noun🔗Share阶梯，等级，规模 A ladder; a series of steps; a means of ascending."The company's career path provided clear scales of promotion, outlining the steps to reach a higher position. "这家公司的职业发展道路提供了清晰的晋升阶梯，明确说明了晋升到更高职位的步骤。structurewaydeviceChat 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."请用1到10的尺度来评价您的体验。numbermathscienceChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗Share规模，范围 Size; scope."The Holocaust was insanity on an enormous scale."大屠杀是规模空前的疯狂之举。amountChat 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."这张地图的比例尺是1:10。mathtechnicalChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗Share比例尺，标尺。 A line or bar associated with a drawing, used to indicate measurement when the image has been magnified or reduced."The architect added scales to the blueprint so we could understand the actual size of the rooms. "建筑师在蓝图上添加了比例尺，这样我们就能了解房间的实际大小了。technicalmathartfigureChat 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 piano student practiced her scales every day to improve her finger dexterity. "那个钢琴学生每天练习音阶，以提高她的手指灵活性。musicChat 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numbermathsystemChat 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 difficulty of the math problems increased in scales of complexity, starting with basic addition and ending with advanced calculus. "数学题的难度按照复杂度逐级递增，从基本的加法开始，到高等微积分结束。degreesystemrangenumbermathqualitystructureChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗Share最低工资标准，基本工资。 A standard amount of money to be received by a performer or writer, negotiated by a union."The actor received scales for his work on the commercial, as agreed upon by the actors' union. "这位演员按照演员协会的协议，收到了商业广告拍摄的最低工资标准。entertainmentjobbusinesseconomymediaChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗Share扩大规模，按比例增加 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，按比例增加到原来的十倍。businesstechnologyeconomyprocessChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗Share攀登，爬上。 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最早攀登到珠穆朗玛峰顶的人。actionsportChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗Share扩展， масштабировать。 To tolerate significant increases in throughput or other potentially limiting factors."The company's new cloud infrastructure scales easily to handle the increased traffic during the holiday shopping season. "公司新的云基础设施可以轻松扩展，应对假日购物季期间的流量高峰。technologycomputingbusinesssystemChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗Share称重，衡量，评定。 To weigh, measure or grade according to a scale or system."The teacher scales the difficulty of homework assignments based on the students' current skill level. "老师根据学生当前的技能水平衡量家庭作业的难度。systembusinessqualityvalueChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗Share鳞片，鱼鳞. 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 snake's scales felt smooth and cool to the touch. "这条蛇的鳞片摸起来光滑而凉爽。animalbodybiologyanatomypartorganismChat 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 wing shimmered because of the thousands of tiny scales that covered it. "蝴蝶的翅膀闪闪发光，是因为覆盖着成千上万的微小鳞片。animalinsectbiologypartappearancecolorChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗Share鳞屑，皮屑 A flake of skin of an animal afflicted with dermatitis."The dog's itchy skin left white scales on the furniture after he scratched. "狗狗瘙痒的皮肤让他抓挠后，在家具上留下了一些白色的皮屑。medicineanimaldiseasebodyChat 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 pinecone opened, revealing its scales and releasing the seeds inside. "松果裂开了，露出了里面的鳞片，释放出了里面的种子。plantpartnaturebiologyseedChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗Share氧化皮， 鳞片. The flaky material sloughed off heated metal."After welding the gate, he brushed off the loose scales that had formed on the hot metal. "焊接大门后，他刷掉了在滚烫的金属上形成的松散氧化皮。materialsubstancetechnicalindustryChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗Share鳞甲 Scale mail (as opposed to chain mail)."The knight wore a suit of scales, protecting his torso from sword blows. "骑士身穿一套鳞甲，保护他的躯干免受刀剑砍伤。militarywearweaponChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗Share水垢， 钙质沉淀。 Limescale."The kettle had thick scales of limescale inside, so I cleaned it with vinegar. "水壶里面结了厚厚的一层水垢，所以我用醋把它清洗干净了。utilitysubstanceChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗Share介壳虫，蚧壳虫 A scale insect."The gardener noticed small, brown scales clinging to the stems of the rose bushes. "园丁注意到玫瑰花枝干上 clinging 着一些棕色的小 介壳虫/蚧壳虫。insectanimalChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗Share刀柄护片，侧板。 The thin metallic side plate of the handle of a pocketknife."The scales on my grandfather's old pocketknife are made of smooth, dark wood. "我爷爷的老式小刀，刀柄上的护片是用光滑的深色木头做的。partutensilitemmaterialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗Share去鳞，刮鳞 To remove the scales of."Please scale that fish for dinner."请把那条鱼刮掉鱼鳞，晚餐用。foodanimalfishChat 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鳞了。organismbiologyanimalChat 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"清除锅炉内部的水垢animalfoodfishChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗Share刮除, 剥落 To take off in thin layers or scales, as tartar from the teeth; to pare off, as a surface."The dentist used a special tool to scales away the hardened plaque from my teeth. "牙医用专门的工具来刮除我牙齿上硬化的牙菌斑。medicinebodyanatomyChat 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。biologyorganismphysiologyChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗Share散布，散播。 To scatter; to spread."The wind scales the fallen leaves across the park, creating a colorful swirl. "风把落叶在公园里散播开来，形成一道色彩缤纷的旋涡。actionnatureChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗Share清除炮膛，清理炮膛 To clean, as the inside of a cannon, by the explosion of a small quantity of powder."After a period of disuse, the artillery crew had to scale the cannon with a small charge before it could be fired safely again. "经过一段时间的停用后，炮兵需要先用少量炸药清除炮膛内的污垢，才能安全地再次发射火炮。militaryweaponChat 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."度过了漫长而慵懒的冬天后，我真害怕站上秤。deviceutensilsciencephysicsthingChat 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 flour in one of the scales and sugar in the other to measure equal amounts for the cake. "面包师小心地将面粉放在一个秤盘里，又将糖放在另一个秤盘里，以便测量出等量的食材来做蛋糕。utensilitemChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗Share秤，天平。 A device for measuring weight."The butcher put the sausages on the scales."屠夫把香肠放在秤上。deviceutensilChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
