Word · Frequency #92
find
发现物；找到的东西
something that is found, especially something valuable or interesting
- 1.
Anything that is found (usually valuable), as objects on an archeological site or a person with talent.
发现物(通常有价值),如考古出土物或人才。
- 2.
The act of finding.
发现的行为。
发现；找到；发现物(通常有价值),如考古出土物或人才。；发现的行为。；发现；[计] 查找; DOS外部命令:在指定的文件或从键盘输入的文本行中；寻找指定的字符串；将符合条件的行或行数输出到标准输出设备上
In use
The fossil was a significant find for the paleontologists.
Her latest find at the antique shop was a rare vase.
The treasure hunters celebrated their incredible find.
a [adjective] find
形容词可用 lucky、great、remarkable 等。
The empty beach was a wonderful find.
那片空旷的海滩是一个绝妙的发现。
finds of [noun]
finds 指发掘出来的物品，常与考古或收藏相关。
The archive holds many finds of medieval pottery.
档案馆藏有许多中世纪陶器的出土物。
the find of [period]
该结构强调某时期最重大的发现，语气较夸张。
This fossil is the find of the century.
Connections
Collocations
- archaeological find
- 考古发现
- The ancient coin was an exciting archaeological find.这枚古币是一个令人兴奋的考古发现。
- rare find
- 罕见的发现
- This species of butterfly is a rare find in this region.这种蝴蝶在该地区是罕见的发现。
- lucky find
- 幸运的发现；意外收获
- The signed first edition was a lucky find at the flea market.这本签名初版书在跳蚤市场上是个幸运的发现。
- great find
- 很棒的发现
- That little café is a great find.那家小咖啡馆是个很棒的发现。
- real find
- 不可多得的人才；真正的发现
- She's a real find for the team.她真是队里不可多得的人才。
- find of the century
Learner notes
Memory Tip
把名词 find 想成‘发现的成果’：考古挖出的文物、发掘出的人才。find 作名词就是‘找到的好东西’。
Context & Register
语域：neutral 常见场景：考古、寻宝、人才推荐 作为名词的 find 通常指被发现的有价值事物，如考古发现或人才；多用于描述成果或新闻，语气比较正式，但在日常口语中也常说 a great find。
Pronunciation & Spelling
All the listed words rhyme with find, sharing the sound /aɪnd/: bind, kind, mind, grind, blind, behind (the last has the stress on -hind). Beware the lookalike wind: as a noun it is /wɪnd/ and does not rhyme; as a verb it is /waɪnd/ and does.
High-value vocabulary
该词属于 Oxford 核心词汇，值得优先掌握常见搭配和句型。
Usage priority
Collins 词频等级为 5，建议结合例句记忆，而不是只背中文释义。
Learn the forms together
页面下方列出了常见词形变化。学习时注意它们在句子中的语法位置。
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