scale-主題

scale

[skeil]

n.刻度, 等級,規模, 音階 
n.天平, 磅秤 
n.鱗片, 磷狀物
v.攀登, 按比例決定 
v.稱重 
v.刮磷, 剝落

例句與用法：

The force of the wind is measured on a standard scale of 0-12.

風力是按0-12級標準等級測量的。

The company has begun to scale down its operations in Asia.

這家公司已開始減少在亞洲的業務。

We are seeing unemployment on an unprecedented scale.

我們現在正經歷規模空前的失業現象。

Scale the fish before cooking them.

燒魚之前先去掉魚鱗。

詞形變化：

形容詞: scalelike | 動詞過去式: scaled | 動詞過去分詞: scaled | 動詞現在分詞: scaling | 動詞第三人稱單數: scales |

英文解釋:

名詞 scale:

an ordered reference standard

同義詞：scale of measurement, graduated table, ordered series

relative magnitude

the ratio between the size of something and a representation of it

an indicator having a graduated sequence of marks

a specialized leaf or bract that protects a bud or catkin

同義詞：scale leaf

a thin flake of dead epidermis shed from the surface of the skin

同義詞：scurf, exfoliation

(music) a series of notes differing in pitch according to a specific scheme (usually within an octave)

同義詞：musical scale

a measuring instrument for weighing; shows amount of mass

同義詞：weighing machine

a metal sheathing of uniform thickness (such as the shield attached to an artillery piece to protect the gunners)

同義詞：plate, shell

a flattened rigid plate forming part of the body covering of many animals

動詞 scale:

measure by or as if by a scale

pattern, make, regulate, set, measure, or estimate according to some rate or standard

take by attacking with scaling ladders

reach the highest point of

同義詞：surmount

climb up by means of a ladder

remove the scales from

同義詞：descale

measure with or as if with scales

size or measure according to a scale

以上來源於大辭典