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scale

英 [skeɪl] 美[skel]

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n. 规模；比例；鳞；刻度；天平；数值范围
vi. 衡量；攀登；剥落；生水垢
vt. 测量；攀登；刮鳞；依比例决定
n. (Scale)人名；(意)斯卡莱

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And this is more and more true, the higher up the scale you go.

But technology has reduced transaction costs, making sharing assets cheaper and easier than ever—and therefore possible on a much larger scale.

How emissions of heat-trapping gases can be reduced on a global scale.

The idea, as he has put it, is to offer businesses rapid, long-distance connectivity on a massive scale.

System institutions are operating very efficiently based on this analysis, raising the question of the value of pursuing a broad scale outsourcing initiative.

In addition, other factors are putting downward pressure on oil prices: change in the strategic behavior of the Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries, the projected increase in Iranian exports, the scaling-down of global demand ( ' , especially from emerging markets), the long-term drop in petroleum consumption in the United States, and some displacement of oil by substitutes.

Coal prices also are low, owing to over-supply and the scaling-down of demand, especially from China, which burns half of the world's coal.

But now, as then, powerful forces are ideologically opposed to the whole idea of government action on a sufficient scale to jump-start the economy.

However, scientists say that the scale of CO2 emissions will require vast amounts of long-term storage.

In return for the scale of investment, they should share their expertise in order to build greater confidence in the sector.

If there was a greater coordination of technology transfer offices within regions and a simultaneous investment in the scale and functions of our graduate schools, universities could, and should, play a key role in positioning the UK for the next growth cycle

By capping her grades at 94 while most other teachers grade on a scale that tops out at 100, your teacher could jeopardize a student's chance of getting a scholarship or getting into a top college.

Snyder, a psychologist, who has devised a scale to assess how much hope a person has.

"Once we scale up, algorithms must be sensitive to tiny changes in identities and at the same time invariant to lighting, pose, age," Kemelmacher-Shlizerman said.

And for this to happen, we may need action on a global scale.

And those costs would vary depending on the size and scale of the businesses.

It's an approach not dictated by the confines of conventional large scale agriculture lead by international corporations.

A kitemark scheme would be workable on a nationwide scale.

At some time in the past Yellowstone must have blown up with a violence far beyond the scale of anything known to humans.

In the ocean, we fished for top predators such as cod on an industrial scale, while on land, we killed off large predators such as wolves.

It enables small-scale farmers to harvest 175 pounds of green vegetables per hour—a huge improvement over harvesting just a few dozen pounds by hand—suddenly making it possible for the little guys to compete with large farms of California.

Recent development has made possible machines that print, cook, and serve foods on a mass scale.

Now the nation's top patent court appears completely ready to scale back on business-method patents, which have been controversial ever since they were first authorized 10 years ago.

All in all, this clearly seems to be a market in which big retailers could profitably apply their gigantic scale, existing infrastructure, and proven skills in the management of product ranges, logistics, and marketing intelligence.

This is hacking on an industrial scale ,as was acknowledged by Glenn Mulcaire, the man hired by the News of the World in 2001 to be the point person for phone hacking.

If software promises to save lives on the scale that drugs now can, big data may be expected to behave as a big pharma has done.

As for me, weighing myself every day caused me to shift my focus from being generally healthy and physically active to focusing solely on the scale.

I had gained weight in the form of muscle mass, but thinking only of lowering the number on the scale, I altered my training program.

I've also experienced greater success in achieving my specific fitness goals, Because I'm training according to those goals, not the numbers on a scale.

Now the nation's top patent court appears completely ready to scale back on business-method patents, which have been controversial ever since they were first authorized I0 years ago.

Rather than obsessing over the scale, turn your focus to how you look, feel how your clothes fit and your overall energy level.

The interviewers had rated applicants on a scale of one to five.

Then there is the scale of the typical housing project.

This is hacking on an industrial scale, as was acknowledged by Glenn Mulcaire, the man hired by the News of the World in 2001 to be the point person for phone hacking.

This scale took numerous factors into consideration.