2,lớp, được vào cặp, xin vui lòng!phỏng vấn đối tác của bạn về việc làm của thành viên gia đình của mình.Vâng, ok...bố làm gì, Mai?ông là một giáo viên.và những gì về mẹ của bạn?cô là một y táchị em của bạn làm gì?cô là một sinh viên.3,chúng ta hãy chơi một trò chơi của công việc.cô ấy là một bác sĩ. Cô làm việc ở đâu?trong một bệnh viện.thực hiện tốt! bây giờ nó bật của bạn.ông là một nhân viên. Nơi ông làm việc?trong một factory.geat.cô ấy là một farmer.where nó không làm việc?trong một field.correct! Show
đang được dịch, vui lòng đợi..  2, lớp, nhận được vào cặp, xin vui lòng! Phỏng vấn đối tác của bạn về những công việc của mình trong gia đình. Vâng, ok ... những gì cha của bạn làm, Mai? Ông là một giáo viên. Và những gì về mẹ của bạn? Cô ấy là một y tá những gì chị em của bạn làm gì? cô ấy là một học sinh. 3, chúng ta hãy chơi một trò chơi của công việc. cô ấy là một doctor.Where cô ấy làm việc? tại một bệnh viện. cũng được thực hiện! bây giờ đến lượt bạn. ông là một worker.Where nào ông làm việc? trong một factory.geat. cô ấy là một farmer.where cô ấy làm việc? trong một field.correct! đang được dịch, vui lòng đợi.. Các ngôn ngữ khác
Hỗ trợ công cụ dịch thuật: Albania, Amharic, Anh, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Ba Lan, Ba Tư, Bantu, Basque, Belarus, Bengal, Bosnia, Bulgaria, Bồ Đào Nha, Catalan, Cebuano, Chichewa, Corsi, Creole (Haiti), Croatia, Do Thái, Estonia, Filipino, Frisia, Gael Scotland, Galicia, George, Gujarat, Hausa, Hawaii, Hindi, Hmong, Hungary, Hy Lạp, Hà Lan, Hà Lan (Nam Phi), Hàn, Iceland, Igbo, Ireland, Java, Kannada, Kazakh, Khmer, Kinyarwanda, Klingon, Kurd, Kyrgyz, Latinh, Latvia, Litva, Luxembourg, Lào, Macedonia, Malagasy, Malayalam, Malta, Maori, Marathi, Myanmar, Mã Lai, Mông Cổ, Na Uy, Nepal, Nga, Nhật, Odia (Oriya), Pashto, Pháp, Phát hiện ngôn ngữ, Phần Lan, Punjab, Quốc tế ngữ, Rumani, Samoa, Serbia, Sesotho, Shona, Sindhi, Sinhala, Slovak, Slovenia, Somali, Sunda, Swahili, Séc, Tajik, Tamil, Tatar, Telugu, Thái, Thổ Nhĩ Kỳ, Thụy Điển, Tiếng Indonesia, Tiếng Ý, Trung, Trung (Phồn thể), Turkmen, Tây Ban Nha, Ukraina, Urdu, Uyghur, Uzbek, Việt, Xứ Wales, Yiddish, Yoruba, Zulu, Đan Mạch, Đức, Ả Rập, dịch ngôn ngữ. either or both of two members of a legislative assembly on opposite sides who absent themselves from voting by mutual arrangement, leaving the relative position of the parties unaffectedone minister was flatly refused a pair by his Tory opposite numberverb (with object) 1. put together or join to form a pairshe wore a cardigan paired with a matching skirt▪ (no object) (of animals) form a pair for breeding purposeskiller whales pair for life2. give (a member of a legislative assembly) another member as a pair, to allow both to absent themselves from a vote without affecting the resultarrangements are usually made between the party whips for an absent member on one side to be paired with an absentee on the other3. wirelessly connect (an electronic device) to another via Bluetoothyou'll now be able to pair your watch directly with a set of Bluetooth headphones phrasesgrow a pairin pairspair of hands phrasal verbspair off word originMiddle English: from Old French paire, from Latin paria ‘equal things’, neuter plural of par ‘equal’. Formerly phrases such as a pair of gloves were expressed without of, as in a pair gloves (compare with German ein Paar Handschuhe) pair-bondverb (no object) (of an animal or person) form a close relationship through courtship and sexual activity with one other animal or persononly 3 per cent of all animal species pair-bondExamplesBirds are much more likely than other animals to pair-bond.North AmericanFor some bird species pair-bonding lasts a lifetime.North Americannounpair bonda relationship formed by pair-bondingExamplesIn this species, long-tailed males are preferred by females both to form a pair bond and to engage in extrapair copulations.North AmericanPairs of breeding forest-falcons sing duets before sunrise, a behavior that presumably functions to advertise their occupation of a territory, and perhaps to strengthen the pair bond.North American pair offalso pair uppair nounform a couple, especially in a romantic or sexual relationshipall my friends had paired offjournalists seem to pair off with journalists a lotRachel has paired up with TommyExamplesMatch-makers Jane Gledhill and Chris Cunningham had hoped to be swamped with single people wanting to be paired off - but their romantic speed-dating notion has had so few admirers that they have had to call