单词 | detect |
释义 | detect/dɪˈtɛkt![]() verb [with object] 1Discover or identify the presence or existence of: cancer may soon be detected in its earliest stages...
1.1Discern (something intangible or barely perceptible): Paul detected a faint note of weariness in his father’s voice...
Synonyms notice, become aware of, perceive, note, discern, make out, observe, spot, become conscious of, recognize, distinguish, mark, remark, identify, diagnose; catch, decry, sense, see, catch sight of, smell, scent, taste British informal clock literary behold, descry, espy 1.2Discover or investigate (a crime or its perpetrators): the public can help the police to detect crime...
Synonyms discover, uncover, find, find out, turn up, unearth, dig up, dredge up, root out, hunt out, nose out, ferret out, expose, reveal, bring to light, bring into the open; come across, stumble on, chance on, hit on, encounter solve, clear up, get to the bottom of, find the perpetrator of, find the person behind informal figure out, crack catch, hunt down, find, expose, reveal, unmask, smoke out, ferret out, track down, apprehend, arrest informal nail OriginLate Middle English: from Latin detect- 'uncovered', from the verb detegere, from de- (expressing reversal) + tegere 'to cover'. The original senses were 'uncover, expose' and 'give someone away', later 'expose the real or hidden nature of'; hence the current (partly influenced by detective). Rhymes |
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