Meaning
“Find out” 是一个常用的英语表达，意思是“发现”或“找到答案”。当你想要通过调查、研究或询问来获取某个信息时，可以使用这个短语。例如，你可能会在朋友谈话中听到：“I need to find out what time the movie starts”（我需要查一下电影几点开始）。
使用“find out”通常意味着你主动去获取信息，而不是等待信息自动到来。它强调了寻找过程中所需的努力和主动性。因此，在工作或学习中，当你需要确定某个事实或真相时，“find out” 是一个非常合适的表达。
在日常生活中，“find out” 可以用于多种场合，比如查找考试结果、了解某个产品的评价，或者弄清楚某个事件的细节。这个表达不仅适用于口语交流，也常出现在书面语中。
Today's Sentences
01
She found out about the surprise.
Situation
So how’s the proposal coming along?
I think she found out about the surprise.
Oh no!
Do you have another plan?
你有其他计划吗？
I’m gonna have to think of one!
02
They are trying to find out who is responsible.
Situation
What’s the situation?
They are trying to find out who is responsible.
Breaking your windows is an act of vandalism.
I’m very upset.
And for that to happen in such a quiet neighborhood!
竟然在这么安静的社区发生这种事情！
Writer's Note
To "find out" means to gain knowledge about something that wasn’t preciously known. It can also suggest revealing something especially when it wasn’t intended to be known.
The phrasal verb "find out" is a separable and transitive, let's go over the important points together!
- Separable: It is separable because you can place an object between find and out.
Example: I need to find the answer out. - Transitive: "Find out" requires an object, meaning you need to specify what you are discovering or learning.
Example: She found out the truth.
Related Words: Discover, learn, ascertain, determine, uncover, detect, realize, observe, perceive, unearth, get wind of, catch on to, and come across
例子：我需要“find”答案“out”。
例子：她发现了真相。
相关词汇：Discover, learn, ascertain, determine, uncover, detect, realize, observe, perceive, unearth, get wind of, catch on to, 和 come across
