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sliding scale

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++
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ˌsliding ˈscale noun [countable usually singular]  BJUDGEa system for calculating how much you pay for taxes, medical treatment etc, in which the amount that you pay changes according to different conditions 浮动费率制,浮动计算法 〔根据不同情况浮动计算税款、医疗费等的制度〕on a sliding scale Fees are calculated on a sliding scale. 按浮动费率制计算费用。
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sliding scaleThe Trotskyist movement has long advocated a sliding scale of wages to meet the rising cost of living.Its correlative, a sliding scale of hours to meet unemployment, is now becoming timely.The disparity between solar noon and mean noon widens and narrows as the seasons change, on a sliding scale.The rest of the kitty will be divided among the other 21 clubs on a sliding scale in units of £35,000.The fee is on a sliding scale according to value, and nobody who appraises for us is paid for it.What was the going rate, his professional self asked, and was it adjusted to a sliding scale?So it was that the trade emulated this sliding scale system for the populace at large.on a sliding scaleCharges will be assessed on a sliding scale according to the volume, nature and location of discharges.Fees will be on a sliding scale, and there will be a creche available.In both cases, the charges would be on a sliding scale, with environmentally-damaging practises attracting penal rates.The disparity between solar noon and mean noon widens and narrows as the seasons change, on a sliding scale.The rest of the kitty will be divided among the other 21 clubs on a sliding scale in units of £35,000.Therapists' fees are figured on a sliding scale.The fee is on a sliding scale according to value, and nobody who appraises for us is paid for it.The cancellation fee is usually expressed as a percentage of the contract price, and varies on a sliding scale.
From Longman Business Dictionarysliding scaleˌsliding ˈscale [countable] a system for paying tax, wages etc in which the rates that you pay are different, dependent upon changing conditionsWater rates will be raised on a sliding scale. scale
ˌsliding ˈscale nounChineseSyllable
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sliding scale
ˌsliding ˈscale noun [countable usually singular]
a system for calculating how much you pay for taxes, medical treatment etc, in which the amount that you pay changes according to different conditions
    on a sliding scale
    Fees are calculated on a sliding scale.


sliding scaleBrE /ˌslaɪdɪŋ ˈskeɪl/ 🔊NAmE /ˌslaɪdɪŋ ˈskeɪl/ 🔊 nouna system in which the rate at which sth is paid varies according to particular conditions 浮动费率制(根据情况上下浮动费率的交纳制度)Fees are calculated on a sliding scale according to income (= richer people pay more). 按浮动费率制根据收入高低计算收费。🔊🔊