scale

[skeil]

n.刻度, 等级,规模, 音阶
n.天平, 磅秤
n.鳞片, 磷状物
v.攀登, 按比例决定
v.称重
v.刮磷, 剥落

n.

1. 刻度; 尺度; 刻度尺[C]

This ruler has one scale in centimeters and another in inches.

这把尺有厘米和英寸两种刻度。

2. 比率; 缩尺[C]

This map is drawn to a scale of 1 inch to 50 miles.

这幅地图是以一英寸代表五十英里的比例绘制的。

3. 等级; 级别[C]

Are teachers high on the social scale?

教师的社会地位高吗?

4. 大小; 规模[C][U]

It is hard to imagine the scale of the universe.

很难想像宇宙有多大。

5. 【音】音阶[C]

6. 【数】进位法[C]

7. 【古】梯子; 阶梯[C]

vt.

1. 攀登; 到达……的顶点

He learned to scale a rock face from his father.

他从他父亲那儿学得攀登崖面的技巧。

2. 用缩尺绘制(图等), 按比例排列

vi.

攀登

词形变化

形容词: scalelike | 动词过去式: scaled | 动词过去分词: scaled | 动词现在分词: scaling | 动词第三人称单数: scales |

词义辨析

同义:

n.刻度, 等级, 度量制, 比例

steps  gradations  levels  series  progression  musical scale  decimal scale  social scale  caste system  gauge  succession  order  degrees  ratio

n.标准(尺寸), 规格

ruler  measuring stick  yardstick  measure  calibration

n.范围, 领地, 眼界

range  gamut  scope  extent  reach  spread  expanse  field

v.上, 升, 登(上), 骑

climb up or over  mount  ascend  go up  escalade  clamber up

v.减少, 减轻, 缩小, 减退

trim  cut down  decrease  lower  lessen  

英英释义

名词 scale:

an ordered reference standard

同义词：scale of measurement, graduated table, ordered series

relative magnitude

the ratio between the size of something and a representation of it

an indicator having a graduated sequence of marks

a specialized leaf or bract that protects a bud or catkin

同义词：scale leaf

a thin flake of dead epidermis shed from the surface of the skin

同义词：scurf, exfoliation

(music) a series of notes differing in pitch according to a specific scheme (usually within an octave)

同义词：musical scale

a measuring instrument for weighing; shows amount of mass

同义词：weighing machine

a metal sheathing of uniform thickness (such as the shield attached to an artillery piece to protect the gunners)

同义词：plate, shell

a flattened rigid plate forming part of the body covering of many animals

动词 scale:

measure by or as if by a scale

pattern, make, regulate, set, measure, or estimate according to some rate or standard

take by attacking with scaling ladders

reach the highest point of

同义词：surmount

climb up by means of a ladder

remove the scales from

同义词：descale

measure with or as if with scales

size or measure according to a scale

短语词组

on a large scale

1. 大规模地

They are preparing for war on a large scale.

他们正在大规模地备战。

补充

scalescale英:[skeil] 美:[skel]n.1.鱼鳞, 鳞片Scales of skin peel off after scarlet fever.猩红热病愈后皮肤上的鳞屑就会脱落。2.鳞状物; 障眼物The doctor removed the scale from his eyes.医生除去了他眼中的障眼物。His explanations removed the scale from my eyes.他的解释使我看清了真相。3.水垢, 水锈A scale of rust covered the steel plate.一层铁锈覆盖了钢板。4.刻度, 度数This ruler has only one scale in centimeters.这把尺只有厘米刻度。5.比例(尺)The scale of this map is an inch to a mile.这张地图的比例尺是一英寸代表一英里。6.规模; 程度; 范围He's in business on a small scale.他做的是小本生意。7.等级; 级别For every year you've worked here you go up another step on the salary scale.你在这儿每工作一年, 工资就会长一级。His rapid ascent in the social scale was surprising.他的社会地位提高之迅速令人吃惊。8.天平, 磅秤The butcher weighed the meat on the scales.肉贩用盘秤称肉。vt.1.刮去…的鳞片[鳞状物]You have to scale the fish before cooking it.你在烧鱼之前得刮去鳞片。The plaster is scaling off the wall.灰泥从墙上剥落。2.称…的重量The fish scales 2 pounds.这条鱼重两磅。3.攀登, 爬The boys soon scaled the wall.男孩很快就爬上了墙头。They are determined to spare no efforts to scale the peaks in science and technology.他们决心全力攀登科技高峰。

