noun🔗Share梯子，阶梯 A ladder; a series of steps; a means of ascending."The fire escape was a metal scale, providing a way to safely descend from the third floor. "防火梯是一个金属梯子，提供了一个从三楼安全下来的途径。structurewayessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗Share尺度，标度 An ordered, usually numerical sequence used for measurement, means of assigning a magnitude."Please rate your experience on a scale from 1 to 10."请在一到十的尺度上评价您的体验。mathstatisticsnumberscienceessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗Share规模，范围。 Size; scope."The Holocaust was insanity on an enormous scale."大屠杀是一场规模极其巨大的疯狂行径。amountessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗Share比例尺，比例。 The ratio of depicted distance to actual distance."This map uses a scale of 1:10."这张地图使用的比例尺是1:10。mathgeographyessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗Share比例尺 A line or bar associated with a drawing, used to indicate measurement when the image has been magnified or reduced."The architectural drawing of the house included a scale to show how big the rooms actually are. "这栋房子的建筑图纸上有一个比例尺，用来表示房间的实际大小。technicalartmathessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗Share音阶， 乐阶。 A series of notes spanning an octave, tritave, or pseudo-octave, used to make melodies."The music teacher showed the students a scale of C major, explaining how the notes created a melody. "音乐老师向学生们展示了一个C大调音阶，并解释了这些音符是如何构成旋律的。musicessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗Share进制，基数。 A mathematical base for a numeral system; radix."the decimal scale; the binary scale"十进制；二进制mathnumbersystemessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗Share等级，级别，规模 Gradation; succession of ascending and descending steps and degrees; progressive series; scheme of comparative rank or order."The teacher outlined a precise scale of difficulty for the math assignments, starting with basic equations and progressing to complex calculus problems. "老师详细地列出了数学作业的难度等级，从基础方程式开始，逐步提升到复杂的微积分难题。degreerangesystemqualitynumbermathessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗Share最低工资, 行业标准。 A standard amount of money to be received by a performer or writer, negotiated by a union."The musician's union negotiated a higher scale for their upcoming concert performances. "音乐家工会为即将到来的音乐会演出争取到了更高的行业最低工资标准。entertainmentjobbusinessworkessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗Share扩大规模，按比例放大。 To change the size of something whilst maintaining proportion; especially to change a process in order to produce much larger amounts of the final product."We should scale that up by a factor of 10."我们应该把那个扩大规模，放大到原来的十倍。businesstechnologyindustryeconomyprocessessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗Share攀登，爬。 To climb to the top of."Hilary and Norgay were the first known to have scaled Everest."希拉里和诺尔盖是已知的第一批成功攀登珠穆朗玛峰的人。actionsportachievementessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗Share扩大规模，扩展，拓展。 To tolerate significant increases in throughput or other potentially limiting factors."The company is scaling its online order processing to handle the increased demand during the holiday season. "公司正在扩展其在线订单处理系统，以应对节假日期间增长的需求.technologycomputingbusinesssystemessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗Share衡量，评定。 To weigh, measure or grade according to a scale or system."The teacher will scale the students' project reports using a rubric. "老师会用评分标准来衡量学生们的项目报告。systemvaluebusinesseconomysciencestatisticsessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗Share鳞片 Part of an overlapping arrangement of many small, flat and hard pieces of keratin covering the skin of an animal, particularly a fish or reptile."The fish's scales shimmered in the sunlight. "鱼的鳞片在阳光下闪闪发光。animalbodypartbiologyfishanatomyessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗Share鳞片，鳞。 A small piece of pigmented chitin, many of which coat the wings of a butterfly or moth to give them their color."The butterfly's wings were covered in tiny scales, giving them their vibrant colors. "这只蝴蝶的翅膀上覆盖着细小的鳞片，使它们呈现出鲜艳的色彩。animalinsectbiologycolorappearanceessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗Share鳞屑, 皮屑 A flake of skin of an animal afflicted with dermatitis."The dog had a small scale on its paw, a sign of the skin irritation. "狗狗的爪子上有一小片鳞屑，这是皮肤发炎的迹象。medicineanimaldiseasebodyessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗Share鳞片 Part of an overlapping arrangement of many small, flat and hard protective layers forming a pinecone that flare when mature to release pine nut seeds."The pine cone's scale opened, releasing the tiny seeds. "松果的鳞片张开了，释放出了细小的种子。plantpartseednaturebiologyessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗Share氧化皮，鳞片。 The flaky material sloughed off heated metal."The metal in the oven was producing a lot of scale, making it difficult to clean. "烤箱里的金属产生了很多氧化皮，很难清理干净。materialtechnicalessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗Share鳞甲 Scale mail (as opposed to chain mail)."The medieval knight wore scale armor, not chain mail. "中世纪的骑士穿的是鳞甲，而不是锁子甲。militaryweaponwearessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗Share水垢， 牙垢 Limescale."The kettle was covered in a thick layer of limescale, making it difficult to clean. "水壶上覆盖着厚厚的一层水垢，很难清洗干净。substancematerialessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗Share介壳虫，蚧。 A scale insect."The gardener noticed a small scale insect on the rose bush. "园丁注意到玫瑰丛上有一只小小的介壳虫。insectanimalbiologyessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗Share刀柄护片，侧板。 The thin metallic side plate of the handle of a pocketknife."The pocketknife's scale was smooth and cool to the touch. "这把小刀的刀柄护片摸起来光滑冰凉。materialpartutensilessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗Share去鳞，刮鳞 To remove the scales of."Please scale that fish for dinner."请把那条鱼刮掉鳞，准备做晚餐。foodfishessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗Share长鳞，生鳞。 To become scaly; to produce or develop scales."The dry weather is making my skin scale."干燥的天气让我的皮肤开始起皮，像鱼鳞一样。organismbiologyanimalessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗Share去除鳞片，刮鳞。 To strip or clear of scale; to descale."to scale the inside of a boiler"给锅炉内部除垢。biologyanimalfoodfishessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗Share刮掉，剥落 To take off in thin layers or scales, as tartar from the teeth; to pare off, as a surface."The chef scaled the hard-boiled eggs, carefully peeling off the shells in thin layers. "厨师刮掉了煮鸡蛋的壳，小心地将蛋壳一层层剥下来。physiologymedicinebodyessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗Share脱落, 剥落 To separate and come off in thin layers or laminae."Some sandstone scales by exposure."有些砂岩暴露后会剥落.biologymaterialessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗Share散布，散播。 To scatter; to spread."The children scaled their drawings of the park across the classroom walls. "孩子们把他们画的公园图画散布在教室的墙上。actionprocessessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗Share清除炮膛，除垢 To clean, as the inside of a cannon, by the explosion of a small quantity of powder."The artillery crew scaled the cannon to prepare it for the next firing. "炮兵用少量炸药清理了炮膛，以便为下次发射做准备。militaryweapontechnicalessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗Share秤，天平 A device to measure mass or weight."After the long, lazy winter I was afraid to get on the scale."过了一个漫长慵懒的冬天，我都不敢站上秤了。deviceutensilessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗Share托盘，秤盘 Either of the pans, trays, or dishes of a balance or scales."The baker carefully placed the flour on one scale of the kitchen balance. "面包师小心地将面粉放在厨房天平的一个秤盘上。utensilmachineessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
