discovering
present participle ofdiscover
| 单词 | discovering |
| 释义 | discovering present 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
Examplesofdiscoveringdiscovering In English, many past and present participles of verbs can be used as adjectives. Some of these examples may show the adjective use. There is a thrill in recognizing new anagrams, arbitrary though they may be, that resembles the thrill ofdiscoveringnatural phenomena. From theCambridge English Corpus If one finds a model inadequate,discoveringwhy it is inadequate can help the analyst identify sources of variation and bias. From theCambridge English Corpus The few women who were happy upondiscoveringtheir pregnancies did not think other people would share their feelings. From theCambridge English Corpus In practice, this capability is quite useful indiscovering'hard-to-find' bugs. From theCambridge English Corpus The present studies varied the conditions of testing and stimulus design to maximize the chance ofdiscoveringwhat else children might think /s/ means. From theCambridge English Corpus The second term, packaging, refers to the process ofdiscoveringwhich things can be packaged together under one label. From theCambridge English Corpus The discussions at this workshop came under many areas, includingdiscoveringthe fundamental primitives of pervasive computing, understanding their semantics, and developing corresponding implementations. From theCambridge English Corpus And perhaps these cosmic laws, which take effect world-wide and throughout life, were worthdiscovering, to establish their effect also in great building works. From theCambridge English Corpus In this process,discovering, mapping, and cloning of mutations is a major task. From theCambridge English Corpus There is a need to devise methods aimed at learning anddiscoveringknowledge by intelligently combining these distributed data and information sources. From theCambridge English Corpus The process ofdiscoveringand organizing categories and subcategories takes place during the open and the axial coding. From theCambridge English Corpus Axial coding is a more focused process than open coding and is geared toward thediscoveringand relating of subcategories to categories. From theCambridge English Corpus Discoveringthis relationship is important because it may explain how people form policy opinions with little political knowledge. From theCambridge English Corpus On the other, the walker emerges from the city, bydiscoveringthe boundaries between real and imagined, familiar and unfamiliar spaces. From theCambridge English Corpus However, the threat of oil-dependent nationsdiscoveringvast new reserves or developing energy policies that do not rely on fossil fuels looms on the horizon. 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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