scale
US: /ˈskeɪɫ/
UK: /skˈeɪl/
UK: /skˈeɪl/
English Vietnamese dictionary
scale /skeil/
- danh từ
- vảy (cá, rắn, cánh sâu bọ)
- (thực vật học) vảy bắc
- vảy, vật hình vảy
- lớp gỉ (trên sắt)
- cáu cặn; bựa (răng)
- động từ
- đánh vảy, lột vảy
- cạo lớp gỉ
- cạo cáu, cạo bựa
- tróc vảy, sầy vảy
- danh từ
- cái đĩa cân
- (số nhiều) cái cân ((cũng) a pair of scales)
- to hold the scales even: cầm cân nảy mực
- to throw sword into scale
- lấy vũ khí làm áp lực
- to turn the scale
- (xem) turn
- ngoại động từ
- (từ hiếm,nghĩa hiếm) cân (vật gì), cân được, cân nặng
- to scale ten kilograms: cân được 10 kilôgam
- (từ hiếm,nghĩa hiếm) cân (vật gì), cân được, cân nặng
- danh từ
- sự chia độ; hệ thống có chia độ; sự sắp xếp theo trình độ
- to be high in the scale of creation: có tính chất sáng tạo ở trình độ cao
- at the top of the scale: ở trình độ cao nhất
- at the bottom of the scale: ở trình độ thấp nhất
- (âm nhạc) thang âm, gam
- major scale: gam trưởng
- minor scale: gam thứ
- số tỷ lệ; thước tỷ lệ, tỷ lệ, quy mô, phạm vi
- scale map: bản đồ có tỷ lệ lớn
- the scale to be one to fifty thousand: tỷ lệ sẽ là 1 qoành 5 000
- on a great scale: trên quy mô lớn
- on a world scale: trên phạm vi toàn thế giới
- sự chia độ; hệ thống có chia độ; sự sắp xếp theo trình độ
- động từ
- leo, trèo (bằng thang)
- vẽ (bản đồ) theo tỷ lệ
- to scale up: vẽ to ra; tăng cường
- to scale down: vẽ nhỏ đi; giảm xuống
- có cùng tỷ lệ; có thể so được với nhau
Advanced English dictionary
noun, verb
+ noun
size
1 [sing., U] ~ (of sth) the size or extent of sth, especially when compared with sth else: They entertain on a large scale (= they hold expensive parties with a lot of guests). + Here was corruption on a grand scale. + On a global scale, 77% of energy is created from fossil fuels. + to achieve economies of scale in production (= to produce many items so the cost of producing each one is reduced) + It was impossible to comprehend the full scale of the disaster. + It was not until morning that the sheer scale of the damage could be seen (= how great it was).
See also -
range of levels
2 [C] a range of levels or numbers used for measuring sth: a five-point pay scale + to evaluate performance on a scale from 1 to 10 + The salary scale goes from £12 000 to £20 000. + a scale of fees / charges
See also -
3 [C, usually sing.] the set of all the different levels of sth, from the lowest to the highest: At the other end of the scale, life is a constant struggle to get enough to eat. + the social scale
marks for measuring
4 [C] a series of marks at regular intervals on an instrument that is used for measuring: How much does it read on the scale?
weighing instrument
5 (scales) [pl.] (AmE also scale) an instrument for weighing people or things: bathroom / kitchen / weighing scales + (figurative) the scales of justice (= represented as the two pans on a BALANCE (5))
of map / diagram / model
6 [C] the relation between the actual size of sth and its size on a map, diagram or model that represents it: a scale of 1:
25 000 + a scale model / drawing + Both plans are drawn to the same scale. + Is this diagram to scale (= are all its parts the same size and shape in relation to each other as they are in the thing represented)?
in music
7 [C] a series of musical notes moving upwards or downwards, with fixed intervals between each note, especially a series of eight starting on a particular note: the scale of C major + to practise scales on the piano
Compare: KEY n. (4), OCTAVE
of fish / reptile
8 [C] any of the thin plates of hard material that cover the skin of many fish and reptiles: The beast was a dragon, with great purple and green scales.
in water pipes, etc.
9 (BrE also fur) [U] a hard greyish-white substance that is sometimes left inside water pipes and containers for heating water
See also -
on teeth
10 [U] a hard substance that forms on teeth, especially when they are not cleaned regularly
Compare: PLAQUE
Idioms see TIP v.
