Like a scientist bent on making a discovery, he must cherish the hope that one day he will be amply rewarded.
他必须像一个专心致志进行探索的科学家那样抱有这样的希望，即终有一天，他的努力会取得丰硕的成果。
新概念英语第三册
Lesson 34 A happy discovery
📚 句中词汇解析
从本句中提取的重要词汇
n. 科学家;科学工作者;
💡 scient有知识的+ist从事某种职业的人 →科学家
"the cartoon figure of the mad scientist working in his laboratory"
疯狂的科学家在实验室工作的卡通形象
近义：researcher, investigator
n. 发现，发觉;（剧情的）发展;被发现的事物;[法]显示证据;
💡 discover发现+y表名词 →掀开 → 发现
"The discovery of distillation is usually accredited to the Arabs of the 11th century."
通常认为，蒸馏法是阿拉伯人在11世纪发明的。
近义：invention, strike, disclosure, find, finding
vt. 珍爱;怀有;爱护;抚育;
💡 cher=char可爱的+ish表动词，如finish → 珍爱
"I cherish for you the liveliest feeling of affection and gratitude."
我对你怀有最强烈的爱和感激之情.
近义：appreciate, love, prize, relish, revere, savor
反义：underestimate, undervalue, downplay, disesteem
adj. 弯曲的;决心的;<英>腐败的;同性恋;
n. 爱好，癖好;[建]排架;剪股颖属草;[植]梗草，荒草地;
v. （使）弯曲，屈身(bend的过去式和过去分词);
"Mr Obama's plan has a redistributive bent."
奥巴马的计划有重新分配的倾向。
近义：inclination, leaning, penchant, predilection, predisposition, proclivity
反义：level, sleek, uniform, even, flat, upright
making
['mekɪŋ]
n. 制造;产生的过程;成功改进的手段;原料，材料;
v. “make”的现在分词;
"The old lady engaged herself in making clothes for her children."
这位老太太忙着为孩子们做衣服.
近义：manufacture, preparation, workmanship, confection, construct, construction