scale是什么意思

详细释义

• 0 a set of numbers, amounts, etc., used to measure or compare the level of something -- 尺度，刻度；等級

  • the Centigrade/Fahrenheit scale 攝氏／華氏溫度

  • How would you rate his work on a scale of 1 to 5? 按照一到五的等級，你給他的工作打幾分？

  • a scale of 1:50,000 比例尺爲1:50000

  • This map is large scale (= things are shown in detail). 這張地圖的比例尺很大。

  • Is the bridge drawn to scale (= so that it shows the exact shape of the bridge, but much smaller)? 這座橋是按比例畫的嗎？

  • He was building a scale model of the Empire State Building. 他正在做一個帝國大廈的比例模型。

• 1 the size or level of something, especially when this is large -- 大小；規模；範圍

  • We don't yet know the scale of the problem. 我們還不知道問題有多嚴重。

  • Nuclear weapons cause destruction on a massive scale (= cause a lot of destruction). 核子武器殺傷力很大。

  • My parents used to entertain friends on a large/small scale (= they had large/small parties). 我父母過去常常舉行大／小規模的宴會招待朋友。

• 2 a device for weighing things or people -- 秤，磅秤

  • kitchen/bathroom scales 廚房用秤／浴室體重計

• 3 a set of notes played or sung in order, going up or down -- 音階

  • the scale of G major G大調音階

  • You should practise your scales every day. 你得每天練習音階。

• 4 one of the many very small, flat pieces that cover the skin of fish, snakes, etc. -- （魚、蛇等動物皮膚表層的）鱗，鱗片

• 5 a hard, white or grey layer of material that forms on the inside of pipes or containers that heat water -- （水管或容器內壁的）水垢

• 6 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. 囚犯攀越監獄的高牆逃跑了。

• 7 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. 上星期牙醫幫我洗了牙並進行了拋光。