the whole thing off.BritishIn one deft sequence, Carrington sits outside Ham Spray House, draped in a blanket, watching the loves of her life pair off into new relationships.North American pair productionnoun (mass noun) (Physics) the conversion of a radiation quantum into an electron and a positronExamplesThe fact that pair production always results in equal numbers of particles and antiparticles poses a cosmological question: why is antimatter so rare?North AmericanPair production is an important photon interaction process at high energies.North AmericanSeveral experimental arrangements have been used to study pair production in targets using the photons emitted by radioactive sources.North American grow a pairpair noun (informal) become more courageous or resoluteall you have to do is grow a pair and ask her out if you want toExamplesThe large macaws usually fly around in pairs, sometimes accompanied by their offspring.I buy a coffee and watch the people arrive in pairs or groups as I drink it.AustralianThis exchange of ideas takes no more than a minute and is especially profitable when children spend 20 seconds or so discussing their ideas in pairs before responding in a whole class context.AustralianNine members of the dance group worked intensely, mostly alone or in pairs.North American pair of handspair nounused in reference to a person seen in terms of their participation in a taskwe can always do with an extra pair of handsExamplesSo even if you are just someone who needs an extra pair of hands around the house for a day here is your chance to get all those jobs done that never seem to get done!IrishHome-Start York needs volunteers to visit young families at home, to offer a listening ear and an extra pair of hands.BritishThey will provide an extra pair of hands to allow the pre-school staff and volunteers to spend more time with all the children in the group.BritishWhen he came to stay with us it was like having an extra pair of hands.British au pairvolume_up UK /ˌəʊ ˈpɛː/nouna young person from abroad, typically a woman, who helps with housework or childcare in exchange for food, a room, and a small wageshe worked as an au pair in France for a year(as modifier) an au pair agency word originmid 19th century: from French, literally ‘on equal terms’. The phrase was originally adjectival, describing an arrangement between two parties paid for by the exchange of mutual services; the noun usage dates from the 1930s Cooper pairvolume_up UK /ˈkuːpə ˌpɛː/noun (Physics) 1. a loosely bound pair of electrons with opposite spins and moving with the same speed in opposite directions, held to be responsible for the phenomenon of superconductivity2. a loosely bound pair of atoms in a superfluid word origin1960s: named after Leon N. Cooper (born 1930), American physicist electron pairnoun1. (Chemistry) two electrons occupying the same orbital in an atom or moleculeExamplesIn the case of aldehydes and ketones containing carbonyl groups, the highly nucleophilic Grignard reagent contributes its electron pair to form a bond with the carbon atom.North AmericanThe halide retains the electron pair of the carbon-halogen bond when it leaves.North AmericanAlthough in each molecule there are three hydrogen atoms bonded to the central nitrogen atom, the nitrogen atom also carries a lone electron pair.North AmericanThe resultant bond is called a double bond, and it is symbolized by two lines connecting the atoms, where each line corresponds to an electron pair.North American2. (Physics) an electron and a positron produced in a high-energy reactionExamplesSimilarly, four protons are pumped into the intramembrane space as each electron pair flows through complexes III and as four electrons are used to reduce O 2 to H 2 O in complex IV.North AmericanThis is primarily because of stabilization of the polarization of the radical cation-hydrated electron pair in the condensed media.North AmericanNormal current is carried by single electrons; within superconductors the charge units are electron pairs called Cooper pairs.North AmericanPairs of single nanotubes might be used in future experiments to separate the entangled electron pairs in superconductors.North American lone pairnoun (Chemistry) a pair of electrons occupying an orbital in an atom or molecule and not directly involved in bondingExamplesMolecules that contain lone pairs of electrons (like ammonia or water) can use these to bond with metal atoms capable of receiving them.BritishThe oxygen atom of an ether functional