Word · Frequency #1115
scale
按比例调整;缩放
核心释义
常与 up 或 down 连用
To change the size or amount of something while keeping its proportions, especially to make it larger.
- 1.
改变某物的大小同时保持比例;尤其是改变过程以生产更多最终产品。
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.
- 2.
刮去鳞片。
To remove the scales of.
- 3.
攀登到......的顶部。
To climb to the top of.
- 4.
长出鳞片;变得有鳞。
To become scaly; to produce or develop scales.
- 5.
能够承受吞吐量或其他潜在限制因素的显著增长。
To tolerate significant increases in throughput or other potentially limiting factors.
- 6.
清除水垢或锈皮;除垢。
To strip or clear of scale; to descale.
- 7.
根据某种量表或系统称重、测量或分级。
To weigh, measure or grade according to a scale or system.
- 8.
像除去牙垢那样薄薄地剥掉;刮除表面。
To take off in thin layers or scales, as tartar from the teeth; to pare off, as a surface.
- 9.
从工程图纸上获取测量值,将其视为(或视作)可靠的尺寸指示。
To take measurements from (an engineering drawing), treating them as (or as if) reliable dimensional instructions.
- 10.
呈薄片状分离脱落。
To separate and come off in thin layers or laminae.
- 11.
用少量火药爆炸来清理(如炮膛内部)。
To clean, as the inside of a cannon, by the explosion of a small quantity of powder.
可扩展;能承受更大负载;攀登;爬越;刮鳞;去鳞;除垢;去除水垢;刮除(牙垢等);去掉表面薄层
用法In use
The climbers scaled the steep cliff with great skill.
用法提示:动词' scaled'表示'攀登',描述攀爬陡峭表面的动作。
We need to scale our production to meet the growing demand.
用法提示:动词'scale'表示'调整规模',此处指扩大生产规模。
She scaled the fish before cooking it.
用法提示:动词'scaled'表示'刮鳞',指去除鱼鳞的动作。
scale sth
They scaled the mountain.
他们攀登了那座山。
scale up/down
scale up/down 表示按比例增减。
The company is scaling up production.
公司正在扩大生产规模。
相关词与表达Connections
搭配Collocations
- scale up
- 扩大;增加(生产、经营等的规模)
- The company plans to scale up its production capacity next year.公司计划明年扩大生产能力。
- scale down
- 缩小;缩减(规模、数量等)
- The organizers had to scale down the festival because of heavy rain.由于暴雨,组织者不得不缩小活动的规模。
- scale a mountain
- 攀登高山
- The climbers scaled the mountain in terrible weather conditions.登山者在恶劣的天气条件下攀登了那座山。
- scale to fit
- 缩放以适应(页面、屏幕等)
- The image automatically scales to fit the screen width.图片会自动缩放以适应屏幕宽度。
- scale well
学习提示Learner notes
记忆技巧Memory Tip
把 scale 想成一把刻度尺:一格一格往上爬就是“攀登”,拉长刻度就是按比例“缩放”。
语境与语域Context & Register
语域:neutral 常见场景:business、technology、production scale 作为动词表示“扩大规模、按比例调整”时,多用于商业、技术或生产场景,语气通常比较正式,但在日常工作中也常用。
语法说明Grammar Note
可作为及物或不及物动词,常与 up/down 连用表示调整规模
发音与拼写Pronunciation & Spelling
这些词都与 scale 押韵(/eɪl/),拼写有 -ale 和 -ail 两种,但发音相同。注意 scalar /ˈskeɪlər/ 和 scalpel /ˈskælpəl/ 是形近词,拼写像 scale 但读音不同,不要混淆。
高价值词汇High-value vocabulary
该词属于 Oxford 核心词汇,值得优先掌握常见搭配和句型。
用法优先级Usage priority
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