+ verb [VN]
climb
1 (written) to climb to the top of sth very high and steep: the first woman to scale Mount Everest + (figurative) He has scaled the heights of his profession.
fish
2 to remove the small flat hard pieces of skin from a fish
teeth
3 to remove TARTAR from the teeth by SCRAPING: The dentist scaled and polished my teeth.
change size
4 (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. + He was using scaled-down versions of his father's tools.
scale sth<->up to increase the size or number of sth
Thesaurus dictionary
I n.
Often, scales. balance:
We need new bathroom scales: the old one gives too high a reading.
II n.
1 flake, imbrication; scurf, dandruff; Technical squama, plate, scute or scutum, lamina, lamella:
Scrape the scales off the fish with a sharp knife before gutting it
2 coating, encrustation or incrustation, crust, overlay, layer, cake, caking, tartar, plaque:
The hardness of the water causes the scale inside the kettle.
III n.
1 range, compass, rank, ranking, gradation, graduation, register, spectrum, calibration, progression, hierarchy, scope, gamut:
As we ascend in the scale of life we rise in the scale of longevity.
2 proportion, ratio:
The scale of these drawings is One Foot = One Centimetre.
v.
3 climb, ascend, mount, clamber up, surmount, go up, escalade:
Using grappling hooks and ropes, we scaled the wall in minutes.
4 regulate, adjust, proportion, Chiefly US and Canadian prorate:
The size of the cable is scaled to the weight it must carry.
5 scale up or down. increase, enlarge, raise; decrease, reduce, diminish, lower:
Depending on the expanse of the façade, the windows ought to be scaled up or down accordingly.
Collocation dictionary
1 size/extent
ADJ.
full
It was several days before the full scale of the accident became clear.
| big, considerable, grand, greater, huge, large, massive, monumental, vast | modest, small | sheer
It is difficult to comprehend the sheer scale of the suffering caused by the war.
| unprecedented
a misuse of presidential power on an unprecedented scale
| ambitious, lavish
Do they always entertain on such a lavish scale?
| global, international, national, regional, world | commercial
The dolls are now produced on a commercial scale.
| human
The city would operate on a more human scale if cars were banned from the centre.
VERB + SCALE
increase | reduce
PREP.
in ~
The paintings are small in scale.
| on a ~
pollution on a massive scale
PHRASES
an economy of scale
Economies of scale enable the larger companies to lower their prices.
| the scale of the problem
2 range of values
ADJ.
fixed | sliding
Benefits are paid on a sliding scale according to family income.
| rating | time
Can you give me any sort of time scale for the completion of the building work?
| evolutionary | social | pay, salary, wage
The company has a five-point pay scale.
| Beaufort, Richter
The earthquake measured 6.4 on the Richter scale.
VERB + SCALE
go/move down/up, rise up
He has risen up the social scale from rather humble beginnings.
SCALE + VERB
go/range from … to …
a scale ranging from ‘utterly miserable’ to ‘deliriously happy’
PREP.
on a/the ~
Where do birds come on the evolutionary scale?
| ~ of … to …
On a scale of 1 to 10, he scores 7.
PHRASES
the bottom/end/top of the scale
After 10 years, she had worked her way to the top of the pay scale.
3 relation between actual size and size of a model, etc.
VERB + SCALE
draw sth to | have
SCALE + NOUN
drawing, model
He's made a scale model of the Eiffel Tower.
PREP.
to ~
The plan of the building is not drawn to scale.
| ~ of … to …
The map has a scale of one centimetre to the kilometre. a scale of 1: 25,000
4 in music
ADJ.
major, minor | chromatic, diatonic, diminished, pentatonic, whole-tone
VERB + SCALE
play, sing | practise
We could hear her practising her scales.
PREP.
~ of
the scale of C major
5 on a fish, etc.
ADJ.
overlapping | fine, thin | armoured | fish
VERB + SCALE
be covered in/with
Concise English dictionary
scales|scaled|scalingskeɪl
noun
+an ordered reference standard
+relative magnitude
+the ratio between the size of something and a representation of it
+an indicator having a graduated sequence of marks
+a specialized leaf or bract that protects a bud or catkin
+a thin flake of dead epidermis shed from the surface of the skin
+(music) a series of notes differing in pitch according to a specific scheme (usually within an octave)
+a measuring instrument for weighing; shows amount of mass
+a metal sheathing of uniform thickness (such as the shield attached to an artillery piece to protect the gunners)
+a flattened rigid plate forming part of the body covering of many animals
verb
+measure by or as if by a scale
+pattern, make, regulate, set, measure, or estimate according to some rate or standard
+take by attacking with scaling ladders
+reach the highest point of
+climb up by means of a ladder
+remove the scales from
+measure with or as if with scales
+size or measure according to a scale