group has two lone pairs of electrons.North AmericanA very useful method for understanding and predicting molecular shapes that relies upon the role of the lone pair is called the Valence Shell Electron Pair Repulsion theory.North AmericanIdentifying types of bonds and lone pairs of electrons is as critical to accurately predicting the shape of a molecule as is determining the number of bonds.North American ordered pairnoun (Mathematics) a pair of elements a, b having the property that (a, b) = (u, v) if and only if a = u, b = vExamplesOn 4 November 1833 Hamilton read a paper to the Royal Irish Academy expressing complex numbers as algebraic couples, or ordered pairs of real numbers.BritishIn 1814 Argand had represented the complex numbers as points on the plane, that is as ordered pairs of real numbers.BritishThe first number in the ordered pairs for each outcome is the payoff to the row player, the second number the payoff to the column player.BritishIn addition to his work on geometry, Bolyai developed a rigorous geometric concept of complex numbers as ordered pairs of real numbers.British pigeon pairnoun (British English, dialect) a boy and girl as twins, or as the only children in a familyExamplesI have been told by an old lady I have the perfect pigeon pair.BritishIt is said that a woman receives a second life after giving birth to a baby. And to the coveted mother of a pigeon pair, the sweetness is doubled.East AsianWe were hoping for a pigeon pair but I am now happy with our two gorgeous boys.Australian twisted pairnoun (Electronics) a cable consisting of two wires twisted round each other, used especially for telephone or computer applicationsExamplesThe standard in commercial installations and in new homes where data applications are likely to be found is a jacketed, unshielded cable that contains four twisted pairs.North AmericanAs long as you have a choice, buy the twisted pair cables.North AmericanIt is composed of a twisted pair of 20 gauge stranded, stainless steel conductors covered with black insulation.North AmericanThe wiring in our house is connected to a local exchange carrier's central office via a twisted pair.North American base pairnoun (Biochemistry) a pair of complementary bases in a double-stranded nucleic acid molecule, consisting of a purine in one strand linked by hydrogen bonds to a pyrimidine in the other. Cytosine always pairs with guanine, and adenine with thymine (in DNA) or uracil (in RNA)ExamplesThis package contains a number of substitution models for nucleotides and RNA base pairs.North AmericanThymine glycol base pairs with A and results in a C T transition.British derivativesbase pairing pairs skateralso pair skaternounpairs skating nounExamplesThe Chinese pairs skaters are shown here pushing the envelope, adding a fourth revolution to their aerial moves.East AsianThey have already developed a style that shows amazing unison, more like ice dancers than typical pairs skaters.North AmericanSingles and pairs skaters train only two - a short program and a long program.North AmericanHer triumphs have included guiding Alexei Yagudin, Ilya Kulik, and the pairs skaters Klimova and Pomorenko, and Rodnina and Zaitsev, to Olympic gold.BritishPair skaters have awfully sparse costumes compared to the luxurious gowns of ice dancers.North American carriage and pairnouna four-wheeled passenger carriage pulled by two horsesExamplesAll the big houses had their carriages and pairs, complete with footmen, cocked hats and jack boots.BritishA ghostly carriage and pair is said to travel down Brimpton Lane on a certain night in January.BritishIt is scarcely possible to keep a handsome well-appointed carriage and pair under £300 a year.North AmericanIt is scarcely possible to keep a handsome well-appointed carriage and pair under L300 a year.North AmericanThere was a carriage and pair standing at the gate, which she recognized as Dr Madeley's, the physician from Rotherby.North AmericanOn Monday afternoon a collision between a carriage and pair and a bicycle occurred at the end of Bridge Street, Newark.British a safe pair of handshand noun1. (in a sporting context) used to refer to someone who is reliable when catching a ballhe has a safe pair of hands and made the catch look easy2. used to denote someone who is capable, reliable, or trustworthy in the management of a situationthey were searching for a safe pair of hands to oversee the running of the lottery bellowsvolume_up UK /ˈbɛləʊz/plural noun (also treated as singular) 1. also