scale
- n.大小，规模;（实物与图表等之间的）比例，比率;(尤指与其他事物相比较时的)范围;衡量标准，尺度;标度，刻度;（心理学和教育学中的）量表;程度;标尺，刻度尺;（尤指牲畜的）重量，大小;等级，级别;天平，秤，磅秤;比例尺，缩尺;水垢;氧化皮;音阶;鳞;天平盘，秤盘;（价格、工资等的）等级表，级别表;天秤（星）座;牙垢;等级体系;进位制，计数法;〈摄〉影调范围;障眼物;（眼睛的）翳，阴翳，翳障;工资等级表规定的工资，合同规定的最低工资
- v.调节;（按比例或缩尺）绘制;（按等级）安排;衡量，估量;攀登，爬越;（鳞片般地）剥落，脱落;去鳞;改变…的大小;除去……的氧化皮;刮除牙石;到达…顶点;（阶梯）逐步升高;用（薄石片等）打水漂;像鱼鳞般的刮去;剥去……的外壳;（用云梯）仰攻;称得重量为
- adj.按一定比例制作的
复数： scales 过去式： scaled 现在分词： scaling 过去分词： scaled 第三人称单数： scales
scalenoun
规模 size
（尤指与其他事物相比较时的）规模，范围，程度
the size or extent of sth, especially when compared with sth else
They entertain on a large scale (= they hold expensive parties with a lot of guests) .
他们大宴宾客。
Here was corruption on a grand scale .
这里的腐败现象曾十分严重。
On a global scale, 77% of energy is created from fossil fuels.
全球77%的能量产生自化石燃料。
to achieve economies of scale in production (= to produce many items so the cost of producing each one is reduced)
实现规模生产
It was impossible to comprehend the full scale of the disaster.
这场灾难的深重程度是无法充分认识的。
It was not until morning that the sheer scale of the damage could be seen (= how great it was) .
直到早晨才看清了损害的严重程度。
等级 range of levels
等级；级别
a range of levels or numbers used for measuring sth
a five-point pay scale
五分制工资等级
to evaluate performance on a scale from 1 to 10
按1到10级来评估业绩
等级体系
the set of all the different levels of sth, from the lowest to the highest
At the other end of the scale , life is a constant struggle to get enough to eat.
对于处在社会最底层的人来说，生活就是为吃饱肚子而不断挣扎的过程。
the social scale
社会等级体系
衡量标度 marks for measuring
标度；刻度
a series of marks at regular intervals on an instrument that is used for measuring
How much does it read on the scale?
刻度显示的是多少？
衡器 weighing instrument
秤；磅秤；天平
an instrument for weighing people or things
bathroom/kitchen/weighing scales
浴室磅秤；厨房用秤；秤
the scales of justice (= represented as the two pans on a balance 5 )
法律公正的天平
地图；图表；模型 of map/diagram/model
比例；比例尺
the relation between the actual size of sth and its size on a map, diagram or model that represents it
a scale of 1:25 000
1：25 000的比例
a scale model/drawing
按比例缩放的模型 / 图画
Both plans are drawn to the same scale.
两张平面图是按同一比例绘制的。
Is this diagram to scale (= are all its parts the same size and shape in relation to each other as they are in the thing represented) ?
这个示意图是按比例画的吗？
音乐 in music
音阶
a series of musical notes moving upwards or downwards, with fixed intervals between each note, especially a series of eight starting on a particular note
the scale of C major
C大调音阶
to practise scales on the piano
在钢琴上练习音阶
鱼；爬行动物 of fish/reptile
鳞；鳞片
any of the thin plates of hard material that cover the skin of many fish and reptiles
水管等 in water pipes, etc.
水垢；水锈
a hard greyish-white substance that is sometimes left inside water pipes and containers for heating water
牙齿 on teeth
牙垢；牙石
a hard substance that forms on teeth, especially when they are not cleaned regularly
to affect the result of sth in one way rather than another
在面试中，机敏的表现是一种有利的条件。
In an interview, smart presentation can tip the scales in your favour.
verb
攀登 climb
攀登；到达…顶点
to climb to the top of sth very high and steep
the first woman to scale the world's five highest peaks
第一位登上世界五大高峰的女性
He has scaled the heights of his profession.
