Scale meaning in English
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Definition
a (measuring) scale: a weight, a balance, a system of measurement; a degree, a size
I weigh myself on my scale every morning.
the scales (of a fish): the shell, the outer layer, the rigid plates (of a fish)
(on) a scale (of 1 to 10): (on) a ranking, a ratio, a measurement (between 1 and 10)
-On a scale of 1 to 10, how would you rate our customer service? -It's usually very good so I'd say 9.'
The Richter scale the measurement of the intensity of earthquakes
Examples
- "If you could just step up onto this scale here, we'll check your weight."
Exercise 1
In this dialogue, the nurse examines Philip in several different ways.
What exactly does he do?
Check all the answers that apply. There may be more than one correct answer!
What exactly does he do?
Check all the answers that apply. There may be more than one correct answer!
In this dialogue, the nurse examines Philip in several different ways.
What exactly does he do?
Check all the answers that apply. There may be more than one correct answer!
What exactly does he do?
Check all the answers that apply. There may be more than one correct answer!
The nurse asks Philip if he can ask a few questions. Philip never asks the nurse any questions, nor does the nurse answer any.
The nurse does say: "I've never seen a man with a stomach virus and a black eye". But this is not because Philip has a black eye, but this does not indicate that the nurse is examining Philip's eyes.
This is true. The nurse says to Philip "I'm just going to take your blood pressure". "Check" and "take" share a similar meaning in this context.
The nurse says nothing to Philip about removing his clothes.
The nurse says: "If you could step on this scale, we'll check your weight" and then tells Philip he weighs "one hundred seventy-three pounds". A "scale" is the device used to measure one's weight. The term "heavy" describes something with a lot of mass.
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