scale

US /skeɪl/
UK /skeɪl/
"scale" picture
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规模, 尺度

a set of levels or numbers used to measure something

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The Richter scale measures the magnitude of earthquakes.
里氏震级衡量地震的强度。
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We need to operate on a larger scale.
我们需要更大规模地运作。
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rangespectrumleveldegreeextent
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鳞片, 鱼鳞

one of the small, flat, hard plates forming the outer covering of fish and reptiles

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The fish's scales shimmered in the sunlight.
鱼的鳞片在阳光下闪闪发光。
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The snake was covered in smooth, overlapping scales.
蛇身上覆盖着光滑、重叠的鳞片。
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plateflakelamina
3.

秤, 磅秤

a device for weighing

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She stepped on the bathroom scale to check her weight.
她踩上浴室秤检查体重。
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The grocer used a large scale to weigh the vegetables.
杂货商用一个大秤来称蔬菜。
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balanceweighing machinesteelyard
1.

攀登, 翻越

to climb up or over something high and steep

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The climbers attempted to scale the sheer rock face.
登山者试图攀登陡峭的岩壁。
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They had to scale the wall to escape.
他们不得不翻越那堵墙才能逃脱。
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climbascendmountsurmount
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去鳞, 刮鳞

to remove the scales from a fish

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Before cooking, you need to scale the fish.
烹饪前，你需要给鱼去鳞。
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He carefully scaled the large salmon.
他小心翼翼地给大鲑鱼去鳞。
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desquamatede-scale
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