他登上了他事业的顶峰。
鱼 fish
去鳞
to remove the small flat hard pieces of skin from a fish
牙齿 teeth
刮除牙石
to remove tartar from the teeth by scraping
The dentist scaled and polished my teeth.
牙医为我刮除牙石，抛光了牙齿。
改变大小 change size
改变…的大小
to change the size of sth
Text can be scaled from 4 points to 108 points without any loss of quality.
正文可以从4点变到108点，但印刷质量丝毫不会降低。
减少（数量）；缩小（规模或范围）
to reduce the number, size or extent of sth
We are thinking of scaling down our training programmes next year.
我们考虑在明年缩小培训计划。
The IMF has scaled back its growth forecasts for the next decade.
国际货币基金组织已经调低了它对未来十年的增长预测。
增大，扩大（规模或数量）
to increase the size or number of sth
scale
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N-SING 大小;(尤指庞大的)规模,范围,程度
If you refer to the scale of something, you are referring to its size or extent, especially when it is very big.However, he underestimates the scale of the problem...
然而，他低估了问题的严重性。
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N-COUNT 等级;级别;等级体系
A scale is a set of levels or numbers which are used in a particular system of measuring things or are used when comparing things....an earthquake measuring five-point-five on the Richter scale...
里氏 5.5 级地震
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N-COUNT (根据年龄、工种等核定的工资或费用)级别,标准
A pay scale or scale of fees is a list that shows how much someone should be paid, depending, for example, on their age or what work they do....those on the high end of the pay scale...
工资级别最高的人
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N-COUNT (地图、图纸、模型的)比例，比例尺
The scale of a map, plan, or model is the relationship between the size of something in the map, plan, or model and its size in the real world.The map, on a scale of 1:10,000, shows over 5,000 individual paths.
该地图以 1:10,000 的比例尺显示了 5,000 多条不同道路。
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ADJ (模型或复制品)按比例缩小的
A scale model or scale replica of a building or object is a model of it which is smaller than the real thing but has all the same parts and features.Franklin made his mother an intricately detailed scale model of the house.
富兰克林为他的母亲制作了一个复杂精细的房屋模型。
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N-COUNT 音阶
In music, a scale is a fixed sequence of musical notes, each one higher than the next, which begins at a particular note....the scale of C major.
C 大调音阶
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N-COUNT 鱼鳞;(爬行动物的)鳞片
The scales of a fish or reptile are the small, flat pieces of hard skin that cover its body. -
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N-PLURAL 天平;秤;磅秤
Scales are a piece of equipment used for weighing things, for example for weighing amounts of food that you need in order to make a particular meal....a pair of kitchen scales.
一台厨房秤
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VERB 爬越;攀登;翻过
If you scale something such as a mountain or a wall, you climb up it or over it.In 1981, five members of a climbing party died while scaling Mount Hood.
1981 年，一支登山队的5名队员在攀登胡德峰时遇难。
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PHRASE 与…不成比例;和…不相称
If something is out of scale with the things near it, it is too big or too small in relation to them.The tower was surmounted by an enormous statue, utterly out of scale with the building.
那座塔的顶部矗立着一尊巨型雕像，与整个建筑完全不成比例。
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PHRASE 按比例
If the different parts of a map, drawing, or model are to scale, they are the right size in relation to each other....a miniature garden, with little pagodas and bridges all to scale.
