discovered
past simple and past participle ofdiscover
| 单词 | discovered |
| 释义 | discovered past simple and past participle ofdiscover discover verb uk/dɪˈskʌv.ər/us/dɪˈskʌv.ɚ/B1[T] tofindinformation, aplace, or anobject,especiallyfor the firsttime: Who discoveredAmerica? Wesearchedallmorningfor themissingpapersandfinallydiscovered them in adrawer. [+ question word]Scientists have discoveredhowtopredictanearthquake. [+ (that)]She discovered (that) herhusbandwas having anaffair. [+ to infinitive]Following aroutinecheck-up,MrsMasonwas discoveredtohaveheartdisease. [+ obj + -ing verb]Thebossdiscovered himstealingmoneyfrom thecashregister. to find someone or something
[Toften passive] tonoticethat apersonhas aspecialabilityorqualityand tohelpthem tobecomesuccessful: Los Angeles isfullofyoungactorsworkingaswaiters,hopingto be discovered by amovieagent.
Finding and discovering
Examplesofdiscovereddiscovered In English, many past and present participles of verbs can be used as adjectives. Some of these examples may show the adjective use. The skull wasdiscoveredwhen one of the clay objects accidentally broke. From theCambridge English Corpus Rather than abstract concepts, categories are treated as real entities which have beendiscoveredby science. From theCambridge English Corpus When we attempted to confirm this, wediscoveredsomething quite different. From theCambridge English Corpus Like thresholds for significance tests, statistical thresholds for what should count as futile are notdiscovered. From theCambridge English Corpus The only other cardiac anomalydiscoveredin these 13 cases was one patient with aortic coarctation. From theCambridge English Corpus The second phasediscovered, through in-depth interviews, some of the reasons why these perceptions persist. From theCambridge English Corpus There are numerous examples of treatments that were widely used yet it was laterdiscoveredthat they were either ineffective or dangerous. From theCambridge English Corpus It is he whodiscoveredthat the course of a projectile is not in a straight line but rather a curve. From theCambridge English Corpus In particular, our results further explain why the number of subtrees exhibits the phenomenondiscoveredby the latter authors. From theCambridge English Corpus A few amphoroid kraters have also beendiscoveredin domestic contexts which do not indicate a high status. From theCambridge English Corpus The problemsdiscoveredwith this panel system are twofold. From theCambridge English Corpus If income remains significant, we either have notdiscoveredthe correct mechanism, or income may not be a simple indicator. From theCambridge English Corpus We quicklydiscoveredthat decisions in this regard were often variable and unstable. From theCambridge English Corpus On his arrival hediscoveredthe reports to be wildly exaggerated. From theCambridge English Corpus Individual exceptions may be due not to some as yet unknown elements of usage which have not yet beendiscoveredbut rather to dialectal differences. From theCambridge English Corpus These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors. |
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