0 to find information, a place, or an object, especially for the first time -- （尤指首次）发现，找到
Who discovered America? 谁发现了美洲？
We searched all morning for the missing papers and finally discovered them in a drawer. 我们一上午都在找那些失踪的文件，最后终于在一个抽屉里找到了。
[ + question word ] Scientists have discovered how to predict an earthquake. 科学家们找到了预测地震的方法。
[ + (that) ] She discovered (that) her husband was having an affair. 她发现丈夫有外遇。
[ + to infinitive ] Following a routine check-up, Mrs Mason was discovered to have heart disease. 例行体检发现梅森夫人患有心脏病。
[ + obj + -ing verb ] The boss discovered him stealing money from the cash register. 老板发现他从钱箱里偷钱。
Los Angeles is full of young actors working as waiters, hoping to be discovered by a movie agent. 有很多年轻的演员在洛杉矶做服务员，他们希望能够被电影星探发现提携。
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.
