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scale noun
(MEASURE)
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B2 [ C ] a set of numbers, amounts, etc., used to measure or compare the level of something: the Centigrade/Fahrenheit scale How would you rate his work on a scale of 1 to 5?
B2 [ C or U ] the relation between the real size of something and its size on a map, model, or diagram: a scale of 1:50,000 This map is large scale (= things are shown in detail). Is the bridge drawn to scale (= so that it shows the exact shape of the bridge, but much smaller)? He was building a scale model of the Empire State Building.
更多範例减少例句Films are rated on a scale of poor, fair, good and excellent.Like all reading book schemes, these books are on a graduated scale of difficulty.On a scale of one to ten, I'd rate his latest book a five.The new salary scale only refers to company managers and directors.Management have offered an extra 2% to staff on the lowest end of the pay scale.
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General words for size and amount
a whole bunch of something
a whole lot idiom
allowance
amount
as many
as many as
bulk
C-ration
level
load-bearing
lot
magnitude
much
no amount of idiom
occurrence
order of magnitude
quotient
strong
whole
yay
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Models & moulds
Measurements in general
scale noun
(SIZE)
B2 [ S or U ] the size or level of something, especially when this is large: We don't yet know the scale of the problem. Nuclear weapons cause destruction on a massive scale (= cause a lot of destruction). My parents used to entertain friends on a large/small scale (= they had large/small parties).
更多範例减少例句He doesn't seem to comprehend the scale of the problemThis is a story about theft, fraud and deceit on an incredible scale.If the drought continues, deaths will occur on a massive scale.They enjoyed success on a scale unparalleled by any previous pop group.This century has witnessed environmental destruction on an unprecedented scale.
「SMART 詞彙」：相關單字和片語
General words for size and amount
a whole bunch of something
a whole lot idiom
allowance
amount
as many
as many as
bulk
C-ration
level
load-bearing
lot
magnitude
much
no amount of idiom
occurrence
order of magnitude
quotient
strong
whole
yay
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scale noun
(MACHINE)
scales [ plural ] UK (US scale)
B2 a device for weighing things or people: kitchen/bathroom scales
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更多範例减少例句She weighs herself every week on the scales in the bathroom.Step on the scales.Are your scales accurate?Her last baby tipped the scales at ten pounds.According to your scales I'm half a stone lighter.
a pair of scales mainly UK
a weighing device with two containers connected to a metal bar that is free to move up and down about its fixed central point. An object of known weight is put in one container and the thing to be weighed is put in the other.
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「SMART 詞彙」：相關單字和片語
Measuring, weighing, & counting devices
-scopic
adding machine
ammeter
aneroid monitor
bathroom scales
bulb
detector
dipstick
dosimeter
fitness tracker
gauge
Geiger counter
manometer
rangefinder
recalibrate
ruler
scope
smart meter
spirit level
theodolite
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scale noun
(MUSIC)
[ C ] a set of notes played or sung in order, going up or down: the scale of G major You should practise your scales every day.
「SMART 詞彙」：相關單字和片語
Notes of the musical scale
B, b
bass
bass note
blue note
C, c
D, d
flat
half step
high doh
la
lah
major
middle C
pentatonic
quarter tone
ray
re
run
semitone
sharp
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scale noun
(SKIN)
[ C usually plural ] one of the many very small, flat pieces that cover the skin of fish, snakes, etc.
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The skin, hair & bone of non-human animals
ala
baleen
bristly
coated
cocoon
cony
cowhide
dander
fluff
furry
plumage
plume
sable
spiny
squama
undershell
unshorn
vibrissa
whalebone
whisker
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scale noun
(COVERING)
[ U ] (UK also limescale) a hard, white or grey layer of material that forms on the inside of pipes or containers that heat water
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Coverings and layers
a blanket of something idiom
antifouling
base coat
beeswax wrap
blanket
diaphragm
interliner
interstratification
interstratify
lagging
lamella
rind
seam
sheath
sheeting
shellac
space blanket
strata
stratum
varnish
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習語
large/small-scale
off the scale
the scales fall from someone's eyes
scaleverb [ T ] uk
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scale verb [T]
(CLIMB)
to climb up a steep surface, such as a wall or the side of a mountain, often using special equipment: The prisoner scaled the high prison wall and ran off.
同義詞詞典：同義詞、反義詞、例句
to move onto or towards the top of somethingclimbIt was an effort to climb the stairs.ascendShe ascended the podium and began to speak.scaleHe claims to have scaled every peak of the Himalayas.mountThe cowboy mounted his horse and rode off into the sunset.
