() used to describe a computer, a network, software, etc. that can be adapted to meet greater needs in the future（计算机、网络或软件等）可扩展的◆a scalable network/system可扩展的网络／系统 designed to work on a large or small scale, according to needs可伸缩的◆scalable graphics可缩放图形▸scalability /ˌskeɪləˈbɪləti/