1. | [sing][u] （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当时还无法充分认识。 | |
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。 |
2. | [c] 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 |
3. | [c][ususing] 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 |
4. | [c] 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？ |
5. | [pl] 秤；磅秤；天平an instrument for weighing people or things |
bathroom/kitchen/weighing scales 浴室秤；厨房用秤；秤 | |
the scales of justice(= represented as the two pans on a balance ) 法律的天平 |
6. | [c] 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？ |
7. | [c] 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 |
8. | [c] 鳞；鳞片any of the thin plates of hard material that cover the skin of many fish and reptiles |
9. | [u] 水垢；水锈a hard greyish-white substance that is sometimes left inside water pipes and containers for heating water |
10. | [u] 牙垢；牙石a hard substance that forms on teeth, especially when they are not cleaned regularly |
1. | ~ sth 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。 |
2. | ~ sth 去鳞to remove the small flat hard pieces of skin from a fish |
3. | ~ sth 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。 |
4. | ~ sth (from sth) (to sth) 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 点调到 108 点，但印刷质量丝毫不会降低。 |
