each of the small, thin horny or bony plates protecting the skin of fish and reptiles, typically overlapping one another
鱼鳞; 鳞甲。
something resembling a fish scale in appearance or function, in particular
鱼鳞状物,尤指:
a thick dry flake of skin
(皮肤的)鳞屑。
a rudimentary leaf, feather, or bract
鳞叶;鳞苞;鳞羽。
each of numerous microscopic tile-like structures covering the wings of butterflies and moths
(蝴蝶、蛾子等翅膀上细小的)鳞片。
[mass noun]a flaky deposit, in particular
片状沉淀;尤指:
a white deposit formed in a kettle, boiler, etc. by the evaporation of water containing lime
(水壶、锅炉等的) 水垢。
tartar formed on teeth
牙垢。
a coating of oxide formed on heated metal
(加热后金属上形成的)氧化皮。
[with obj.]remove scale or scales from
刮去…的鳞
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he scales the fish and removes the innards. 他刮去鱼鳞,掏掉鱼的内脏。
remove tartar from (teeth) by scraping them
除去牙垢。
[no obj.][often as noun
(尤指皮肤)生成鳞屑
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moisturizers can ease off drying and scaling. 润肤霜既能减轻皮肤干燥,又能去除皮屑。
come off in scales or thin pieces; flake off
(成片状)脱落,剥落
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the paint was scaling from the brick walls. 油漆正从砖墙上剥落。
an instrument for weighing, originally a simple balance (a pair of scales) but now usually a device with an electronic or other internal weighing mechanism
天平;磅秤。
(亦作
天平盘。
(
天秤(星)座。
〈南非〉 大(啤)酒杯;(酒的)量器。
weigh a specified weight
称得重量为
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some men scaled less than ninety pounds. 某些男人体重不足90磅。
a graduated range of values forming a standard system for measuring or grading something
等级;级别
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company employees have hit the top of their pay scales 公司雇员已拿到工资的最高级别了
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figurative 〈喻〉two men at opposite ends of the social scale .处在社会等级两端的两个人。
a series of marks at regular intervals in a line used in measuring something
刻度,标度
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the mean delivery time is plotted against a scale on the right. 平均发货时间按右面的分级表标出。
a device having such a series of marks
有刻度的量具
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she read the exact distance off a scale. 她从刻度表上读出精确的距离。
a rule determining the distances between such marks
标尺,刻度尺
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the vertical axis is given on a logarithmic scale. 纵轴用对数尺标示。
[in sing.]the relative size or extent of something
规模;程度;范围
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no one foresaw the scale of the disaster 无人预见到灾难的程度
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everything in the house is on a grand scale .房子里的所有东西都是大号的。
[often as modifier]a ratio of size in a map, model, drawing, or plan
比例,比例尺
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a one-fifth scale model of a seven-storey building 五分之一比例的七层楼房模型
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an Ordnance map on a scale of 1∶2500. 1∶2500的军用地图。
(全称
【数】 进位制
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the conversion of the number to the binary scale. 把数转换成二进制。
【摄】 影调范围。
【乐】 音阶
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the scale of C major. C 大调。
climb up or over (something high and steep)
攀登;翻越
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thieves scaled an 8 ft high fence. 窃贼翻过了八英尺高的栅栏。
represent in proportional dimensions; reduce or increase in size according to a common scale
(按比例)绘制;(按比例)缩小(或放大)
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[as adj.
scaled ]scaled plans of the house. 按比例绘制的房屋图纸。
[no obj.](of a quantity or property)be variable according to a particular scale
(数量,财产) 按一定比例调节。
〈北美〉 估算(树木的)产木材量;量(圆木的)材积。
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the scales fall from someone's eyes someone is no longer deceived (某人)不再受骗 -
[ORIGIN with biblical reference to Acts 9 18.]
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scale something back chiefly US reduce something in size, number, or extent〈主美〉 相应缩减in the short term, even scaling back defense costs money. 在短期内,即使缩减防御也要花费很多开支 -
scale something down (或scale down ) reduce something (or be reduced) in size, number or extent 相应缩减manufacturing capacity has been scaled down 制造能力已经相应缩减his whole income scaled down by 20 per cent. 他的全部收入减少了20%.scale something up (或scale up ) increase something (or be increased) in size or number 相应增加(或扩大)one cannot suddenly scale up a laboratory procedure by a thousandfold. 我们不可能将实验过程一下子扩大1,000倍
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on a/an + 形容词 + scale 以...的规模;在...的范围上
真题例句:
"Middle English: shortening of Old French