scale
noun OPAL WOPAL S
/skeɪl/
/skeɪl/
Idioms - [singular, uncountable] the size or extent of something, especially when compared with something else
（尤指与其他事物相比较时的）规模，范围，程度 - on a … scale They entertain on a large scale (= they hold expensive parties with a lot of guests).
他们大宴宾客。 - Here was corruption on a grand scale.
这里的腐败现象曾十分严重。 - On a global scale, 77 per cent of energy is created from fossil fuels.
在全球范围内，77%的能源来自化石燃料。 - Corporations are borrowing on a massive scale.
企业正在大举借债。 - Western-style consumerism is unsustainable on a global scale.
西方式的消费主义在全球范围内是不可持续的。 - Manufacturing is done on a small scale.
制造是小规模进行的。 - His work as a portrait painter is small in scale.
他作为肖像画家的作品规模很小。 - to achieve economies of scale in production (= to produce many items so the cost of producing each one is reduced)
生产实现规模经济 - scale of something It was impossible to comprehend the full scale of the disaster.
这场灾难的深重程度当时还无法充分认识。 - It was not until morning that the sheer scale of the damage could be seen (= how great it was).
直到早晨才看清了损害的严重程度。 - The scale of the problem is difficult to measure.
问题的规模很难衡量。
Topics Maths and measurementb2- Do they always entertain on such a lavish scale?
他们经常这样大摆宴席吗？ - Economies of scale enable the larger companies to lower their prices.
规模经济使得大公司可以降低产品价格。 - It is difficult to comprehend the sheer scale of the suffering caused by the war.
人们很难理解战争造成的苦难有多严重。 - The dolls are now produced on a commercial scale.
这种玩具娃娃现已投入规模化生产。 - They plan to expand the scale and scope of their operations.
他们打算扩大经营规模和范围。 - We need to determine the scale of the problem.
我们需要确定问题的严重程度。 - a misuse of presidential power on an unprecedented scale
总统权力程度空前的滥用 - pollution on a massive scale
大范围的污染 - What if a global scale catastrophe happens?
如果全球范围的灾难发生了呢？
Collocations Dictionaryadjective- full
- big
- considerable
- …
- expand
- increase
- reduce
- …
- scale of
- in scale
- on a scale
- …
- an economy of scale
- given the scale of
- on a … scale They entertain on a large scale (= they hold expensive parties with a lot of guests).
- [countable] a range of levels or numbers used for measuring something
等级；级别 - a five-point pay scale
五分制工资等级 - to evaluate performance on a scale from 1 to 10
按 1 到 10 级来评估业绩 - The salary scale goes from £12 000 to £20 000.
工资等级从12 000到20 000不等。 - a scale of charges
收费等级 - Use the following scale to rate each item.
使用以下标准对每个项目进行评分。
Topics Maths and measurementb2- After ten years, she had worked her way to the top of the pay scale.
10 年后，她已拿到了最高级别的薪水。 - Please see the attached sheet for our scale of fees.
我们的分级收费标准请参见附页。 - On a scale of 1 to 10, he scores 7.
按从 1 到 10 的计分标准评定，他得到 7 分。 - Patients were asked to state their level of anxiety on a 10-point rating scale.
患者被要求用十分制打分标准给出各自焦虑程度的分值。 - On the response sheet, the scale of answers ranged from ‘excellent’ to ‘extremely poor’.
在答卷上，答案的等级从“优秀”到“极差”不等。 - There is an ascending scale of penalties for traffic offences.
对交通违章的处罚等级越来越高。
Collocations Dictionaryadjective- fixed
- sliding
- five-point
- …
- use
- construct
- develop
- …
- go from… to…
- range from… to…
- be based on
- …
- on a/the scale
- scale of… to…
- the bottom of the scale
- the end of the scale
- the top of the scale
- …
- a five-point pay scale
- [countable, usually singular] the set of all the different levels of something, from the lowest to the highest
等级体系 - At the other end of the scale, life is a constant struggle to get enough to eat.
对于处在社会最底层的人来说，生活就是为吃饱肚子而不断挣扎的过程。 - You're higher on the social scale than I am.
你在社会尺度上比我高。
- Farm workers were always considered to be low down on the social scale.
农场工人总被认为处于社会等级的底层。 - At what point on the evolutionary scale do birds come?
鸟类在进化的哪个阶段出现？ - At the bottom end of the scale, there are people living on under a dollar a day.
在天平的底端，有人每天靠不到一美元生活。 - He has risen up the social scale from rather humble beginnings.