a pair of bellowsa device with an air bag that emits a stream of air when squeezed together with two handles, used for blowing air into a firestoking up the fire with the bellows▪a device similar to a pair of bellows used in a harmonium or small organ2. an object or device with concertinaed sides to allow it to expand and contract, such as a tube joining a lens to a camera body word originMiddle English: probably from Old English belga, plural of belig (see belly), used as a shortened form of earlier blǣstbelig ‘blowing bag’ binocularsvolume_up UK /bɪˈnɒkjʊləz/plural nounan optical instrument with a lens for each eye, used for viewing distant objectsa pair of binoculars or a small telescope will make viewing far easierbinoculars give a close-up view of the animals without causing disturbanceExamplesNot with the naked eye, and certainly not through any optical device like binoculars or a telescope.BritishJames tried to adjust the lenses of the binoculars for a third, unsuccessful time.British word originlate 19th century: plural of binocular forcepsvolume_up UK /ˈfɔːsɛps/ • UK /ˈfɔːsɪps/also a pair of forcepsplural noun1. a pair of pincers or tweezers used in surgery or in a laboratory2. a large pair of forceps with broad gripping parts, used to encircle a baby's head and assist in birth(as modifier) a forceps delivery3. (Zoology) an organ or structure resembling forceps, especially the cerci of an earwig word originlate 16th century: from Latin, ‘tongs, pincers’ pliersvolume_up UK /ˈplʌɪəz/also a pair of pliersplural nounpincers with parallel, flat, and typically serrated surfaces, used chiefly for gripping small objects or bending wirea pair of pliersExamplesWith pliers, bend the wire ends back into the button so they won't snag the garment fabric.North AmericanPicking up a pair of discarded pliers he snipped two wires and replaced some of the others.British word originmid 16th century: from dialect ply ‘bend’, from French plier ‘to bend’, from Latin plicare ‘to fold’ scissorsvolume_up UK /ˈsɪzəz/also a pair of scissorsplural noun1. an instrument used for cutting cloth, paper, and other material, consisting of two blades laid one on top of the other and fastened in the middle so as to allow them to be opened and closed by a thumb and finger inserted through rings on the end of their handles2. also scissor (as modifier) denoting an action in which two things cross each other or open and close like the blades of a pair of scissorsas the fish swims the tail lobes open and close in a slight scissor action3. (Rugby) a tactical move in which a player running diagonally takes the ball from a teammate and changes the direction of the attack, or feints to do soa dummy scissors from David Thomas deceived the opposition derivativesscissorwise word originlate Middle English: from Old French cisoires, from late Latin cisoria, plural of cisorium ‘cutting instrument’, from cis-, variant of caes-, stem of caedere ‘to cut’. The spelling with sc- (16th century) was by association with the Latin stem sciss- ‘cut’ secateursvolume_up UK /ˌsɛkəˈtəːz/ • UK /ˈsɛkətəːz/plural nounalso a pair of secateurs (British English) a pair of pruning clippers for use with one handExamplesMake sure all tools are in perfect working order, for instance it's much easier to prune with sharp secateurs.AustralianNow until the end of the July is the time to get out the secateurs and start pruning those roses.Australian word originmid 19th century: plural of French sécateur ‘cutter’, formed irregularly from Latin secare ‘to cut’ shearsvolume_up UK /ʃɪəz/also a pair of shearsplural nouna cutting instrument in which two blades move past each other, like scissors but typically largerwhen cutting roses, always use a sharp, clean pair of shears word originOld English scēara (plural) ‘scissors, cutting instrument’, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch schaar and German Schere, also to shear tongsvolume_up UK /tɒŋz/plural nounalso a pair of tongs1. an instrument with two movable arms that are joined at one end, used for picking up and holding thingssugar tongsExamplesOnce in the door you'll be straight over to the hearth, emptying ashes and raking dead coals, scooping up briquettes of turf with a pair of tongs and stacking them up.IrishI attacked the bowl of molluscs using a great technique I was once taught for eating mussels without cutlery, by using an empty shell as a finger-sized pair of tongs.British2. short for curling tongsExamplesSee, in order to get my fine, straight hair