1. Environmentalists have declared partial victory: though Coca-Cola's plan to decorate the town with banners has been scaled back, there are still too many billboards for strict green tastes. 环保人士已经宣布取得了部分胜利:尽管可口可乐公司用横幅装饰小镇的计划已经被缩减,但仍有很多的广告牌面临着严格的环保问题。
2. The dentist scaled and polished my teeth. 牙医为我刮除牙石,抛光了牙齿。
3. He has scaled the heights of his profession. 他登上了他事业的顶峰。
4. The IMF has scaled back its growth forecasts for the next decade. 国际货币基金组织已经调低对未来十年的增长预测。
5. Vivienne Westwood has scaled the heights of fashion's hall of fame. 薇薇安·韦斯特伍德已成为时装界的泰斗。