词组 | find out |
释义 | discover • invent • find out - Have you any idea who invented the safety pin? (Not *discovered/found out*) (invent = create something that did not exist before; the noun is inventor) - Captain Cook discovered Antarctica when he was exploring the Eastern Pacific Ocean. (i.e. found what was already there, but not known about before; the noun is discoverer) - I'll try and find out the name of the person who invented the safety pin. (you can find out a fact, but not an idea; you can also find out by accident: I found out what had happened.) |
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