to even vaguely do the bouffant standing-up thing, Tony had had to go at me with hairdryer and tongs and more hairspray than you might see at the average Miss World contest.BritishLock away heated styling accessories, such as tongs, straighteners and hair dryers, during the hot summer months.North American word originOld English tang(e) (singular), of Germanic origin; related to Dutch tang and German Zange trousersvolume_up UK /ˈtraʊzəz/also a pair of trousersplural nounan outer garment covering the body from the waist to the ankles, with a separate part for each leg phraseswear the trousers derivativestrousered word originearly 17th century: from archaic trouse (singular) from Irish triús and Scottish Gaelic triubhas (see trews), on the pattern of drawers tweezersvolume_up UK /ˈtwiːzəz/plural nounalso a pair of tweezersa small instrument like a pair of pincers for plucking out hairs and picking up small objectsExamplesNumerous methods are used for epilation, from tweezers to devices that pluck several hairs at once.North AmericanIf you have strays within your bikini line, you can pluck them with tweezers or trim them very carefully with scissors.North American word originmid 17th century: extended form of obsolete tweeze ‘case of surgical instruments’, shortening of etweese, anglicized plural of etui pairs skatingalso pair skatingnoun (mass noun) a form of choreographed figure skating in which a man and a woman compete as a teamthe lifts in pairs skating are becoming ever more daringExamplesFigure skating includes four disciplines - singles men and ladies skating, pairs skating, and ice dancing.North AmericanIn pairs skating, Hinnegan and Norris teamed up to skate the foxtrot dance variation.CanadianWith this performance, the level of pairs skating came back down to earth.North AmericanDo you feel that there is too much emphasis on side-by-side jumps in pairs skating?North American derivativespairs skater stepvolume_up UK /stɛp/noun1. an act or movement of putting one leg in front of the other in walking or runningRon took a step backshe turned and retraced her steps▪the distance covered by a stepRichard came a couple of steps nearer▪ (usually in singular) a person's particular way of walkingshe left the room with a springy step▪each of the sequences of movement of the feet which make up a dance▪a short or easily walked distancethe market is only a short step from the lake2. a flat surface, especially one in a series, on which to place one's foot when moving from one level to anotherthe bottom step of the staircasea flight of marble steps▪a doorstepthere was a pint of milk on the step▪a rung of a ladder▪steps or pair of steps (British English) a stepladderthe steps are in the outhouse▪ (mass noun) step aerobics(as modifier) a step class▪(Climbing) a foothold cut in a slope of ice3. a measure or action, especially one of a series taken in order to deal with or achieve a particular thingdevelopers must take steps to reassure local people that their voices will be hearda major step forward in the fight for justice▪a stage in a gradual processsales are up, which is a step in the right direction▪a particular position or grade on an ascending or hierarchical scalethe first step on the managerial ladder4. (Music, North American English) an interval in a scale; a tone (whole step) or semitone (half step)5. (Physics) an abrupt change in the value of a quantity, especially voltage6. a block fixed to a boat's keel in order to take the base of a mast or other fittingverbWord forms: steps, stepping, stepped1. (no object, with adverbial) lift and set down one's foot or one foot after the other in order to walk somewhere or move to a new positionClaudia tried to step backI accidentally stepped on his foot▪ (as imperative) used as a polite or deferential way of asking someone to walk a short distance for a particular purposeplease step this way▪take a particular course of actionhe stepped out of retirement to answer an SOS call from his old club2. (with object) (Nautical) set up (a mast) in its step phrasesbreak stepfall into stepin stepfollow in someone's stepskeep stepone step aheadone step at a timeone step forward and two steps backout of stepstep by stepstep into someone's shoesstep itstep on itstep out of linestep up to the platewatch one's step phrasal verbsstep asidestep backstep downstep forwardstep instep outstep out onstep up derivativessteplike word originOld English stæpe, stepe (noun), stæppan, steppan (verb), of Germanic origin; related to Dutch steppen