scale /skeil/
Meaning
English definition
- (n.) an ordered reference standard
- (n.) relative magnitude
- (n.) the ratio between the size of something and a representation of it
Chinese translation
- n. 刻度, 衡量, 比例, 比例尺, 数值范围, 等级, 规模, 天平, 秤, 鳞, 积垢
- vt. 依比例决定, 攀登, 测量, 绘制, 刮鳞, 使生垢, 过秤
- vi. 剥落, 生水垢, 重量为, 攀登, 衡量
Word details
- Part of speech
- noun
- Pronunciation
- /skeil/
- Syllables
- 1
- Exam levels
- CET-4 · CET-6 · Postgraduate exam · TOEFL · IELTS · GRE
- Frequency
- Zipf 4.83 · Common
Word forms
scaled, scaling, scales
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