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| 1 | to climb to or over the top of a high steep object such as a mountain or a wall 攀越；爬越 | Student protesters scaled an 8-foot fence to enter the Embassy grounds. 学生抗议者爬过8英尺高的围墙进入大使馆的庭院。 | |
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| 2 | to remove scales from fish 刮去（鱼鳞） | | 2a | to remove scale from teeth 剔除（牙垢） | | |
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| - | scale...heights
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| to achieve a high level of success in a particular activity |
| 到达（成功）的高度 |
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| The team scaled new heights with their Cup Final victory. 该球队在杯赛决赛中的胜利使他们达到了新的高度。 |
| They never dreamed of scaling such dizzy heights. 他们从没梦想过取得如此辉煌的成功。 |
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| - | ˌscale ˈdown or ˌscale ˈback |
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| | to make something smaller in size , amount etc than it used to be 缩减，缩小（规模、数额等） | The search operation has been scaled down. 搜寻行动的规模已有所降低。 | | a scaled-down peacekeeping force 缩减了的维和力量 | |
| - | ˌscale ˈup |
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| | to make something larger in size , amount etc than it used to be 增加，扩大（规模、数额等） | An order this size means scaling up our production capacity. 一份如此规模的定单意味着我们生产能力的相应扩大。 | |
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