规模大小怎么看？size的不同含义

The size of your success is measured by the strength of your desire, the size of your dream, and how you handle disappointment along the way.    

                                                                                                       ——Robert T.Kiyosaki成功是由你欲望的力量，梦想的大小，以及你如何处理一路上的失望来衡量的。                                                                                                       ——罗伯特·弗罗斯特

一、关于size，你知道多少种用法？

adj.

一定大小（或数量）的；一定尺码的

There is a queen-size bed in that room.

那个房间里有一张大号床。

n.

1.大小，多少 [U,C]

The two houses are of a size.

这两座房子一样大。

2.尺寸，规模 [C]

The company is able to keep its prices down simply because of its size.

该公司之所以能保持价格低廉只是因为公司规模大。

v.

1.将（某物）按大小排列或分类 [T]

Will you size these nails?

你把这些钉子按大小分开好吗？

2.可比拟 [I]

3.改变…的大小

A form can't be moved or sized while minimized or maximized.

不能在窗体最小化或最大化时移动或改变其大小。

二、含有size的常见短语

size stick

n. 量脚尺

size up

v.估计...的大小(或多少),<口>品评,符合要求

size constancy

尺寸不变

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Scientists have found the bones of a hoofed grazing animal about the      of a small horse科学家们已经发现了一种约有马驹般大小的有蹄草食性动物的骨骼。