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scaleSee scale
scalenounuk/skeɪl/ us/skeɪl/

scale noun MEASURE

B2 [ C ] a set of numbers, amounts, etc., used to measure or compare the level of something标度，刻度；等级

the Centigrade/Fahrenheit scale摄氏／华氏温标
How would you rate his work on a scale of 1 to 5?按照1到5的等级，你给他的工作打几分？

B2 [ C or U ] the relation between the real size of something and its size on a map, model, or diagram比例；比例尺

a scale of 1:50,000比例尺为1:50000
This map is large scale (= things are shown in detail).这张地图的比例尺很大。
Is the bridge drawn to scale (= so that it shows the exact shape of the bridge, but much smaller)?这座桥是按比例画的吗？
He was building a scale model of the Empire State Building.他正在做一个帝国大厦的比例模型。

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Films are rated on a scale of poor, fair, good and excellent.

Like all reading book schemes, these books are on a graduated scale of difficulty.

On a scale of one to ten, I'd rate his latest book a five.

The new salary scale only refers to company managers and directors.

Management have offered an extra 2% to staff on the lowest end of the pay scale.

scale noun SIZE

B2 [ S or U ] the size or level of something, especially when this is large大小；规模；范围

We don't yet know the scale of the problem.我们还不知道问题有多严重。
Nuclear weapons cause destruction on a massive scale (= cause a lot of destruction).核武器杀伤力很大。
My parents used to entertain friends on a large/small scale (= they had large/small parties).我父母过去常常举行大／小规模的宴会招待朋友。

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He doesn't seem to comprehend the scale of the problem

This is a story about theft, fraud and deceit on an incredible scale.

If the drought continues, deaths will occur on a massive scale.

They enjoyed success on a scale unparalleled by any previous pop group.

This century has witnessed environmental destruction on an unprecedented scale.

scale noun MACHINE

scales [ plural ] UK US scale

B2 a device for weighing things or people秤，磅秤

kitchen/bathroom scales厨房用秤／浴室体重秤

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She weighs herself every week on the scales in the bathroom.

Step on the scales.

Are your scales accurate?

Her last baby tipped the scales at ten pounds.

According to your scales I'm half a stone lighter.

a pair of scales mainly UK

a weighing device with two containers connected to a metal bar that is free to move up and down about its fixed central point. An object of known weight is put in one container and the thing to be weighed is put in the other.一架天平

scale noun MUSIC

[ C ] a set of notes played or sung in order, going up or down音阶

the scale of G majorG大调音阶
You should practise your scales every day.你得每天练习音阶。

scale noun SKIN

[ C usually plural ] one of the many very small, flat pieces that cover the skin of fish, snakes, etc.（鱼、蛇等动物皮肤表层的）鳞，鳞片

scale noun COVERING

[ U ] UK also limescale a hard, white or grey layer of material that forms on the inside of pipes or containers that heat water（水管或容器内壁的）水垢

Idiom(s)

large/small-scale
the scales fall from sb's eyes
scaleverb [ T ]uk/skeɪl/ us/skeɪl/

scale verb [ T ] CLIMB

to climb up a steep surface, such as a wall or the side of a mountain, often using special equipment爬越；攀登

The prisoner scaled the high prison wall and ran off.囚犯攀越监狱的高墙逃跑了。

scale verb [ T ] CLEAN TEETH

specialized medical to remove tartar (= hard white substance) and plaque (= soft substance in which bacteria breed) from teeth刮除（牙石或牙斑）

The dentist scaled and polished my teeth last week.上星期牙医给我洗了牙并进行了抛光。

Idiom(s)

scale the heights

Phrasal verb(s)

scale sth down
scale sth up

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