0 to find information, a place, or an object, especially for the first time -- （尤指首次）發現，找到
Who discovered America? 誰發現了美洲？
We searched all morning for the missing papers and finally discovered them in a drawer. 我們一上午都在找那些失蹤的文檔，最後終於在一個抽屜裡找到了。
[ + question word ] Scientists have discovered how to predict an earthquake. 科學家們找到了預測地震的方法。
[ + (that) ] She discovered (that) her husband was having an affair. 她發現丈夫有外遇。
[ + to infinitive ] Following a routine check-up, Mrs Mason was discovered to have heart disease. 例行體檢發現梅森夫人患有心臟病。
[ + obj + -ing verb ] The boss discovered him stealing money from the cash register. 老闆發現他從錢箱裡偷錢。
Los Angeles is full of young actors working as waiters, hoping to be discovered by a movie agent. 有很多年輕的演員在洛杉磯做服務員，他們希望能夠被電影星探發現提攜。
She was annoyed to discover that her husband had taken her car keys.
Human rights campaigners have discovered documentary evidence of torture.
Police discovered the body hidden in thick undergrowth.
The search for additional genes not discovered during early annotation attempts has involved the use of several different approaches.
A problem could be any anomaly discovered during design, coding, testing, or implementation.
We discovered that reconfiguration, within the confines of state planning, did not diminish the percent of minorities and women in leadership positions in our programs.
