scales

英 [skeɪlz]

美 [skeɪlz]

n.  (尤指与其他事物相比较时的)规模，范围，程度; 等级; 级别; 等级体系
v.  攀登; 到达…顶点; 去鳞; 刮除牙石
scale的第三人称单数和复数

柯林斯词典

• See also:However, he underestimates the scale of the problem...You may feel dwarfed by the sheer scale of the place...The breakdown of law and order could result in killing on a massive scale...The British aid programme is small in scale.full-scalelarge-scalesmall-scale
• See also:...an earthquake measuring five-point-five on the Richter scale...The patient rates the therapies on a scale of zero to ten...The higher up the social scale they are, the more the men have to lose.sliding scaletimescale
• N-COUNT (根据年龄、工种等核定的工资或费用)级别,标准
  A payscaleorscale offees is a list that shows how much someone should be paid, depending, for example, on their age or what work they do.
  1. ...those on the high end of the pay scale...
     工资级别最高的人
  2. A Registered Osteopath will be pleased to tell you his scale of fees before you decide on a consultation.
     在病人决定是否就诊之前，注册整骨医师会很乐意告知其收费标准。
• See also:The map, on a scale of 1:10,000, shows over 5,000 individual paths.full-scalelarge-scale
• ADJ (模型或复制品)按比例缩小的
  Ascalemodel orscalereplica of a building or object is a model of it which is smaller than the real thing but has all the same parts and features.
  1. Franklin made his mother an intricately detailed scale model of the house.
     富兰克林为他的母亲制作了一个复杂精细的房屋模型。
• N-COUNT 音阶
  In music, ascaleis a fixed sequence of musical notes, each one higher than the next, which begins at a particular note.
  1. ...the scale of C major.
     C 大调音阶
• 鱼鳞;(爬行动物的)鳞片
  Thescalesof a fish or reptile are the small, flat pieces of hard skin that cover its body.
• N-PLURAL 天平;秤;磅秤
  Scalesare a piece of equipment used for weighing things, for example for weighing amounts of food that you need in order to make a particular meal.
  1. ...a pair of kitchen scales.
     一台厨房秤
  2. ...bathroom scales...
     浴室体重秤
  3. I step on the scales practically every morning.
     我几乎每天早上都称一下体重。
• VERB 爬越;攀登;翻过
  If youscalesomething such as a mountain or a wall, you climb up it or over it.
  1. In 1981, five members of a climbing party died while scaling Mount Hood.
     1981 年，一支登山队的5名队员在攀登胡德峰时遇难。
  2. The men scaled a wall and climbed down scaffolding on the other side.
     那些男人攀上一堵墙然后顺着另一侧的脚手架爬了下去。
• PHRASE 与…不成比例;和…不相称
  If something isout of scale withthe things near it, it is too big or too small in relation to them.
  1. The tower was surmounted by an enormous statue, utterly out of scale with the building.
     那座塔的顶部矗立着一尊巨型雕像，与整个建筑完全不成比例。
• PHRASE 按比例
  If the different parts of a map, drawing, or model areto scale, they are the right size in relation to each other.
  1. ...a miniature garden, with little pagodas and bridges all to scale.
     内有全部按比例建造的小塔和小桥的微缩花园

双语例句

• Keep scales and floors clean of manure, feathers, and other debris.
  保持称量工具和地面清洁，无羽毛、粪尿和其他杂物。
• Graduated in two measuring scales, DL and pint.
  有两个测量刻度：分升和品脱。
• So far we have described the thumb's role in the right-hand-ascending and left-hand-descending scales.
  至此为止，我们所描述的拇指在右手上行的和左手下行音阶的角色。
• Today's slightly shorter race could well help to tip the scales in his favour
  今天距离稍短的赛跑可能会对他占据优势大有助益。
• The forming reasons and the cleaning methods of different inorganic and organic scales in industry were reviewed.
  对各种无机垢和有机垢的形成原因及其清洗方法进行了全面评述。
• These analogies are investigated on very different modelling levels relating to the different scales of urban dynamics.
  这些类比研究是在有关城市动力学的不同尺度的非常不同的建模层面上进行的。
• Ratio, Interval, Ordinal, and Nominative Scales of Measurement.
  衡量的比率，间距，序数和主格尺度。
• This pair of scales is not in equilibrium.
  这个天平不平衡。
• The butcher weighed the meat on the scales.
  肉贩用盘秤称肉。
• The scales can be used to weigh other items such as parcels.
  这台秤可以用来称包裹等其他物品。