scale

• 名词，有多个含义，包括称重用的器具、音乐中音高的序列、事物的相对大小或规模，以及覆盖在鱼或爬行动物身上的重叠薄片。

A noun with multiple meanings, including a device for weighing, a series of musical notes, the relative size or extent of something, or the overlapping plates covering a fish or reptile.

1. Measuring deviceA2formal

   A device used to measure weight or mass.

   秤

   • She weighed the flour on a kitchen scale.
   • The bathroom scale showed she had lost weight.
   • The doctor used a scale to measure the baby's weight.

   同义词balanceweighing machine

2. Size or extentB1formal

   The relative size, extent, or magnitude of something.

   规模

   • The scale of the disaster was enormous.
   • They are building a project on a massive scale.
   • The map has a scale of 1:100,000.

   同义词breadthcompassdegreeextentmagnitudeproportionrangescopesize

3. Musical scaleB1formal

   A sequence of musical notes arranged in ascending or descending order.

   音阶

   • She practiced the C major scale on the piano.
   • The musician played a chromatic scale.
   • Learning scales is essential for any instrumentalist.

   同义词gamutmode

4. Fish or reptile skinA2formal

   Small, thin, overlapping plates that cover the skin of fish and reptiles.

   鳞片

   • The fish's scales shimmered in the sunlight.
   • Snakes have scales that protect their bodies.
   • The dragon's scales were depicted as hard and shiny.

   同义词scutesquama

5. Ladder or climbing toolB2formal

   A tool consisting of a series of rungs or steps used for climbing.

   梯子

   • He used a scale to climb the wall.
   • The firefighter carried a scale to rescue the cat.
   • The old castle had a spiral scale leading to the tower.

   同义词ladderstepladder

• 动词，表示攀爬某物、改变某物的大小或规模，或去除某物的表层或覆盖物。

A verb used to indicate the act of climbing up something, adjusting the size or extent of something, or removing a layer or coating.

1. B2formal

   To climb up something steep, like a wall, cliff, or mountain.

   攀登

   • The mountaineers scaled the north face of the mountain.
   • He scaled the wall to rescue the cat.
   • They scaled the cliff using ropes and harnesses.

   同义词ascendclamberclimbmountscramblesurmount

   反义词descend

2. Adjust sizeB2formal

   To change the size or extent of something, often in proportion.

   缩放

   • We need to scale the image to fit the screen.
   • The company plans to scale its operations globally.
   • The model was scaled down to fit the display case.

   同义词adjustproportionrescaleresizesize

3. Remove scalesB1formal

   To remove the scales from a fish.

   去鳞

   • She scaled the fish before cooking it.
   • He carefully scaled the trout with a knife.
   • The chef scaled and gutted the salmon.

   同义词descale

短语动词变体scale downscale up