1 N-SING 大小;(尤指庞大的)规模,范围,程度 If you refer to the scale of something, you are referring to its size or extent, especially when it is very big. 大小;(尤指庞大的)规模,范围,程度
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However, he underestimates the scale of the problem. [+ of]
然而，他低估了问题的严重性。
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You may feel dwarfed by the sheer scale of the place.
看到此处气势如此恢宏，你可能会觉得自己很渺小。
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The breakdown of law and order could result in killing on a massive scale.
法治一旦崩溃可能导致大肆杀戮。
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The British aid programme is small in scale.
英国的援助项目规模不大。
SYN degree, size, range, spread
2See also:full-scale large-scale small-scale
3 N-COUNT 等级;级别;等级体系 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. 等级;级别;等级体系
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...an earthquake measuring five-point-five on the Richter scale.
里氏 5.5 级地震
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The patient rates the therapies on a scale of zero to ten.
患者按十分制给这些治疗方法打分。
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The higher up the social scale they are, the more the men have to lose.
社会地位越高，失去的东西就越多。
SYN system of measurement, register, measuring system, graduated system
4See also:sliding scale timescale
5 N-COUNT (根据年龄、工种等核定的工资或费用)级别,标准 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. (根据年龄、工种等核定的工资或费用)级别,标准 [British]
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...those on the high end of the pay scale.
工资级别最高的人
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A Registered Osteopath will be pleased to tell you his scale of fees before you decide on a consultation.
在病人决定是否就诊之前，注册整骨医师会很乐意告知其收费标准。
6 N-COUNT (地图、图纸、模型的)比例，比例尺 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. (地图、图纸、模型的)比例，比例尺
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The map, on a scale of 1:10,000, shows over 5,000 individual paths. [+ of]
该地图以 1:10,000 的比例尺显示了 5,000 多条不同道路。
SYN ratio, proportion, relative size
7See also:full-scale large-scale
8 ADJ [ADJ n] (模型或复制品)按比例缩小的 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. (模型或复制品)按比例缩小的
9 N-COUNT 音阶 In music, a scale is a fixed sequence of musical notes, each one higher than the next, which begins at a particular note. 音阶
10 N-COUNT [usually plural] 鱼鳞;(爬行动物的)鳞片 The scales of a fish or reptile are the small, flat pieces of hard skin that cover its body. 鱼鳞;(爬行动物的)鳞片
11 N-PLURAL [oft a pair of NOUN] 天平;秤;磅秤 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. 天平;秤;磅秤
SYN weighing machine, balance, scale, weigh beam
12 VERB 爬越;攀登;翻过 If you scale something such as a mountain or a wall, you climb up it or over it. 爬越;攀登;翻过 [written]
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In 1981, five members of a climbing party died while scaling Mount Hood.
1981 年，一支登山队的5名队员在攀登胡德峰时遇难。
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The men scaled a wall and climbed down scaffolding on the other side. [VERB noun]
那些男人攀上一堵墙然后顺着另一侧的脚手架爬了下去。
SYN climb up, mount, go up, ascend
13 PHRASE 与…不成比例;和…不相称 If something is out of scale with the things near it, it is too big or too small in relation to them. 与…不成比例;和…不相称
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The tower was surmounted by an enormous statue, utterly out of scale with the building. [+ with]
那座塔的顶部矗立着一尊巨型雕像，与整个建筑完全不成比例。
14 PHRASE 按比例 If the different parts of a map, drawing, or model are to scale, they are the right size in relation to each other. 按比例
Phrasal verbs: - scale backscale downscale up
| Word Link | scal, scala ≈ ladder, stairs : escalate, escalator, scale |
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