词汇辨析look for，find，find out，discover，search，search for我们首先来看一个句子I am looking for my dictionary, but I can’t find it. 我正在找我的字典，但是我找不到这句话中同时使用了look for和find来表示“找”，其实英语中的discover，search这两个词也是和“寻找”有关系1. look for 寻找，强调“找”的过程，是一个延续性的动词例：I am looking for my book. 我在找我的书2. find 找到，强调“找”的结果，是非延续性的动词例：Lucy found her cat finally. Lucy终于找到了她的猫例：I find it difficult to recite the text. 我觉得背诵这篇文章很难3. find out 指通过观察，探索而发现事实的真相，调查出原因、秘密等可加名词代词或从句 例：Please find out who stole the money . 请查一下谁偷了钱4. discover指发现客观事物的存在，已存在而不为人知的事情。
常常与invent“发明”一起进行对比例：Columbus discovered the America.哥伦布发现了美洲5. search 搜查，搜身，比look for更严肃、正式例：The policeman searched the prisoner to see if he had a gun.警察搜了那个囚犯的身,看他有没有枪search for的完整形式可以是search someplace for sb./sth在某地搜寻某人/某物We searched the woods for the missing boy. 我们在森林里搜寻迷失的小男孩练一练】1. He _____________ his English book yesterday, but he couldn’t_________it.2. It was Columbus who ________ the New America.3. We should _____________ the truth of the fact.4. Did she __________ what she was _____________________.5. Scientist are still _________ for a cure to the novel coronavirus(新型冠状病毒).【参考答案】1. looked for, find 2. discovered 3. find out 4. find, looking for 5. searching。