and German stapfen tightsvolume_up UK /tʌɪts/also a pair of tightsplural noun1. a close-fitting garment made of nylon or other knitted yarn and covering the legs, hips, and bottom, worn especially by women and girlsa pair of black tightsExamplesWhen you're stumped for style, nothing beats the black opaque tights that rule at Helmut Lang.North AmericanLucie wore a black velvet pinafore, black tights and a dark purple jacket and she clung to her father's hand throughout the entire ceremony.British2. a garment resembling a pair of tights worn by a dancer or acrobatExamplesWhether in tights or bare-legged, a dancer expects his body to be scrutinized.North AmericanThere are some male dancers for whom tights, you feel, are a perk of the job.British pairwisevolume_up UK /ˈpɛːwʌɪz/adjectiveinvolving or forming a pair or pairsall possible pairwise combinations of the four operationsadverbin pairscells were incubated singly or pairwise show a clean pair of heelsalso show someone a clean pair of heelsshow verb (informal) run away extremely fastExamplesMalton's next score came when Cooke broke from defence and glided past would-be tacklers before handing on to opposite wing Elliot Richardson, who showed a clean pair of heels to his pursuers to get his side's third try.BritishPaul Wrebber's nine-year-old has taken well to fences this season and I expect him to show a clean pair of heels to his six rivals.BritishRetired Probation officer Tony Bowman is showing a clean pair of heels to many of his rivals on the athletics track.BritishSeventeen years-old William Harty got back on the winning trail in the Dungarvan AC 10k road race on Sunday last when he showed a clean pair of heels to his 87 rivals in a time of 31 minutes 57 seconds.Irish garden shearsplural nounlarge shears used for gardeningthe hedge was cut with garden shearsExamplesDon't forget to bring your gardening gloves, wheelbarrow, garden shears or any item that may be of use.IrishI can't manage Graham's hedge trimmer, and the use of garden shears is beyond me, too.BritishI got the secateurs and the garden shears and boy, did I give the garden a good seeing to!BritishUse garden shears, reciprocating saw or hacksaw to cut branches to proper height.North AmericanHowever, I'll be saving time this year when I use the battery-powered garden shears I bought in the fall.North AmericanBefore cherry-picker platforms the hedge was cut by teams of estate workers with garden shears on ladders.British pincervolume_up UK /ˈpɪnsə/noun1. pincers or pair of pincersa tool made of two pieces of metal with blunt concave jaws that are arranged like the blades of scissors, used for gripping and pulling things2. a hinged and sharply pointed organ used by an arthropod for feeding or defence, as the mandibles of an insect, or each of the chelae of a crab, lobster, or scorpion word originMiddle English: from Anglo-Norman French, from Old French pincier ‘to pinch’ compassvolume_up UK /ˈkʌmpəs/noun1. an instrument containing a magnetized pointer which shows the direction of magnetic north and bearings from itwalkers should be equipped with a map and compassa magnetic compassCrewe was ideally placed on the rail network, with connections running to all points of the compass2. also compasses or a pair of compassesan instrument for drawing circles and arcs and measuring distances between points, consisting of two arms linked by a movable joint, one arm ending in a point and the other usually carrying a pencil or pena regular heptagon cannot be constructed accurately with only ruler and compass3. (in singular) the range or scope of somethingthe event had political repercussions which are beyond the compass of this bookgoods and services which fall within the compass of the free market▪the enclosing limits of an areathis region had within its compass many types of agriculture▪the range of notes that can be produced by a voice or a musical instrumentthe cellos were playing in a rather sombre part of their compassverb (with object) (archaic) 1. go round (something) in a circular coursethe ship wherein Magellan compassed the world▪surround or hem in on all sideswe were compassed round by a thick fog2. contrive to accomplish (something)he compassed his end only by the exercise of violence word originMiddle English: from Old French compas (noun), compasser (verb), based on Latin com- ‘together’ + passus ‘a step or pace’. Several senses ( ‘measure’, ‘artifice’, ‘circumscribed area’, and ‘pair of compasses’) which appeared in Middle English