discover, find out, get a line, get wind, get word, hear, learn, pick up, see

establish after a calculation, investigation, experiment, survey, or study;

同义词集: determine find find out ascertain

find the product of two numbers

The physicist who found the elusive particle won the Nobel Prize

下位: count, enumerate, gauge, locate, number, numerate, rectify, sequence, situate, translate

decide on and make a declaration about

同义词集: rule find

find someone guilty

上位: judge, label, pronounce

make a discovery, make a new finding;

同义词集: discover find

Roentgen discovered X-rays

Physicists believe they found a new elementary particle

上位: conceive, conceptualise, conceptualize, gestate

succeed in reaching; arrive at

同义词集: find

The arrow found its mark

上位: arrive at, attain, gain, hit, make, reach

perceive or be contemporaneous with; ; ;

同义词集: witness find see

We found Republicans winning the offices

You'll see a lot of cheating in this school

The 1960's saw the rebellion of the younger generation against established traditions

I want to see results

上位: experience, go through, see 下位: catch

discover or determine the existence, presence, or fact of;

同义词集: detect observe find discover notice

She detected high levels of lead in her drinking water

We found traces of lead in the paint

上位: sight, spy 下位: see, sense, trace

perceive oneself to be in a certain condition or place;

同义词集: find

I found myself in a difficult situation

When he woke up, he found himself in a hospital room

上位: comprehend, perceive

obtain through effort or management;

同义词集: find

She found the time and energy to take care of her aging parents

We found the money to send our sons to college

上位: acquire, get

get something or somebody for a specific purpose; ;

同义词集: line up get hold come up find

I found this gadget that will serve as a bottle opener

I got hold of these tools to fix our plumbing

The chairman got hold of a secretary on Friday night to type the urgent letter

上位: acquire, get

get or find back; recover the use of;

同义词集: recover retrieve find regain

She regained control of herself

She found her voice and replied quickly

上位: acquire, get 下位: access

come upon, as if by accident; meet with; ;

同义词集: find happen chance bump encounter

We find this idea in Plato

I happened upon the most wonderful bakery not very far from here

She chanced upon an interesting book in the bookstore the other day

come upon after searching; find the location of something that was missed or lost;

同义词集: find regain

Did you find your glasses?

I cannot find my gloves!

反义: lose 上位: acquire, get 下位: attain, chance on, chance upon, come across, come upon, discover, fall upon, feel, happen upon, light upon, locate, strike, turn up

a productive insight

同义词集: discovery breakthrough find

上位: brainstorm, brainwave, insight

🌳 词源

源自古英语 findan，最初与“走过、道路”有关，后来发展出“找到、发现”的意思。

From Middle English finden, from Old English findan, from Proto-West Germanic *finþan, from Proto-Germanic *finþaną, a secondary verb from Proto-Indo-European *pent- (“to go, pass; path bridge”). See also West Frisian fine, Low German finden, Dutch vinden, German finden, Danish finde, Norwegian Bokmål finne, Norwegian Nynorsk and Swedish finna; also English path, Old Irish étain (“I find”), áitt (“place”), Latin pōns (“bridge”), Ancient Greek πόντος (póntos, “sea”), Old Armenian հուն (hun, “ford”), Avestan 𐬞𐬀𐬧𐬙𐬃 (paṇtā̊), Sanskrit पथ (pathá, “path”), Proto-Slavic *pǫtь. For the meaning development compare Proto-Slavic *najьti > Russian найти́ (najtí), akin to Proto-Slavic *jьti > идти́ (idtí); Russian находи́ть (naxodítʹ), нахо́дка (naxódka), akin to ход (xod), ходи́ть (xodítʹ).

🔄 变式

- imperat fand dialect findest archaic findeth archaic finding present finds plural found 1st_sg founden archaic foundest archaic

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