scales[英][skeɪlz][美][skeɪlz]
n.刻度( scale的名词复数 ); 水垢; 比例（尺）; 鱼鳞;
例句:
1.
If man is an iron-balance that weigh pains and pleasures,the scales are sadly askew.
如果人仅是一台衡量快乐与痛苦的铁天平,那这台天平定是倾斜的.
2.
If they were early feathers,how had they evolved from flat scales?
如果这就是早期羽毛,那它们是如何从扁平的鳞片进化而来呢?
3.
A man who collects recyclable materials sleeps next to weighing scales in central beijing.
北京市中心,一名收可回收利用物的男子在磅秤旁打盹.