n.

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

   這把尺有厘米和英寸兩種刻度。

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

   這幅地圖是以一英寸代表五十英里的比例繪製的。

3. 等級；級別[C]
   Are teachers high on the social scale?

   教師的社會階級高嗎？

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

   很難想像宇宙有多大。

5. 【音】音階[C]
6. 【數】進位法[C]
7. 【古】梯子；階梯[C]

vt.

1. 攀登；到達……的頂點
   He learned to scale a rock face from his father.

   他從他父親那兒學得攀登崖面的技巧。

2. 用縮尺繪製（圖等），按比例排列

vi.

1. 攀登

n.[C]

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

   我的廚房秤不精確。

2. 天平盤，秤盤

vt.

1. 把……過秤
2. 按重量把……分成均等部分

vi.

1. 重（若干）
   He scales 120 pounds.

   他體重為一百二十磅。

n.[C]

1. 鱗，魚鱗；介殼
   I scraped the scales off a herring before I cooked it.

   我燒青魚前先把魚鱗刮去。

2. 鱗狀物
3. 障眼物[P]
4. 介殼蟲

vt.

1. 刮去……的鱗片；剝去……的介殼[（+off）]

vi.

1. （鱗片般地）剝落[（+off）]
   The paint scaled off the wall.

   漆從牆上剝落。

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.

v.

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.

[名]

1. ①規模。
   거대한 스케일.

   巨大的規模。

2. ②度量；器量。
   그는 스케일이 작다.

   他的度量小。