内有全部按比例建造的小塔和小桥的微缩花园
noun
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- a flattened rigid plate forming part of the body covering of many animals
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- a metal sheathing of uniform thickness (such as the shield attached to an artillery piece to protect the gunners)
- Synonym: plate shell
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- an indicator having a graduated sequence of marks
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- a measuring instrument for weighing;shows amount of mass
- Synonym: weighing machine
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- (music) a series of notes differing in pitch according to a specific scheme (usually within an octave)
- Synonym: musical scale
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- a thin flake of dead epidermis shed from the surface of the skin
- Synonym: scurf exfoliation
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- a specialized leaf or bract that protects a bud or catkin
- Synonym: scale leaf
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- relative magnitude
- they entertained on a grand scale
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- the ratio between the size of something and a representation of it
- the scale of the map
- the scale of the model
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- an ordered reference standard
- judging on a scale of 1 to 10
- Synonym: scale of measurement graduated table ordered series
verb
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- size or measure according to a scale
- This model must be scaled down
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- measure with or as if with scales
- scale the gold
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- remove the scales from
- scale fish
- Synonym: descale
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- pattern, make, regulate, set, measure, or estimate according to some rate or standard
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- climb up by means of a ladder
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- reach the highest point of
- We scaled the Mont Blanc
- Synonym: surmount
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- take by attacking with scaling ladders
- The troops scaled the walls of the fort
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- measure by or as if by a scale
- This bike scales only 25 pounds
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The research was carried out on a modest scale .
这个研究项目开展的规模不算太大。
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New Yorkers built their city on a grand scale .
纽约人大规模地建造自己的城市。
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How much does it read on the scale ?
刻度显示的是多少？
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Fees are calculated on a sliding scale according to income .
按浮动费率制根据收入高低计算收费。
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Some drugs are being used on a much larger scale than previously .
与以前相比，某些药物的使用范围更广了。
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The architect had produced a scale model of the proposed shopping complex .
建筑师为提议建设的购物中心做了一个比例模型。
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Score each criterion on a scale of 1 to 5 .
按1到5分给每一种标准打分。
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We are scaling down our training programmes next year .
我们将在明年缩小培训计划。
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Both plans are drawn to the same scale .
两张平面图是按同一比例绘制的。
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Text can be scaled from 4 points to 108 points without any loss of quality .
正文可以从4点变到108点，但印刷质量丝毫不会降低。
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It was impossible to comprehend the full scale of the disaster .
这场灾难的深重程度是无法充分认识的。
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Unlike the American , the British press operates on a national scale .
与美国不同，英国报刊都是行销全国的。
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Each of the factors is given a weighting on a scale of 1 to 10 .
每种因素按1至10之间的数值加权。
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The Richter Scale is a measure of ground motion .
里氏震级是测量地动的单位。
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There is no precedent for a disaster of this scale .
这种规模的灾难是空前的。
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On a global scale , 77 % of energy is created from fossil fuels .
全球77%的能量产生自化石燃料。
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It was not until morning that the sheer scale of the damage could be seen .
直到早晨才看清了损害的严重程度。
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The IMF has scaled back its growth forecasts for the next decade .
国际货币基金组织已经调低了它对未来十年的增长预测。
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The IMF has scaled back its growth forecasts for the next decade .
国际货币基金组织已经调低对未来十年的增长预测。
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Is this diagram to scale ?
这个示意图是按比例画的吗？
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The team was ill-prepared for a disaster on that scale .
这样的惨败全队根本就没有料到。
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They entertain on a large scale .
他们大宴宾客。
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They rebuilt the house on an even more lavish scale than before .
他们重造了房子，规模甚至比以前更大。
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We need to act on a Europe-wide scale .
我们得在全欧洲范围内采取行动。
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At the other end of the scale , life is a constant struggle to get enough to eat .
对于处在社会最底层的人来说，生活就是为吃饱肚子而不断挣扎的过程。
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Here was corruption on a grand scale .
这里的腐败现象曾十分严重。
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The earthquake registered 3 on the Richter scale .
地震震级为里氏3级。
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The storm measured 10 on the Beaufort scale .
这次风暴按蒲福风级测量为10级。
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In an interview , smart presentation can tip the scales in your favour .
在面试中，机敏的表现是一种有利的条件。
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He has scaled the heights of his profession .
他登上了他事业的顶峰。
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