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| 1 | singular/U the size of something , especially when it is big （尤指大的事物的）大小，规模 |
| +of Is the Government aware of the full scale of the problem? 政府意识到了问题的严重程度吗？ |
| on a large/small/grand/massive etc scale This is sculpture on a grand scale. 这是一件规模宏大的雕塑作品。 |
| | 1a | the rate at which something is produced, developed etc 规模 | | +of The scale of production in the factory has increased this year. 工厂的生产规模今年有所扩大。 | |
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| 2 | usually singular a set of people or things arranged in order from the highest level to the lowest or from the lowest level to the highest （人或物的）等级，级别 |
| The rich are at the top of the social scale. 富人位于社会等级的上层。 |
| At the other end of the scale are worms and the tiny sea creatures. 这个等级范围的另一端是虫子和微小的海洋生物。 |
| | 2a | a range of measurements in a particular system （某一体系中的计量）级别，尺度 | | the Celsius scale of temperature 摄氏温度系统 | | on a scale of 1 to 10 We were told to rate the films on a scale of 1 to 10. 我们被要求以1至10的等级来给电影定级。 | |
| | 2b | a list showing the amount of money that someone should be paid for a particular job , according to their qualifications, experience etc 工资等级表 | | salary/pay/fee scale The salary scale is £22,086 to £32,311. 工资等级从22,086英镑至32,311英镑不等。 | |
| | 2c | a set of marks, usually lines and numbers, on a piece of equipment or a drawing used for measuring something 刻度；标尺 | | the vertical scale on the graph 图表中的纵坐标 | |
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| 3 | C/U the relationship between the actual distance or size of something and how it is shown on a map or in a drawing or model （地图、图样或模型的）图例，比例（尺），比率 |
| This map has a scale of 1:20,000. 这张地图的比例尺是1∶20,000。 |
| a scale of a half-inch to the mile 半英寸相当于一英里的比例 |
| | 3a | a small copy of something larger in which each part is made smaller by the same amount so that the relation between them is the same as in the original thing 缩放模型/图样等 | | a scale model of the Great Pyramid 大金字塔的缩放模型 | |
| | 3b | with all the parts the right size in relation to each other 按比例 | | Is the drawing of the bridge to scale? 这桥的图样是按比例画的吗？ | |
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| 4 | scales plural a piece of equipment used for weighing people or things 秤；天平 |
| a pair/set of scales 一架/一组天平 |
| He weighed himself on the bathroom scales. 他在浴室磅秤上称了称自己的体重。 |
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| 5 | C a series of musical notes in a fixed order from the lowest to the highest or the highest to the lowest 音阶 |
| She was practising scales on her new piano. 她在她的新钢琴上做音阶练习。 |
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| 6 | U a hard white substance that forms on the inside of water pipes and containers that are regularly used for heating water 水锈；水垢 |
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| 7 | C usually plural one of the small hard flat pieces of skin on the body of a fish , snake , or similar animal （鱼类、蛇类动物的）鳞，鳞片，甲鳞 |
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| - | the scales fell from my eyes mainly literary
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| used for saying that you suddenly realized the truth about something |
| 恍然大悟；突然看清真相 |
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