Researchers hope to discover new mineral deposits in the unexplored regions of the ocean floor using advanced sonar technology.
研究人员希望利用先进的声纳技术在未勘探的海底区域发现新的矿藏。
Rock art discovered across the region depicts giraffes, hippopotamuses, and other animals that require significant water sources, evidence that the area supported a much wetter climate and diverse ecosystem thousands of years ago.
From a Central Ideas and Details question · Information and Ideas
A study tracked the number of new plant species discovered in a rainforest region across five-year survey periods, alongside the number of trained field researchers active during each period:
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- The microwave oven was accidentally discovered in 1945 by engineer Percy Spencer while he was testing radar equipment.
From a Rhetorical Synthesis question · Expression of Ideas
Which choice best defines “discover”?
A — To find or learn something for the first time. “discover” means to find or learn something for the first time.
Which word means “to find or learn something for the first time”?
A — discover. “discover” means to find or learn something for the first time.
discover — to find or learn something for the first time. In Chinese: 发现.
discover is pronounced /dɪˈskʌvər/.
Researchers hope to discover new mineral deposits in the unexplored regions of the ocean floor using advanced sonar technology. (研究人员希望利用先进的声纳技术在未勘探的海底区域发现新的矿藏。)
uncover, detect, find — all close in meaning to discover (to find or learn something for the first time).
overlook, miss — each the opposite of discover (to find or learn something for the first time).
Yes. discover is on the SAT Prep Basic list — the everyday academic words the SAT assumes you already have. The Digital SAT does not test vocabulary in isolation; words like this one are tested through Words in Context questions, where you choose the word that completes a passage most logically and precisely.