scale

复数：scales过去式：scaled过去分词：scaled现在分词：scaling第三人称单数：scales

1. [P] 鱼鳞,鳞片 any of the thin overlapping plates of hard material covering the skin of many fish and reptiles
2. [C] 鳞状物; 障眼物 thing resembling this, especially a loose flake of diseased skin or eyes
3. [S] [U] 水垢,水锈 a hard covering on the inside of pots, hot-water pipes, etc.
4. [C] 刻度,度数 series of marks at regular distances for the purpose of measuring
5. [C] 比例(尺) relation between the actual size of sth and the map, diagram, etc. which represents it
6. [U] [C] 规模 relative size, extent, etc.
7. [C] 等级,级别 grade; rank
8. [C] 音阶 an arrangement of notes in a system of music
9. [C] 记(数)法,…(进)法 system of units for measuring
10. [P] 天平,磅秤 balance or instrument for weighing

1. vt. 攀登,爬 climb up sth
2. vt. 刮去(鱼等)的鳞片 remove the small flat hard pieces of skin from a fish

• scrape the scales off a fish刮鱼鳞
• diminish〔enlarge〕 the scale of缩小〔扩大〕…的规模
• practice the scales练音阶
• sing scale吊嗓子
• hold the scale裁判

• the adequate scale适当的规模
• the calculating scale计算尺
• the circular scale刻度盘
• the decimal scale十进位制
• the nationwide scale全国范围

• the pay〔salary, wage〕 scale工资级别
• the union scale工会会员的等级
• the world scale全球规模
• the beam scale杆秤
• the table scale台秤

• in a scale在一定程度上
• on a scale of按…的比例
• be drawn to scale按比例绘制
• on the scale在天平上

• scales of skin皮肤的鳞屑
• the scale of one to ten一比十的比例
• the scale of wages工资级别

• scale a tree爬树

• scale a tree by ladders用梯子爬树

large scale adj. 大规模的；大型的

on a large scale大规模地

small scale小规模；小比例尺

production scale生产规模

full scale全尺寸；原大的；完全的；全刻度的；满量程

in scale依比例

on the scale of按…的比例；以…的规模

economies of scale规模经济

time scale时标；调时制

industrial scale工业规模

scale economy规模经济

scale effect规模效应；放缩效应

big scale大规模

gray scale灰度；灰阶

scale model成比例模型；相似模型

on a scale在某个规模；在…规模上

scale up按比例放大；按比例增加

medium scale平均比例尺；中等规模（的）；中间尺度

richter scale里氏震级

laboratory scale实验室规模

1. How much does it read on the scale?
   刻度显示的是多少?
2. The force of the wind is measured on a standard scale of 0-12.
   风力是按0-12级标准等级测量的。
3. The fifth note of a scale is called a dominant.
   音阶的第五音被称为属音。

1. It takes courage and strength to scale these cliffs.
   攀登这些悬崖需要勇气和力量。
2. The company has begun to scale down its operations in Asia.
   这家公司已开始减少在亚洲的业务。