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Moving upwards
arise
ascend
ascension
ascensive
ascent
be on an upward/downward trajectory idiom
hoick something up
jump to your feet
jump up
levitate
levitation
mount
rear
rise
rose
shin
trajectory
unscalable
uprise
upwardly
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scale verb [T]
(CLEAN TEETH)
medical
specialized to remove tartar (= hard white substance) and plaque (= soft substance in which bacteria breed) from teeth: The dentist scaled and polished my teeth last week.
「SMART 詞彙」：相關單字和片語
Dentistry
brace
capped
cavity
central giant cell granuloma
crowned
dam
dental practitioner
dentistry
extraction
gargle
grind
hygienist
MDS
Novocaine
odontologist
odontology
oral irrigator
orthodontist
toothpick
water flosser
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習語
scale the heights片語動詞
scale something down
scale something up
(scale在劍橋高級學習詞典和同義詞詞典中的解釋 © Cambridge University Press)
scale | 美式英語詞典
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scale noun
(MEASURING SYSTEM)
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[ C ] a range of numbers used as a system to measure or compare things: Restaurant ratings are on a scale of zero to five stars.
scale noun
(SERIES OF MARKS)
[ C ] a series of marks in a line with regular spaces between them for measuring, or an object for measuring marked in this way: The two scales show inches and centimeters.
scale noun
(SIZE/LEVEL)
[ U ]
art the size or level of something in comparison to what is average: Our problems are like those in the city, just on a smaller scale.
scale noun
(WEIGHING DEVICE)
[ C ] a device for weighing people or things: a baby scale a postal scale
scale noun
(SIZE RELATIONSHIP)
[ C/U ] the relationship of the size of a map, drawing, or model of something to the size of the actual thing: [ C ] The model was built at a 1-inch-to-1-foot scale.
scale noun
(MUSIC)
[ C ]
music a set of musical notes in which each note is higher or lower than the previous one by a particular amount: Tyler practices scales on the piano every day.
scale noun
(SKIN)
[ C usually pl ] any of the thin pieces of hard skin covering the bodies of fish, snakes, and lizards
scaleverb [ T ] us
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scale verb [T]
(CLIMB)
to climb up something steep, such as a cliff or wall: He scaled a steep cliff beside the river.
片語動詞
scale back/down (something)
scale up (something)
(scale在劍橋學術詞典中的解釋 © Cambridge University Press)
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[ S or U ] the size or level of something, especially when this is large: the scale of sth We failed to recognize the scale of the problem. on a large/small scale. on a global/national/international scale
[ C ]
MEASURES a set of numbers, amounts, etc. used to measure or compare the level of something: on a scale of 1 to 10/zero to 100, etc. How would you rate his work on a scale of 1 to 5? at the top/bottom of the scale
[ C or U ]
GRAPHS & CHARTS the relation between the real size of something and its size on a map, model, or diagram: to scale The map is drawn to scale. a scale drawing/model
(also UK scales) a piece of equipment for weighing things or people: The mail is weighed on a scale.
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diseconomies of scale
economies of scale
large-scale
pay scale
salary scale
sliding scale
small-scale
timescale
wage scale
(scale在劍橋商務英語詞典中的解釋 © Cambridge University Press)
scale的例句
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Scale models were the preferred method because they allowed not only a quantitative analysis, but also the qualitative aspects to be represented.
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All photographs used colour film at a scale of 1:25 000 apart from 1964 which were black and white and at 1:16 000.
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The study area was delimited on aerial photographs (scale 1:50 000).
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Here we study color scaling using photographs of natural fruit objects.
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In the first sector, labour produces a manufactured good with constant returns to scale.
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The second sector comprises resource harvesting, which is undertaken with constant returns to scale to labour and to the resource stock.
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We assume that there are constant returns to scale in agriculture.
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The following two examples outline cases where the gross pollution function does not exhibit constant returns to scale.
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Improving the readability of time frequency and time scale representations by the reassignment method.
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The scale bar represents the estimated number of nucleotide substitutions per nucleotide site.
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However, co-occurrence patterns on burned sites were random, indicating absence of competition at fine spatial scales due to differential habitat use within the burned landscape.
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The paradox is that welfare reform reduces the scale of government in one sense but expands it in another.
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Our minimalist design tradition removes the intermediate and smaller scales from built form.
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Some demonstrated the use of technical language, for example 'it did sound very like a scale'.
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Changes towards timber production forestry will influence the structure of invertebrate communities, although the scale at which this occurs will determine its effect.
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atomic scaleMoreover, if fully developed turbulence is reached, mixing occurs down to the atomic scale, and the effective gas density is reduced, hence reducing the fusion rate.
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colossal scaleI hope, also, that he will tell us that we are going out for a scheme on a colossal scale.
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continental scaleThis can be carried out at a continental scale using suction traps which still provide the most accurate estimates for predicting aphid spray thresholds.
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