sliding scale

英 [ˌslaɪdɪŋ ˈskeɪl]

美 [ˌslaɪdɪŋ ˈskeɪl]

n.  浮动费率制(根据情况上下浮动费率的交纳制度)

牛津词典

noun

• 浮动费率制（根据情况上下浮动费率的交纳制度）
  a system in which the rate at which sth is paid varies according to particular conditions
  1. 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。

柯林斯词典

• N-COUNT (工资、税率等按情况变化而调整的)滑准计算法，浮动制
  Payments such as wages or taxes that are calculatedon a sliding scaleare higher or lower depending on various different factors.
  1. Many practitioners have a sliding scale of fees.
     许多从业者都采用浮动制计费。

英英释义

noun

• a wage scale that fluctuates in response to the cost-of-living index

双语例句

• It is a sliding scale of pampering.
  这是按级别分配的。
• Late papers will be penalized on a steep sliding scale that makes it worth your while to submit the paper on time rather than trying to wait a week to improve it.
  迟交的论文会得到大幅降分的处罚，所以你按时上交论文是值得的，而不是再用一个星期来修改。
• Consider making awards on a sliding scale, so that the employee enjoys a bigger reward if he or she exceeds the performance target.
  考虑按等级发放奖金，让雇员超过绩效目标能得到更多奖金。
• Rapid sliding up or down the musical scale.
  在音阶上迅速滑上或滑下。
• China is sliding further along the scale of chaotic financial systems, but is not yet in the danger zone.
  中国金融体系的混乱程度仍在加深，但尚未触及警戒线。
• Status Offline This will reflect a higher percentage of criteria met at a point in time measured along the1-4 sliding scale.
  这反映，用1-4来表示的尺度上，在与之相对应的时间点所达到的标准值更高。
• Senior US officials hope a sliding scale of charges will offer a more deft, less controversial, way to change behaviour than a ban.
  美国高级官员希望，按比例增减的资本收费方式会提供一个更灵活、更少争议的途径，而不是一纸禁令来改变交易行为。
• UK income tax is paid on a sliding scale which means that the rate at which you pay tax increases with the level of your income.
  英国的所得税按递进率缴纳，这意味着你缴纳的税率按收入水平的提高而增加。
• Fees is calculated on a sliding scale according to income.
  这种费用是根据收入高低滑动折算的。
• To blend one tone into the next; slur. rapid sliding up or down the musical scale.
  滑移从一个音滑到另一个音；圆润地接连演奏在音阶上迅速滑上或滑下。