Scale
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n. 规模;比例（尺）;鱼鳞;级别;
vt. 测量;攀登;刮去…的鳞片;
vi. 衡量;攀登;（鳞屑）脱落;生水垢;
💡 词根助记
scale(climb)→登；爬越；音阶；比例尺；规模；尺；尺上的刻度
📝 例句
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。
In sound we use the decibel scale.
在声学中我们采用分贝标度。
The paint scaled off the wall.
漆从墙上剥落。
This ruler has one scale in centimeters and another in inches.
这把尺有厘米和英寸两种刻度。
My kitchen scales are not accurate.
我的厨房秤不精确。
🌱 联想助记
【串】sale(卖)东西用scale(天平)称一下,swale(沼泽地)里有块stale(陈旧的)shale(岩石)
【记】※ sale-销售,scale-天平:销售商品要像天平一样公正
※ scale-刻度,scare-受惊:秤的刻度不准,顾客受惊
※ sale-销售,scale-数值范围:这家公司的销售范围很广
✅ 同义词
📖 牛津释义
scale
n
1 [C] any of the thin overlapping plates of hard material covering the skin of many fish and reptiles 鳞; 鳞片
scrape the scales from a herring 刮去鲱鱼的鳞. => illus at fish 见fish插图.
2 [C] thing resembling this, esp a loose flake of diseased skin 鳞状物; （尤指皮肤的）鳞屑.
3 [U]
(a) (also esp Brit fur) chalky material deposited by hard water inside boilers, kettles, water-pipes, etc 水垢; 水 .
(b) tartar on teeth 牙垢.
4 (idm 习语) the scales fall from sb's `eyes someone suddenly realizes the truth after having been deceived 受骗後突然发觉真相; 发觉上当
Then the scales fell from my eyes
he had been lying all the time. 我恍然大悟: 他一直在撒谎. scale, v
1 [Tn] remove the scales from (fish) 刮（鱼）鳞.
2 (phr v) scale off (sth) come off in flakes 呈片状剥落或脱落
paint/plaster scaling off (a wall) （墙壁）脱落下来的油漆[灰泥].
scale n
1 [C]
(a) series of marks at regular distances for the purpose of measuring (eg on a ruler or thermometer) 标度; 刻度
This ruler has one scale in centimetres and another in inches. 这把尺上有厘米的刻度和英寸的刻度.
(b) measuring instrument marked in this way 有刻度的量具.
2 [C] system of units for measuring 量度制; 进位制
the `decimal scale 十进制.
3 [C] system of grading people or things according to how big, important, rich, etc, they are 等级; 级别
a scale of wages, taxation 工资、 税率的等级
a person who is high on the social scale 社会地位高的人
The salary scale goes from 8000 to 20000. 薪金级别为8000英镑至20000英镑.
4 [C] relation between the actual size of sth and the map, diagram, etc which represents it 比例; 比率
a scale of ten kilometres to the centimetre, a scale of one to a million 一厘米代表十公里的比例、 一比一百万的比例
a large-scale map, ie one showing a relatively small area in detail 大比例的地图（较小范围的详图）
Sheet maps use a much larger scale. 单张地图用的比例大得多.
[attrib 作定语]
a scale model, drawing, etc 成比例的模型、 图等. =>illus at map 见map插图.
5 [U, C] relative size, extent, etc 规模; 程度; 范围
entertain on a large scale, eg hold expensive parties with many guests 举办大规模的招待会
The scale of his spending 50000 in a year amazed us all. 他开销之大--一年50000英镑--把我们都吓了一跳.
We achieve economies of scale in production, ie Producing many items reduces the price of each one. 我们取得了大规模生产的经济效益.
6 [C] (music 音) series of notes arranged at fixed intervals in order of pitch, esp a series of eight starting on a keynote 音阶
the scale of F, ie with F as the keynote F音阶
practise scales on the piano 练习弹奏钢琴的连续音阶. Cf 参看 octave 1.
7 (idm 习语) to scale in a fixed proportion to the actual size 按比例
draw a map of an area to scale 按比例绘制某地的地图. scale, v (phr v) ~ sth down/up reduce/increase sth 缩减[增加]某事物
We are going to scale down the number of trees being felled. 我们要减少砍伐的树的数量.
We've scaled up production to meet demand. 我们已经扩大了生产以满足需求.
scale n
1 [C] either of the two pans on a balance 天平盘.
2 scales [pl v]
balance or instrument for weighing 天平; 磅秤
a pair of scales 一台天平
bathroom scales, ie for weighing oneself 浴室磅秤. =>illus 见插图.
3 (idm 习语) tip the balance/scale => tip2. tip/turn the sc...
🎯 考研助记
是刻啊（谐音）：是 刻度啊 sale+c（称):卖东西的 称
🔁 扩展释义
*[skeil]n. 刻度, 衡量, 比例, 比例尺, 数值范围, 等级, 规模, 天平, 秤, 鳞, 积垢vt. 依比例决定, 攀登, 测量, 绘制, 刮鳞, 使生垢, 过秤vi. 剥落, 生水垢, 重量为, 攀登, 衡量【计】 刻度【化】 规模; 污垢; 污垢沉积物; 标度; 刻度; 等级【医】 鳞屑, 鳞片(昆虫), 秤, 天平, 标, 标度, 刻度【经】 分级, 比例, 规模相关词组: throw one's sword into the scale to scale
🏥 医学释义
①刻度，度数，比例尺 ②天平，称
📖 同为「CET-4」词汇
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Really? So was my friend Bob White. Do you know him?
真的吗？我的朋友鲍勃·怀特也在中心学校。你认识他吗？
But it's true. I was the only person in my office who was invited. I've written to accept the invitation.
可这是真的。我们办公室只有我受到邀请。我已经写信表示接受邀请了。
Can I take a message?
要不要留个话？