Collins Chinese Dictionary Plus (3rd edition), 2011:
discover [dɪsˈkʌvər]
vt
发(發)现(現) fāxiàn
- to discover that…
(=find out) 发(發)现(現)… fāxiàn…
- to discover how to do sth
发(發)现(現)如何做某事 fāxiàn rúhé zuò mǒushì
discover、find 和 find out 都可以表示 "发现"。 He discovered the whole school knew about it…The young child finds that noise attracts attention…We found out that she was wrong. discover 比 find 更正式，多用于科研文章或正式的调查报告中，比如 discover 某种疾病的治疗方法。还可以用 discover 表示意外地发现某物。This well-known flower was discovered in 1903. 如果你看不到你想找的东西，可以说你无法 find 它，而不能用 discover 或 find out 。I'm lost - I can't find the bridge. 可以说某人 find out 某个事实，而不能用 find 和 discover 。I found out the train times.
在这些条目还发现'discover'：
在英文解释里：
catch
- catch out
- catch red handed
- explore
- find
- find out
- get wise
- glean
- hit on
- learn
- learn by experience
- light on
- obscure writing
- rumble
- scout out
- stumble on
- trace out
- unearth