detect
verb[T]
uk/dɪˈtekt/us/dɪˈtekt/C1
tonoticesomething that ispartlyhiddenor notclear, or todiscoversomething,especiallyusing aspecialmethod:
(尤指用特殊方法)发现,察觉,看出Somesoundscannot be detected by thehumanear.有些声音是人的耳朵无法察觉到的。
Financialexpertshave detectedsignsthat theeconomyisbeginningtoimprove.金融专家已经注意到了经济开始有好转的迹象。
C1
todiscoversomething, usually usingspecialequipment:
(通常指用特殊设备)探测,检测,测出Highlevelsofleadwere detected in theatmosphere.经检测发现大气中铅的含量很高。
Radarequipmentis used to detect(=findthepositionof)enemyaircraft.雷达装置用于探测敌机的位置。
- Thealarmshould go offautomaticallyassoonassmokeis detected.
- Manyseriousillnessescan benippedin thebudif they are detected early enough.
- IthoughtI could detect aslightWestCountryaccent.
- In thefuture,carsequippedwithon-boardcomputerswill beableto detect andavoidtrafficjamsautomatically.
- I could detectsubtlevariancesinfragranceas westrolledthrough thegarden.
Finding and discovering
- a fishing expeditionidiom
- ascertain
- break (fresh/new) groundidiom
- breakthrough
- bringsomethingto lightidiom
- catchsomeonered-handedidiom
- flushsomeone/somethingout
- fossick
- found
- geocache
- pinpoint
- putsomeoneontosomething
- putyourfinger onsomethingidiom
- rake
- rakesomethingout
- red-handed
- rediscover
- rumble
- sniff
- uncover