discover/dɪs'kʌvər $ -vər/

v. find a place or sth for the first time

v. [T] 发现，找到：Who discovered America? 谁发现了美洲？

◇[discover wh-] Scientists try to discover how to cure the disease. 科学家试图找到治疗这种疾病的方法。

◇[discover (that) ...] He discovered that his book disappeared. 他发现书不见了。

◇[discover sb doing sth] He was discovered hiding in a cave. 他被发现藏在山洞里。

构词dis- + cover

同根 cover; discover; recover

常犯错误

✗ Columbus found America.

✓ Columbus discovered America.哥伦布发现了美洲。

辨析discover; find; invent; look for

If the falling apple didn't hit Newton's head, gravity would never have been discovered.