(NAmE usuallyscale) ADJECTIVE | ... OF SCALES | VERB + SCALES | SCALES + VERB | PREPOSITION | PHRASESADJECTIVE➤weighing (especially BrE) 磅秤;天平▸➤bathroom, kitchen浴室磅秤;廚房用秤... OF SCALES➤pair, set (BrE) 一架天平;一台磅秤◇a pair of kitchen scales一台廚用天平VERB + SCALES➤put sth on, put sth onto, weigh sth on把⋯放在磅秤上;在天平上稱⋯▸➤get on, get onto, stand on, step on, step onto站在磅秤上;踏到磅秤上▸➤tilt, tip稱得重量(為⋯)◇At birth, she tipped the scales at a healthy 7 lb 9 oz.她出生時的體重為 7 磅 9 盎司,十分健康。➤balance天平SCALES + VERB➤tip (in favour/favor of sb/sth), tip (towards/toward sb/sth) (figurative) 事態發展(對⋯有利);天平(朝着⋯)傾斜◇At the moment the scales tip in favour of the Russians. (BrE) 目前,形勢轉而對俄羅斯人有利。◇At the moment the scale tips in favor of the Russians. (NAmE) 目前,形勢轉而對俄羅斯人有利。PREPOSITION➤on the scales在磅秤上◇I had a shock when I stood on the scales.往磅秤上一站,我嚇了一跳。PHRASES➤tip the scales (in favour/favor of sb/sth), tip the scales (towards/toward sb/sth) (figurative) 使事態(對⋯有利);讓天平(朝着⋯)傾斜◇That last goal has tipped the scales towards / toward the Brazilians.最後那個進球扭轉了局面,形勢對巴西隊非常有利。