他从地位卑微的无名小卒开始打拚，获得了现今的社会地位。
Collocations Dictionaryadjective- fixed
- sliding
- five-point
- …
- use
- construct
- develop
- …
- go from… to…
- range from… to…
- be based on
- …
- on a/the scale
- scale of… to…
- the bottom of the scale
- the end of the scale
- the top of the scale
- …
- At the other end of the scale, life is a constant struggle to get enough to eat.
- [countable] a series of marks at regular points on an instrument that is used for measuring
标度；刻度 - How much does it read on the scale?
刻度显示的是多少？ - He read the altitude in degrees off the scale.
他以度数为单位读出了高度。
- How much does it read on the scale?
- enlarge imagescales[plural](North American English also scale)an instrument for weighing people or things
秤；磅秤；天平 - bathroom/kitchen/weighing scales
浴室秤；厨房用秤；秤 - (figurative) the scales of justice (= represented as the two pans on a balance)
法律的天平
- bathroom/kitchen/weighing scales
- enlarge image[countable] the relation between the actual size of something and its size on a map, diagram or model that represents it
比例；比例尺 - a scale of 1:25 000
1:25 000 的比例 - a scale model/drawing
按比例缩放的模型／图画 - Both plans are drawn to the same scale.
两张平面图是按同一比例绘制的。 - to scale Is this diagram to scale? (= are all its parts the same size and shape in relation to each other as they are in the thing represented)
这个示意图是按比例画的吗？
Wordfinder- compass
- globe
- GPS
- grid
- key
- latitude
- map
- navigate
- reference
- scale
Topics Maths and measurementb2- He's made a scale model of the Eiffel Tower.
他按比例做了一个埃菲尔铁塔模型。 - The map has a scale of one centimetre to the kilometre.
这幅地图的比例是1 厘米代表1 千米。 - The plan of the building is not drawn to scale.
大楼的平面图画得不合比例。
Collocations Dictionaryverb + scale- draw something to
- have
- drawing
- model
- to scale
- scale of… to…
- a scale of 1:25 000
- [countable] a series of musical notes moving upwards or downwards, with fixed intervals between each note, especially a series of eight starting on a particular note
音阶 - the scale of C major
C 大调音阶 - to practise scales on the piano
在钢琴上练习音阶
Collocations Dictionaryadjective- major
- minor
- play
- sing
- practise/practice
- …
- scale of
- the scale of C major
- enlarge image[countable] any of the thin plates of hard material that cover the skin of many fish and reptiles
鳞；鳞片 - The beast was a dragon, with great purple and green scales.
野兽是一条龙，长着巨大的紫色和绿色鳞片。
Collocations Dictionaryadjective- overlapping
- fine
- thin
- …
- be covered in
- be covered with
- The beast was a dragon, with great purple and green scales.
- (British English also fur)[uncountable] a hard white substance that is sometimes left inside water pipes and containers for heating water
水垢；水锈 - [uncountable] a hard substance that forms on teeth, especially when they are not cleaned regularly
牙垢；牙石
size规模
range of levels等级
marks for measuring衡量标度
weighing instrument衡器
of map/diagram/model地图；图表；模型
in music音乐
of fish/reptile鱼；爬行动物
in water pipes, etc.水管等
on teeth牙齿
词源noun senses 1 to 4 and noun senses 6 to 7 late Middle English: from Latin scala ‘ladder’ (the verb via Old French escaler or medieval Latin scalare ‘climb’), from the base of Latin scandere ‘to climb’. noun sense 5 Middle English (in the sense ‘drinking cup’, surviving in South African English): from Old Norse skál ‘bowl’, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch schaal, German Schale ‘bowl’, also to English dialect shale ‘dish’. noun senses 8 to 10 Middle English: shortening of Old French escale, from the Germanic base of scale (noun - sense 5).
Idioms
tip the balance/scales
(also swing the balance)
- to affect the result of something in one way rather than another
使天平倾斜；使结果倾向某方；起决定性作用 - In an interview, smart presentation can tip the scales in your favour.
在面试中，机敏的表现是一种有利的条件。 - New evidence tipped the balance against the prosecution.
新的证据打破了起诉的平衡。
- In an interview, smart presentation can tip the scales in your favour.
tip the scales at something
- to weigh a particular amount
重量为 - He tipped the scales at just over 80 kilos.
他称得体重刚过 80 公斤。
- He tipped the scales at just over 80 kilos.