| 释义 |
scale2/skeil/ n. & v.●n. 1a (often in pl. 常用复数) a weighing machine or device 天平；秤；磅秤 bathroom scales 浴室磅秤 b (also 亦作 scale-pan) each of the dishes on a simple scale balance 天平盘 2 (作 the Scales) the zodiacal sign or constellation Libra 天秤星座 ●v. tr. (of something weighed) show (a specified weight) in the scales 称重量 □ throw into the scale cause to be a factor in a contest, debate, etc. 使成为(竞赛或辩论等中)的重要因素 □ tip (or turn) the scales 1 (usu. foll. by 通常后跟 at) outweigh the opposite scale-pan (at a specified weight); weigh 重于(确定在某一重量的)天平盘；称重 2 (of a motive, circumstance, etc.) be decisive (动机、情况等)决定性的 [Middle English via Old Norse skɑˊl ‘bowl’ from Germanic] |