(1) 发现(觉)(指事件)(event of discovering) [U]：the～of America/Australia/radium/oil 美洲/澳洲/镭/石油的发现; a voyage of～探测航行; the～by Franklin that lightning is electricity 富兰克林关于闪电是电的发现;the～that he wanted to hurt her 他想伤害她这一事实的发现;be shocked at the～that sb is a thief 发现某人是小偷而感到震惊;

(2) 发现(指行为)(example of the act of discovering) [C]：make a scientific/startling/marvellous～in the field of... 在……领域有科学/惊人/不可思议的发现;bury the treasure to prevent its～藏起财宝以防他人发现;

(3) 发现的东西(thing discovered) [C]：one of the greatest～ies in science 伟大的科学发现之一; Penicillin was an important～. 盘尼西林是一项伟大的发现。show one's latest～ies 展示最近的发现;

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