n.

1. 刻度；尺度；刻度尺[C]
   This ruler has one scale in centimeters and another in inches.

   这把尺有厘米和英寸两种刻度。

2. 比率；缩尺[C]
   This map is drawn to a scale of 1 inch to 50 miles.

   这幅地图是以一英寸代表五十英里的比例绘制的。

3. 等级；级别[C]
   Are teachers high on the social scale?

   教师的社会地位高吗？

4. 大小；规模[C][U]
   It is hard to imagine the scale of the universe.

   很难想像宇宙有多大。

5. 【音】音阶[C]
6. 【数】进位法[C]
7. 【古】梯子；阶梯[C]

vt.

1. 攀登；到达……的顶点
   He learned to scale a rock face from his father.

   他从他父亲那儿学得攀登崖面的技巧。

2. 用缩尺绘制（图等），按比例排列

vi.

1. 攀登

n.[C]

1. 天平，秤[P]
   My kitchen scales are not accurate.

   我的厨房秤不精确。

2. 天平盘，秤盘

vt.

1. 把……过秤
2. 按重量把……分成均等部分

vi.

1. 重（若干）
   He scales 120 pounds.

   他体重为一百二十磅。

n.[C]

1. 鳞，鱼鳞；介壳
   I scraped the scales off a herring before I cooked it.

   我烧青鱼前先把鱼鳞刮去。

2. 鳞状物
3. 障眼物[P]
4. 介壳虫

vt.

1. 刮去……的鳞片；剥去……的介壳[（+off）]

vi.

1. （鳞片般地）剥落[（+off）]
   The paint scaled off the wall.

   漆从墙上剥落。

n.

1. each of the small overlapping horny or bony plates protecting the skin of fish and reptiles.
   ▸each of numerous microscopic tile-like structures covering the wings of butterflies and moths.
   ▸a rudimentary leaf, feather, or bract.
2. a thick dry flake of skin.
3. a white deposit formed in a kettle, boiler, etc. by the evaporation of water containing lime.
   ▸tartar formed on teeth.
   ▸a coating of oxide formed on heated metal.

v.

1. remove scale or scales from.
2. [often as noun scaling] (especially of the skin) form scales.
   ▸come off in scales; flake off.

n.

(usu. scales) an instrument for weighing, originally a simple balance but now usually a device with an electronic or other internal weighing mechanism.

v.

have a weight of.

n.

1. a graduated range of values forming a standard system for measuring or grading something.
   ▸a measuring instrument based on such a system.
2. the relative size or extent of something:
   no one foresaw the scale of the disaster.
   ▸a ratio of size in a map, model, drawing, or plan.
3. Music  an arrangement of the notes in any system of music in ascending or descending order of pitch.

v.

1. climb up or over (something high and steep).
2. represent or draw according to a common scale.
   ▸(of a quantity or property) be variable according to a particular scale.
3. (scale something back/down or up) reduce (or increase) something in size, number, or extent.