are also found in Old French, but their development and origin are uncertain. The transference of sense to the magnetic compass is held to have occurred in the related Italian word compasso, from the circular shape of the compass box hedge clippersalso hedge clipper or pair of hedge clippersplural nouna tool resembling a large pair of scissors, used for cutting back bushes, shrubs, and hedgesshe attacks the tree with a large pair of rusting hedge clippersExamplesShe looks like someone took a chisel to her chin and hedge clippers to her hair.IrishIf the edge was good last year all that is needed is a trim with hedge clippers or edging shears.Irish scalevolume_up UK /skeɪl/noun1. each of the small, thin horny or bony plates protecting the skin of fish and reptiles, typically overlapping one another2. a thick, dry flake of skin▪a rudimentary leaf, feather, or bract▪each of numerous microscopic structures covering the wings of butterflies and moths3. (mass noun) a flaky covering or deposit▪a white deposit formed in a kettle, boiler, etc. by the evaporation of water containing limebanging sounds emanating from the boiler may be caused by a build-up of scale▪tartar formed on teeth▪a coating of oxide formed on heated metala spray-on chemical for removing welding scale and heat discoloration from stainless steelverb1. (with object) remove scale or scales fromhe scales the fish and removes the innards▪remove tartar from (teeth) by scraping themdental hygienists give treatment such as scaling and polishing teeth2. (no object) (especially of the skin) form scalesthe skin may scale and peel away with itching, stinging, or burning sensations in the infected area▪come off in scales or thin pieces; flake offthe paint was scaling from the brick walls phrasesthe scales fall from someone's eyes derivativesscalelessscaler word originMiddle English: shortening of Old French escale, from the Germanic base of scale scalevolume_up UK /skeɪl/noun1. usually scalesan instrument for weighing, originally a simple balance (a pair of scales) but now usually a device with an electronic or other internal weighing mechanismbathroom scaleskitchen scales▪also scale paneither of the dishes on a simple balance▪the Scalesthe zodiacal sign or constellation Libra2. (South African English) a large drinking container for beer or other alcoholic drinkverbweigh a specified weightsome men scaled less than ninety pounds phrasesthrow something on the scaletip the scalestip the scales at word originMiddle English (in the sense ‘drinking cup’, surviving in South African English): from Old Norse skál ‘bowl’, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch schaal, German Schale ‘bowl’, also to English dialect shale ‘dish’ scalevolume_up UK /skeɪl/noun1. a graduated range of values forming a standard system for measuring or grading somethinga new salary scale is planned for all universitiescompany employees have hit the top of their pay scales▪the full range of different levels of people or things, from lowest to highesttwo men at opposite ends of the social scaleat the other end of the scale, premiership clubs are forced to pay huge wages▪a series of marks at regular intervals in a line used in measuring somethingthe mean delivery time is plotted against a scale on the right▪a device having a series of marks at regular intervals for measuringshe read the exact distance off a scale▪a rule determining the distances between marks on a scalethe vertical axis is given on a logarithmic scale2. (in singular) the relative size or extent of somethingno one foresaw the scale of the disastereverything in the house is on a grand scale▪ (often as modifier) a ratio of size in a map, model, drawing, or plana one-fifth scale model of a seven-storey buildinga map on a scale of 1:25003. (Music) an arrangement of the notes in any system of music in ascending or descending order of pitchthe scale of C major▪scalesthe exercise of performing the notes of one or more scales as a form of practice by a singer or musicianin music class I dread having to sing scaleshe thinks guitarists in particular don't spend nearly enough time practising scales4. in full scale of notation (Mathematics) a system of numerical notation in which the value of a digit depends upon its position in the number, successive positions representing successive powers of a fixed basethe conversion of the number to the binary scale5. (Photography) the range of exposures over which a photographic material will give an acceptable variation in density |
