| 单词 | scale |
| 释义 | scale (skeɪl ) Word forms: scales , scaling , scaled 1. singular noun B2 If you refer to the scale of something, you are referring to its size or extent, especially when it is very big. However, he underestimates the scale of the problem. [+ of] You may feel dwarfed by the sheer scale of the place. The break-down of law and order could result in killing on a massive scale. The British aid programme is small in scale. Synonyms: degree, size, range, spread 2. See also full-scale, large-scale, small-scale 3. countable noun B2 A scale is a set of levels or numbers which are used in a particular system of measuring things or are used when comparing things. ...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. Synonyms: system of measurement, register, measuring system, graduated system 4. See also sliding scale, timescale 5. countable noun B2 A pay scale or scale of fees is a list that shows how much someone should be paid, depending, for example, on their age or what work they do. [British] ...those on the high end of the pay scale. A Registered Osteopath will be pleased to tell you his scale of fees before you decide on a consultation. 6. countable noun B2 The scale of a map, plan, or model is the relationship between the size of something in the map, plan, or model and its size in the real world. The map, on a scale of 1:10,000, shows over 5,000 individual paths. [+ of] Synonyms: ratio, proportion, relative size 7. See also full-scale, large-scale 8. adjective [ADJECTIVE noun] B2 A scale model or scale replica 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. Franklin made his mother an intricately detailed scale model of the house. 9. countable noun In music, a scale is a fixed sequence of musical notes, each one higher than the next, which begins at a particular note. ...the scale of C major. [+ of] 10. countable noun [usually plural] The scales of a fish or reptile are the small, flat pieces of hard skin that cover its body. 11. plural noun [oft a pair of NOUN] B2 Scales are 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. ...a pair of kitchen scales. ...bathroom scales. I step on the scales practically every morning. Synonyms: weighing machine, balance, scale, weigh beam 12. verb If you scale something such as a mountain or a wall, you climb up it or over it. [written] ...the first British woman to scale the world's highest mountain. [VERB noun] The men scaled a wall and climbed down scaffolding on the other side. [VERB noun] Synonyms: climb up, mount, go up, ascend 13. out of scale phrase B2 If something is out of scale with the things near it, it is too big or too small in relation to them. The tower was surmounted by an enormous statue, utterly out of scale with the building. [+ with] 14. to scale phrase B2 If the different parts of a map, drawing, or model are to scale, they are the right size in relation to each other. ...a miniature garden, with little pagodas and bridges all to scale. Phrasal verbs: scale back phrasal verb To scale back means the same as to scale down. [mainly US] Despite current price advantage, U.K. manufacturers are still having to scale back production. [VERB PARTICLE noun] scale down phrasal verb If you scale down something, you make it smaller in size, amount, or extent than it used to be. One factory has had to scale down its workforce from six hundred to only six. [VERB PARTICLE noun] The air rescue operation has now been scaled down. [VERB PARTICLE noun (not pronoun)] The Romanian government yesterday unveiled a new, scaled-down security force. [VERB-ed PARTICLE] scale up phrasal verb If you scale up something, you make it greater in size, amount, or extent than it used to be. Simply scaling up a size 10 garment often leads to disaster. [VERB PARTICLE noun (not pronoun)] Since then, Wellcome has been scaling up production to prepare for clinical trials. [VERB PARTICLE noun] Collocations: fish scale The gables have the added flourish of rounded 'fish scale' slates. Times, Sunday Times It features a combination of wood fish scale, diamond and octagon shingles on the balcony, the west bay, and tower sections. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 The house has a mansard roof with fish scale slate shingles, bracketed eaves, an elaborate porte cochere, and styled window surrounds. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Fish scale shingle patterns decorate the front of each gable end. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 The horses possess many unique traits that include elaborate fish scale blankets, inlaid gemstones, armor and lolling tongues on several. