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  1. Oxford American Dictionary

    scale

    • IPA[skāl]

    美式

    • n.
      each of the small, thin horny or bony plates protecting the skin of fish and reptiles, typically overlapping one another.；a thick, dry flake of skin.
    • v.
      remove scale or scales from；remove tartar from (teeth) by scraping them

    • verb: scale, 3rd person present: scales, gerund or present participle: scaling, past tense: scaled, past participle: scaled

    • noun: scale, plural noun: scales

    • 釋義

    名詞

    • 1. each of the small, thin horny or bony plates protecting the skin of fish and reptiles, typically overlapping one another. 同義詞 plate, technicallamella, lamina, squama, scute, ... 更多
    • 2. a thick, dry flake of skin. 同義詞 flake, scurf, dandruff, technicalfurfur
    • ▪ a rudimentary leaf, feather, or bract.
    • ▪ each of numerous microscopic structures covering the wings of butterflies and moths.
    • 3. a flaky covering or deposit.
    • ▪ a white deposit formed in a kettle, boiler, etc. by the evaporation of water containing lime banging sounds emanating from the boiler may be caused by a buildup of scale 同義詞 limescale, deposit, encrustation, coating, fur
    • ▪ tartar formed on teeth.
    • ▪ a coating of oxide formed on heated metal a spray-on chemical for removing welding scale and heat discoloration from stainless steel

    動詞

    • 1. remove scale or scales from he scales the fish and removes the innards
    • ▪ remove tartar from (teeth) by scraping them dental hygienists give treatment such as scaling and polishing teeth
    • 2. (especially of the skin) form scales the skin may scale and peel away with itching, stinging, or burning sensations in the infected area
    • ▪ come off in scales or thin pieces; flake off the paint was scaling from the brick walls