spring scale; spring balance
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spring scale; spring balance
Typically consists of a spiral spring inside a metal cylinder, fixed at the top with a hook at the bottom. When an object is hung on the hook, its weight is indicated by a pointer on the graduated scale. Commonly used in laboratories and for weighing small to medium objects.
Shí实
yàn验
shì室
lǐ里
yǒu有
yī一
gè个
jīng精
mì密
de的
tán弹
huáng簧
chèng秤
，
kě可
yǐ以
jīng精
què确
dào到
kè克
。
There is a precise spring scale in the laboratory that can measure accurately to the gram.
Tā他
yòng用
tán弹
huáng簧
chèng秤
chēng称
le了
chēng称
zhè这
ge个
bāo包
guǒ裹
yǒu有
duō多
zhòng重
。
He used a spring scale to weigh how heavy this package was.
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Zhè这
zhǒng种
tán弹
huáng簧
chèng秤
zuì最
duō多
kě可
yǐ以
chēng称
wǔ五
shí十
gōng公
jīn斤
。
This type of spring scale can weigh up to fifty kilograms at most.
Tán弹
huáng簧
chèng秤
de的
zhǐ指
zhēn针
zhǐ指
zài在
kè刻
dù度
sān三
shàng上
。
The pointer of the spring scale is pointing at the number three on the scale.