| 单词 | scale |
| 释义 | scale scale // noun, verb
■ noun
DISECONOMY OF SCALE, ECONOMY OF SCALE, FULL-SCALE, LARGE-SCALE, PAY SCALE, SALARY SCALE, SLIDING SCALE, SMALL-SCALE, WAGE SCALE
1 [sing; U] the size or extent of sth, especially when compared with sth else: The prototype was a success so we started producing it on a large scale. The sales figures revealed the full scale of the company's crisis.
2 [C] a range of levels or numbers used for measuring sth: a five-point pay scale The salary scale goes from €18 000 to €35 000. to evaluate performance on a scale from 1 to 10 a scale of fees/charges
3 [C, usually sing.] the set of all the different levels of sth, from the lowest to the highest: Small businesses make up 59% of industry in the region, while at the other end of the scale, 2% employ over 500 people.
4 [C,U] the relation between the actual size of sth and its size on a map, diagram or model that represents it: a scale model/drawing a scale of 1:10 000 These products are not pictured to scale (= they appear bigger or smaller than in real life).
5 [C, usually pl.] an instrument for weighing people or things
■ verb [+ obj]
(Technical ) to change the size of sth: Text can be scaled from 4 points to 108 points without any loss of quality.
PHRASAL VERBS
scale sth down (AmE also scale sth back) to reduce the number, size or extent of sth: We are thinking of scaling down our training programmes next year. The IMF has scaled back its growth forecasts for the next decade. Smaller businesses are not scaled-down versions of larger ones.
scale sth up to increase the number, size or extent of sth: The call centre has been scaled up to handle over 10 000 calls a day. |
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