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Yet, we were clearly using more than our fair share on a global scale: six times more energy than our neighbors around the world! Christianity Today (2000) In addition, on a global scale, similar price rises have been seen in a wide range of commodities. Times, Sunday Times (2006) On a global scale, this is the warmest year on record. Times, Sunday Times (2015) This often shocking programme really is a sobering tale of fortunes and losses, on a massive scale. The Sun (2015) The amount owed comes to many thousands of pounds and appears to be fraud on a massive scale. Times, Sunday Times (2007) She seemed equally at home working on both a tiny and massive scale. Times, Sunday Times (2010) During the night she builds a grappling hook to scale the tower. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Each of these share a single, common goal: to scale the tower and reach the button at the top before time expires. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 And the warden knows, who scales the tower's steep stone steps each month to polish the bells, though no one sees them. The Times Literary Supplement According to workers refurbishing it, scaling the tower takes 45 minutes. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Later still, a man trying to scale the tree, filmed from a distance, evokes the tiny ants' journey. Times, Sunday Times Humans who accidentally find themselves in a fray with a wombat may find it best to scale a tree until the animal calms and leaves. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Others scaled the trees around the stadium perimeter, weighing up whether to jump across to the top of the wall and get into the ground. Times, Sunday Times While they are having their meal, a vicious fox approaches and scales their tree. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 I glanced furtively around to check that no one was watching and prepared to scale the wall. The Times Literary Supplement The other journalists, all much younger but worn out after a long day of intense reporting, said they could not be bothered to scale the wall and sneak inside. Times, Sunday Times He fell from the wall 4 times and was injured, but he continued attempting to scale the wall. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Retrieving a lever, they must scale a wall and crawl under a net to engage the lever in the slot, vanquishing a second demon. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 It's not often you see acrobats in wetsuits scaling a wall of water the length and height of the stage. The Sun For a start, it's their sheer scale. Times, Sunday Times (2008) The sheer scale and sonics of the experience can be overwhelming for some. canada.com (2008) All these good works did not divert the eyes of cynical observers from the sheer scale of Cadmus's acquisitiveness, of course. GALILEE (2001) The damage to the banking system and the sheer scale of the fiscal adjustment required argue for a very weak recovery. Times, Sunday Times (2009) While you're not at the extreme end of the stress scale, be sure to deal with any worries early to prevent potential future anxiety. The Sun I choose a six-minute meditative breathing task, which gets me down to 23% (calm) on the stress scale. Times, Sunday Times Average performance, but the right result and achieved with hardly a ripple on the stress scale. Times, Sunday Times The city was locked down and testing began on an unprecedented scale. Times,Sunday Times But when it happened 350 years ago it was destruction of property on an unprecedented scale. Times, Sunday Times The government embarked on a series of cuts to public spending also on an unprecedented scale. Times, Sunday Times City have spent on an unprecedented scale and must accept they will be judged differently. Times, Sunday Times Together, they account for 60 per cent of the sector's annual takings, and are attracting institutional investors on an unprecedented scale. Times, Sunday Times It's space exploration on an incredibly vast scale, with effectively an infinite number of planets to explore. The Sun (2015) As ice harvesting died out, the evidence of its former vast scale rapidly disappeared. THE FROZEN WATER TRADE (2002) Governments also needed to guarantee carbon capture and storage schemes on a vast scale. Times, Sunday Times (2008) On a wide scale, there are the uninformed intrusions. Times, Sunday Times If these actions are not undertaken on a wide scale, then the likelihood of flooding will increase. Times, Sunday Times The largest part of the exercise was to gather data on a wide scale but a smaller part was to look at the lives of families. Times, Sunday Times However, it warned that the wide scale replacement of cards before expiry dates could ultimately add to the cost of banking. Times, Sunday Times The area has problems with crime, garbage, wide scale unemployment and broken family units. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Translations: Chinese: 刻度, 鳞, 攀登 Japanese: 尺度 measure , うろこ tiny piece , 登る |
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