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scale MEASUREskeIlna set of numbers or other system used to measure or compare things标度，刻度;等级;比例I want a thermometer that is marked with both the Centigrade and the Fahrenheit scales. [C]我要一支标有摄氏和华氏刻度的温度计。How would you rate his work on a scale of 1 to 5? [U]你用五分制给他的作业打几分？"What scale is your map?" "It's large scale (= things are shown in detail)--1:25 000, that's about two and a half inches to the mile." [U]“你的地图用的是什么比例？”My parents used to entertain friends on a large/small scale (= they had large/small parties). [U]我父母过去常常举行大/小规模的宴会招待朋友。His scale of values (= belief about what is good, moral, important, etc.) is different from mine. [C]他(衡量好坏的)价值标准和我不一样。If you make a scale model or scale drawing of something, you make or draw it with exactly the same relationship between height, width and depth as the real thing, but much smaller.(比例小于实物的)缩尺模型;缩尺图样He was building a scale model of Concorde.他正在做一架协和飞机的模型。Scale also means size or amount, esp. when this is large.大小;规模;范围The sheer scale of the Grand Canyon amazed them--it was so much larger than they had expected. [U]大峡谷的宏伟气势使他们惊讶不已----比他们想象的要大得多。The candidate was surprised and delighted by the scale of her success. [U]候选人为她如此巨大的成功感到惊奇和高兴。For bigger companies, there are advantages/economies of scale. [U]对于大型公司来说，有规模优势/经济效应。Is this drawing of the bridge to scale (= does it show the exact shape of the bridge, but much smaller)?这张桥的图纸是否合比例？
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