1. 大小;(尤指庞大的)规模,范围,程度
    If you refer to the scale of something, you are referring to its size or extent, especially when it is very big.

    e.g. However, he underestimates the scale of the problem...
           然而，他低估了问题的严重性。
    e.g. You may feel dwarfed by the sheer scale of the place...
           看到此处气势如此恢宏，你可能会觉得自己很渺小。

2. 等级;级别;等级体系
    A scale is a set of levels or numbers which are used in a particular system of measuring things or are used when comparing things.

    e.g. ...an earthquake measuring five-point-five on the Richter scale...
           里氏 5.5 级地震
    e.g. The patient rates the therapies on a scale of zero to ten...
           患者按十分制给这些治疗方法打分。

3. (根据年龄、工种等核定的工资或费用)级别,标准
    A pay scale or scale of fees is a list that shows how much someone should be paid, depending, for example, on their age or what work they do.

    e.g. ...those on the high end of the pay scale...
           工资级别最高的人
    e.g. A Registered Osteopath will be pleased to tell you his scale of fees before you decide on a consultation.
           在病人决定是否就诊之前，注册整骨医师会很乐意告知其收费标准。

4. (地图、图纸、模型的)比例，比例尺
    The scale of a map, plan, or model is the relationship between the size of something in the map, plan, or model and its size in the real world.

    e.g. The map, on a scale of 1:10,000, shows over 5,000 individual paths.
           该地图以 1:10,000 的比例尺显示了 5,000 多条不同道路。

5. (模型或复制品)按比例缩小的
    A scale model or scale replica of a building or object is a model of it which is smaller than the real thing but has all the same parts and features.

    e.g. Franklin made his mother an intricately detailed scale model of the house.
           富兰克林为他的母亲制作了一个复杂精细的房屋模型。

6. 音阶
    In music, a scale is a fixed sequence of musical notes, each one higher than the next, which begins at a particular note.

    e.g. ...the scale of C major.
           C 大调音阶

7. 鱼鳞;(爬行动物的)鳞片
    The scales of a fish or reptile are the small, flat pieces of hard skin that cover its body.

scale的意思

8. 天平;秤;磅秤
    Scales are a piece of equipment used for weighing things, for example for weighing amounts of food that you need in order to make a particular meal.

    e.g. ...a pair of kitchen scales.
           一台厨房秤
    e.g. ...bathroom scales...
           浴室体重秤

9. 爬越;攀登;翻过
    If you scale something such as a mountain or a wall, you climb up it or over it.

    e.g. In 1981, five members of a climbing party died while scaling Mount Hood.
           1981 年，一支登山队的5名队员在攀登胡德峰时遇难。
    e.g. The men scaled a wall and climbed down scaffolding on the other side.
           那些男人攀上一堵墙然后顺着另一侧的脚手架爬了下去。

10. 与…不成比例;和…不相称
    If something is out of scale with the things near it, it is too big or too small in relation to them.

    e.g. The tower was surmounted by an enormous statue, utterly out of scale with the building.
           那座塔的顶部矗立着一尊巨型雕像，与整个建筑完全不成比例。

11. 按比例
      If the different parts of a map, drawing, or model are to scale, they are the right size in relation to each other.

      e.g. ...a miniature garden, with little pagodas and bridges all to scale.
             内有全部按比例建造的小塔和小桥的微缩花园

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