| 词汇 | scale |
| 释义 | scale noun uk /skeɪl/ us /skeɪl/ scalenoun (MEASURE)B2[ C ] a set of numbers, amounts, etc., used to measure or compare the level of something: 标度，刻度；等级 the Centigrade/Fahrenheit scale摄氏／华氏温标 How would you rate his work on a scale of 1 to 5?按照1到5的等级，你给他的工作打几分？ B2[ C or U ] the relation between the real size of something and its size on a map, model, or diagram: 比例；比例尺 a scale of 1:50,000比例尺为1:50000 This map is large scale (= things are shown in detail).这张地图的比例尺很大。 Is the bridge drawn to scale (= so that it shows the exact shape of the bridge, but much smaller)?这座桥是按比例画的吗？ He was building a scale model of the Empire State Building.他正在做一个帝国大厦的比例模型。 Films are rated on a scale of poor, fair, good and excellent.影片被评为优、良、中、差四等。 Like all reading book schemes, these books are on a graduated scale of difficulty. On a scale of one to ten, I'd rate his latest book a five. The new salary scale only refers to company managers and directors.新的工资级别标准只适用于公司经理和主管人员。 Management have offered an extra 2% to staff on the lowest end of the pay scale. General words for size and amount -sized amount bulk content dose of sth element extent footprint haul load measure much number order percent quota ration size small-scale so muchidiom You can also find related words, phrases, and synonyms in the topics: Models & moulds Measurements in general scalenoun (SIZE)B2[ S or U ] the size or level of something, especially when this is large: 大小；规模；范围 We don't yet know the scale of the problem.我们还不知道问题有多严重。 Nuclear weapons cause destruction on a massive scale (= cause a lot of destruction).核武器杀伤力很大。 My parents used to entertain friends on a large/small scale (= they had large/small parties).我父母过去常常举行大／小规模的宴会招待朋友。 He doesn't seem to comprehend the scale of the problem他似乎没意识到问题的严重性。 This is a story about theft, fraud and deceit on an incredible scale. If the drought continues, deaths will occur on a massive scale.如果旱情持续，将有大批人死亡。 They enjoyed success on a scale unparalleled by any previous pop group. This century has witnessed environmental destruction on an unprecedented scale.环境在本世纪遭到了空前的破坏。 General words for size and amount -sized amount bulk content dose of sth element extent footprint haul load measure much number order percent quota ration size small-scale so muchidiom scalenoun (MACHINE)scales[ plural ]UK(USscale) B2 a device for weighing things or people: 秤，磅秤 kitchen/bathroom scales厨房用秤／浴室体重秤 Peter Dazeley/Photographer's Choice/GettyImages She weighs herself every week on the scales in the bathroom.她每周都用浴室里的秤称体重。 Step on the scales. Are your scales accurate? Her last baby tipped the scales at ten pounds. According to your scales I'm half a stone lighter. a pair of scalesmainly UK a weighing device with two containers connected to a metal bar that is free to move up and down about its fixed central point. An object of known weight is put in one container and the thing to be weighed is put in the other.一架天平 oceane2508/iStock/Getty Images Plus/GettyImages Measuring, weighing, & counting devices -scopic adding machine detector dipstick dosimeter fitness tracker gage gamma counter gauge gradation indicator manometer micrometer probe scope smart meter spirit level straight edge theodolite tracker scalenoun (MUSIC)[ C ] a set of notes played or sung in order, going up or down: 音阶 the scale of G majorG大调音阶 You should practise your scales every day.你得每天练习音阶。 Notes of the musical scale B, b blue note C, c D, d doh flat la lah major mi middle C minor natural ray re register run semitone soh sol scalenoun (SKIN)[ Cusually plural ] one of the many very small, flat pieces that cover the skin of fish, snakes, etc.（鱼、蛇等动物皮肤表层的）鳞，鳞片 The skin, hair & bone of non-human animals ala baleen bristle bristly coated cowhide dander downy fleece furry mane plumule sable seashell spine spinneret spiny vibrissa whalebone whiskery scalenoun (COVERING)[ U ](UK alsolimescale) a hard, white or grey layer of material that forms on the inside of pipes or containers that heat water（水管或容器内壁的）水垢 Coverings and layers a blanket of somethingidiom beeswax wrap blanket brazen casing diaphragm interstratify lagging lamella lamellar lamellate rind seam sheath shellac space blanket strata stratum substratum varnish Idiomslarge/small-scale off the scale the scales fall from someone's eyes scale verb[ T ] uk /skeɪl/ us /skeɪl/ scaleverb[T] (CLIMB)to climb up a steep surface, such as a wall or the side of a mountain, often using special equipment: 爬越;攀登 The prisoner scaled the high prison wall and ran off.囚犯攀越监狱的高墙逃跑了。 to move onto or towards the top of something climbIt was an effort to climb the stairs. ascendShe ascended the podium and began to speak. scaleHe claims to have scaled every peak of the Himalayas. mountThe cowboy mounted his horse and rode off into the sunset. Moving upwards ascend ascension ascent be on an upward/downward trajectoryidiom bristle clamber come come up heave levitate levitation mount pop up pull rear rise scramble shinny soaring upwardly scaleverb[T] (CLEAN TEETH)medical specialized to remove tartar (= hard white substance) and plaque (= soft substance in which bacteria breed) from teeth: 刮除（牙石或牙斑） The dentist scaled and polished my teeth last week.