scale

🇺🇸 /skeɪl/ 🇬🇧 /skeɪl/
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noun
B2

how big or small something is, especially compared to something else

The company operates on a large scale.

这家公司在大规模运营。

B2

a set of numbers or levels used to measure something

Use this scale to measure how much you like each item.

使用这个量表来衡量你对每个项目的喜爱程度。

B2

all the different levels of something, from low to high

At the low end of the scale, people struggle to find enough food.

在量表的低端,人们难以找到足够的食物。

B2

the marks on a tool used for measuring

What number does the scale show?

刻度显示的数字是多少?

B2

a tool for weighing things or people

The scale shows how much you weigh.

秤显示你的体重是多少。

B2

how much smaller a map or model is compared to the real thing

The map uses a scale of one inch to one mile.

这张地图使用的比例尺是一英寸代表一英里。

R

a set of musical notes that go up or down in order

She practices the piano scale every day.

她每天练习钢琴音阶。

R

the small, hard pieces on the skin of fish and reptiles

The fish has shiny scales.

这条鱼有闪亮的鳞片。

R

a hard white substance that forms in water pipes

The scale in the pipe needs to be cleaned.

管道中的水垢需要清理。

R

a hard substance that forms on teeth

Brushing helps remove scale from your teeth.

刷牙有助于去除牙齿上的牙垢。

verb
R

to climb up something very high and steep

He scaled the high wall.

他爬上了高墙。

R

to remove the scales from a fish

You need to scale the fish before cooking it.

在烹饪鱼之前,你需要刮去鱼鳞。

R

to clean tartar from teeth

The dentist will scale your teeth to remove buildup.

牙医会为你洁牙以去除牙垢。

R

to change the size of something

You can scale the image to make it bigger or smaller.

你可以缩放图像使其变大或变小。

translation

n. 规模, 标度, 范围, 刻度, 秤, 比例, 音阶, 鳞片, 水垢, 牙垢
v. 攀登, 去鳞, 刮除, 缩放

词形变化

Plural scales
Progressive scaling
Past scaled
Perfect scaled
3rd Present scales