例句

1. They underestimated the scale of the problem.他们低估了这个问题的严重性。 2. the sheer scale of the United States美国幅员之辽阔 3. a disaster on a massive scale一场大规模灾难 4. How would you rate it, on a scale of 1 to 10?按1到10分的标度来评分, 给它打几分呢？ 5. On a scale of 1 to 5, how much would you say you enjoyed the film?按1到5分的标度, 你给这部电影打多少分呢？ 6. the Richter scale里氏震级 7. the decimal scale十进位制 8. The men scaled a wall and climbed down scaffolding on the other side.那些人攀上一堵墙, 然后顺着另一侧的脚手架爬了下去。 9. a girl band who have scaled the charts一个登上排行榜的少女乐队 10. Peter's Fish Market will scale, clean and fillet fish.彼得鱼市负责给鱼刮鳞、洗净、去骨。 11. to scale peanut剥花生皮 12. to scale the steel bar刮去钢棍上的锈皮 13. to scale a kettle除去水壶的水垢 14. to scale when suffering from scarlet患猩红热时易生鳞屑 15. to scale the kettle令水壶生水垢 16. to scale a slice of stone用薄石片打水漂 17. to scale the public驱散人群 18. to scale tartar剔除牙垢 19. The fish scaled.鱼鳞刮干净了。 20. The bark scaled off the tree.树皮从树上脱落了。 21. The boiler scaled.锅炉生水垢了。 22. to scale one's weight称量体重 23. The goods scales 10 tones.货物重量称过是10吨。 24. To scale medicinal powder.把药面均等称开。 25. an elephant that has scaled称了重量的大象 26. He bought a piece of meat scaling in four pounds.他买了一块重4磅的肉。 27. to scale a plot on a hill丈量山上的一小块土地 28. to scale a map用比例尺绘制地图 29. to scale a test按不同级别安排测试 30. to scale up wages按比例提高工资 31. to scale the peak攀上顶峰 32. The handrail scales with the steps.扶手随阶梯逐级升高。 33. the way that scales with gains and losses衡量得失的标准 34. to scale over the hill爬山 35. he scales the fish and removes the innards.他刮去鱼鳞，掏掉鱼的内脏。 36. moisturizers can ease off drying and scaling.润肤霜既能减轻皮肤干燥，又能去除皮屑。 37. the paint was scaling from the brick walls.油漆正从砖墙上剥落。 38. [often in combination]a rough-scaled fish.粗鳞鱼。 39. some men scaled less than ninety pounds.某些男人体重不足90磅。 40. we should have thrown on the other scale all that was moderate in the Liberal Party as well.我们本来还应该突出自由党温和的一面，以取得优势。 41. company employees have hit the top of their pay scales.公司雇员已拿到工资的最高级别了。 42. two men at opposite ends of the social scale.处在社会等级两端的两个人。 43. the mean delivery time is plotted against a scale on the right.平均发货时间按右面的分级表标出。 44. she read the exact distance off a scale.她从刻度表读出精确的距离。 45. the vertical axis is given on a logarithmic scale.纵轴用对数尺标示。 46. no one foresaw the scale of the disaster.无人预见到灾难的程度。 47. everything in the house is on a grand scale.房子里的所有东西都是大号的。 48. a one-fifth scale model of a seven-storey building.五分之一比例的七层楼房模型。 49. an Ordnance map on a scale of 1:2500.1∶2500的军用地图。 50. the conversion of the number to the binary scale.把数转换成二进制。 51. the scale of C major.C 大调。 52. thieves scaled an 8 ft high fence.窃贼翻过了八英尺高的栅栏。 53. [as adj. scaled]scaled plans of the house.按比例绘制的房屋图纸。 