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    Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++
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    de·scale /ˌdiːˈskeɪl/ verb [transitive] British English  DHCto remove the white substance that forms on the inside of pipes, kettles etc 除去〔管道、水壶等内壁上的〕水垢[水锈]    → See Verb table
    de·scale verbChineseSyllable
    the forms remove that to white Corpus substance


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    de‧scale /ˌdiːˈskeɪl/ verb [transitive] British English
    to remove the white substance that forms on the inside of pipes, kettles etc


    de·scaleBrE /ˌdiːˈskeɪl/ 🔊NAmE /ˌdiːˈskeɪl/ 🔊 verbpresent simple - I / you / we / they descale BrE /ˌdiːˈskeɪl/ 🔊 NAmE /ˌdiːˈskeɪl/ 🔊present simple - he / she / it descales BrE /ˌdiːˈskeɪlz/ 🔊 NAmE /ˌdiːˈskeɪlz/ 🔊past simple descaled BrE /ˌdiːˈskeɪld/ 🔊 NAmE /ˌdiːˈskeɪld/ 🔊past participle descaled BrE /ˌdiːˈskeɪld/ 🔊 NAmE /ˌdiːˈskeɪld/ 🔊 -ing form descaling BrE /ˌdiːˈskeɪlɪŋ/ 🔊 NAmE /ˌdiːˈskeɪlɪŋ/ 🔊~ sth (BrE) to remove the scale (= the hard white material left on pipes, etc. by water when it is heated) from sth 除去（热水管道等的）水垢