上星期牙医给我洗了牙并进行了抛光。 Dentistry brace cavity central giant cell granuloma dam dental floss dental hygienist dental practitioner dental surgeon dentigerous cyst dentistry extraction grind hygienist Novocaine odontologist odontology oral irrigator oral surgeon orthodontist toothpick Idiomscale the heights Phrasal verbsscale something down scale something up scale | American Dictionaryscale noun us/skeɪl/ scalenoun (MEASURING SYSTEM)[ C ] a range of numbers used as a system to measure or compare things: Restaurant ratings are on a scale of zero to five stars. scalenoun (SERIES OF MARKS)[ C ] a series of marks in a line with regular spaces between them for measuring, or an object for measuring marked in this way: The two scales show inches and centimeters. scalenoun (SIZE/LEVEL)[ U ] art the size or level of something in comparison to what is average: Our problems are like those in the city, just on a smaller scale. scalenoun (WEIGHING DEVICE)[ C ] a device for weighing people or things: a baby scale a postal scale scalenoun (SIZE RELATIONSHIP)[ C/U ] the relationship of the size of a map, drawing, or model of something to the size of the actual thing: [ C ]The model was built at a 1-inch-to-1-foot scale. scalenoun (MUSIC)[ C ] music a set of musical notes in which each note is higher or lower than the previous one by a particular amount: Tyler practices scales on the piano every day. scalenoun (SKIN)[ Cusually pl ] any of the thin pieces of hard skin covering the bodies of fish, snakes, and lizards scale verb[ T ] us/skeɪl/ scaleverb[T] (CLIMB)to climb up something steep, such as a cliff or wall: He scaled a steep cliff beside the river. Phrasal verbsscale back/down (something) scale up (something) scale | Business Englishscale noun uk /skeɪl/us [ S or U ] the size or level of something, especially when this is large: the scale of sthWe failed to recognize the scale of the problem. on a large/small scale. on a global/national/international scale [ C ] MEASURES a set of numbers, amounts, etc. used to measure or compare the level of something: on a scale of 1 to 10/zero to 100, etc.How would you rate his work on a scale of 1 to 5? at the top/bottom of the scale [ C or U ] GRAPHS & CHARTS the relation between the real size of something and its size on a map, model, or diagram: to scaleThe map is drawn to scale. a scale drawing/model (also UKscales) a piece of equipment for weighing things or people: The mail is weighed on a scale. See alsodiseconomies of scale economies of scale large-scale pay scale salary scale sliding scale small-scale timescale wage scale Examples of scalescale Scale models were the preferred method because they allowed not only a quantitative analysis, but also the qualitative aspects to be represented. All photographs used colour film at a scale of 1:25 000 apart from 1964 which were black and white and at 1:16 000. The study area was delimited on aerial photographs (scale 1:50 000). Here we study color scaling using photographs of natural fruit objects. In the first sector, labour produces a manufactured good with constant returns to scale. The second sector comprises resource harvesting, which is undertaken with constant returns to scale to labour and to the resource stock. We assume that there are constant returns to scale in agriculture. The following two examples outline cases where the gross pollution function does not exhibit constant returns to scale. Improving the readability of time frequency and time scale representations by the reassignment method. The scale bar represents the estimated number of nucleotide substitutions per nucleotide site. However, co-occurrence patterns on burned sites were random, indicating absence of competition at fine spatial scales due to differential habitat use within the burned landscape. The paradox is that welfare reform reduces the scale of government in one sense but expands it in another. Our minimalist design tradition removes the intermediate and smaller scales from built form. Some demonstrated the use of technical language, for example 'it did sound very like a scale'. Changes towards timber production forestry will influence the structure of invertebrate communities, although the scale at which this occurs will determine its effect. These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors. Collocations withscalescaleThese are words often used in combination with scale. Click on a collocation to see more examples of it. atomic scale Moreover, if fully developed turbulence is reached, mixing occurs down to the atomic scale, and the effective gas density is reduced, hence reducing the fusion rate. colossal scale I hope, also, that he will tell us that we are going out for a scheme on a colossal scale. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 continental scale This can be carried out at a continental scale using suction traps which still provide the most accurate estimates for predicting aphid spray thresholds. These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors. See all collocations with scale |
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