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scale

/skeɪl/

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variant 1: scales

1 · noun

a measuring instrument for weighing; shows amount of mass

秤

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A measuring scale is displayed beside this bone in the cabinet.
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展柜里这块骨头的旁边放着尺寸标尺。
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