scale 
: 规模 大小 [pl.] 天平 磅秤 （鱼等的）鳞 （音乐）音阶 
scale 
ไต่ ☊ dtaiL 
échelle ☊ 
tỉ lệ 
天平座 
Waage like: scale → →
large scale map ☊ 
bản đồ tỷ lệ lớn ☊ small scale map ☊ bản đồ tỷ lệ nhỏ ☊ medium scale map ☊ bản đồ tỷ lệ trung bình ☊ Richter scale (for measuring earthquake strength) ☊ máy đo địa chấn ☊ various ranks and grades (in a classification scale of civil servants) ☊ ngạch trật ☊ home craft or industry, small scale industry ☊ tiểu thủ công ☊ to scale off, come off ☊ tróc ☊ large scale irrigation project ☊ đại thủy nông ☊ What began as a minor scuffle turned into a full-scale riot. ☊ begin ☊
Electronic media make the potential for information distribution possible on a scale never before achieved. ☊ distribution ☊
New Yorkers built their city on a grand scale. ☊ grand ☊
Some drugs are being used on a much larger scale than previously. ☊ large ☊
The Richter Scale is a measure of ground motion. ☊ measure ☊
The architect had produced a scale model of the proposed shopping complex. ☊ model ☊
A wedding on that scale takes a lot of organization. ☊ organization ☊
Unlike the American, the British press operates on a national scale. ☊ press ☊
The earthquake registered 3 on the Richter scale. ☊ register ☊
a scale of 1:25 000 ☊ scale ☊
a scale model/drawing ☊ scale ☊
Both plans are drawn to the same scale. ☊ 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)? ☊ scale ☊
bathroom/kitchen/weighing scales ☊ scale ☊
the scales of justice (= represented as the two pans on a balance (5)) ☊ scale ☊
How much does it read on the scale? ☊ scale ☊
a five-point pay scale ☊ scale ☊
to evaluate performance on a scale from 1 to 10 ☊ scale ☊
The salary scale goes from £12 000 to £20 000. ☊ scale ☊
a scale of charges ☊ scale ☊
At the other end of the scale, life is a constant struggle to get enough to eat. ☊ scale ☊
the social scale ☊ scale ☊
They entertain on a large scale (= they hold expensive parties with a lot of guests). ☊ scale ☊
Here was corruption on a grand scale. ☊ scale ☊
On a global scale, 77% of energy is created from fossil fuels. ☊ scale ☊
to achieve economies of scale in production (= to produce many items so the cost of producing each one is reduced) ☊ scale ☊
scale of sth: It was impossible to comprehend the full scale of the disaster. ☊ scale ☊
It was not until morning that the sheer scale of the damage could be seen (= how great it was). ☊ scale ☊
salaries at the upper end of the pay scale ☊ upper ☊
He weighed himself on the bathroom scales. ☊ weigh ☊
échelle ☊ cette guerre peut être menée à grande échelle ☊
grille ☊ il tapait du poing sur la grille ☊
balance ☊ la balance commerciale franco-allemande a été équilibrée en janvier ☊
gamme ☊ nous avons déjà une bonne gamme de programmes ☊
réduit ☊ nous avions une équipe très réduite ☊