scales /skeɪlz/► SEE ALLthe scales fall from sb’s eyestip the balance/scalestip the scales at sth ●the ˌscales fall from sb’s ˈeyes (literary) sb finally understands the truth about sth恍然大悟；终于明白真相◆It wasn’t until much later that the scales fell from his eyes and he realized that she’d been lying to him. 过了很久他才恍然大悟，意识到她一直在对他撒谎。ORIGINIn the Bible, this expression describes the moment when St Paul suddenly began to believe in Jesus and was able to see again.在《圣经》中，这个表达法指圣保罗突然开始相信耶稣并能重新看到东西的时刻。●tip the ˈbalance/ˈscales ( swing the ˈbalance) be the reason that finally causes sb to do sth or sth to happen in one way rather than another使天平倾斜；使结果向某方倾斜；起决定性作用◆They were both very good candidates for the job but she had more experience and that tipped the balance.他俩都是这个职位的最佳人选，可是她更有经验，这使她处于更有利地位。●tip the scales at sthweigh a particular amount重量为◆He tipped the scales at just over 80 kilos.他体重刚刚超过 80 公斤。