54. it is hard to build models to scale from a drawing.很难根据图片按比例制作模型。 55. in the short term, even scaling back defense costs money.在短期内，即使缩减防御也要有很多开支。 56. manufacturing capacity has been scaled down.制造能力已经相应缩减。 57. his whole income scaled down by 20 per cent.他的全部收入减少了20%。 58. one cannot suddenly scale up a laboratory procedure by a thousandfold.我们不可能将实验过程一下子扩大1,000倍。 59. The ruler has one scale in centimetres and one scale in inches.直尺上有厘米的刻度和英寸的刻度。 60. The earthquake measured 6.5 on the Richter scale.这次地震为里氏6.5级。 61. the new pay scale for nurses新的护士薪级表 62. The map has a scale of one centimetre to a kilometre.这地图的比例是一厘米代表一千米。 63. a scale of 1: 50000 (= one to fifty thousand)比例1：50000 64. We need a map with a larger scale.我们需要一张比例较大的地图。 65. a scale model比例模型 66. I weighed it on the kitchen scales.我把它放在厨房的秤上称。 67. the scale of C majorC大调音阶 68. the scales of a snake蛇鳞 69. Police have scaled up their search for the missing boy.警方已加强搜寻那个失踪男孩。 70. (US) a bathroom scale浴室磅秤 71. (Brit) He stepped onto the bathroom scales.他踏上浴室秤称重。 72. "You should scale, bone, and clean the fish before you cook it."在烹调之前，应该把鱼去鳞、剔骨、清洗干净。 73. the C-minor scale*C小调音阶 74. a major scale大调音阶 75. The map uses a scale of one centimeter for every 10 kilometers.这张地图的缩放比例是l厘米代表l0千米。 76. "On a scale of 1 to 10, I give the movie a 9. [=the movie was extremely good]"按照1到10级来评判，我给这部电影的评级为9。 77. On a scale of 1 to 5—1 being mild pain and 5 being extreme pain—tell me how much pain you are in.按照1到5级来评估（1代表微疼，5代表非常疼），告诉我你疼痛的程度。 78. He is at the top of the pay scale for his position.在同级别职位中，他的工资级别最高。 79. Primates are high up on the evolutionary scale.在进化等级中，灵长类动物是最高等的类群。 80. The model of the new city hall is to scale. [=the model shows exactly how the parts will relate to each other when it is built]新市政厅的模型是按比例做的。 81. The diagram was not drawn to scale.这张图没有按比例绘制。 82. a scale model of a car汽车的比例模型 83. The company does things on a larger scale than most others.这家公司比其他大多数公司的业务范围要广些。 84. The mayor surveyed the full scale [=extent] of the damage.市长查看了损坏的严重程度。 85. The war could impact the economy on a global scale. [=could impact the economy of the entire world]这场战争可能对全球的经济造成影响。 86. They exposed fraud on a grand scale.他们在很大程度上揭露了骗局。 87. buildup of plaque and scale on the teeth牙齿上牙菌斑和牙垢的形成 88. Hikers scaled the mountain.背包客们登上了山顶。 89. She scaled the heights of the publishing industry. [=she rose to a very high position in the publishing industry]她已经在出版业做到了很高的职位。 90. The committee scaled down the budget.委员会削减了预算。 91. The company has scaled back production.公司已经缩小了生产规模。 92. We scaled back our original plans.我们缩减了最初的计划。 93. The company hopes to scale up production soon.公司希望很快扩大生产。