triple
英 ['tr?p(?)l]
美['tr?pl]
- adj. 三倍的；三方的
- n. 三倍數(shù)；三個(gè)一組
- vi. 增至三倍
- vt. 使成三倍
CET6TEM4IELTS考研中低頻詞常用詞匯
詞態(tài)變化
第三人稱單數(shù):?triples;過去式:?tripled;過去分詞:?tripled;現(xiàn)在分詞:?tripling;副詞:?triply;
中文詞源
triple 三倍的，三重的
tri-, 三，-ple,倍數(shù)，詞源同 fold,treble.
英文詞源
- triple (v.)
- late 14c., from Medieval Latin triplare "to triple," from Latin triplus "threefold, triple," from tri- "three" (see tri-) + -plus "-fold" (see -plus). Related: Tripled; tripling.
- triple (adj.)
- early 15c., from Old French triple or directly from Latin triplus (see triple (adj.)). As a noun, early 15c., "a triple sum or quantity," from the adjective. The baseball sense of "a three-base hit" is attested from 1880. Related: Triply (adv.). Triple-decker is from 1940 of sandwiches and wedding cakes, 1942 of beds.
雙語例句
- 1. In 1882 Germany, Austria, and Italy formed the Triple Alliance.
- 1882年，德國、奧地利和意大利組成了三國同盟。
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- 2. The merger puts the firm in a position to triple its earnings.
- 合并可使公司利潤增長兩倍。
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- 3. The mine reportedly had an accident rate triple the national average.
- 據(jù)報(bào)道，該礦事故發(fā)生率是全國平均水平的3倍。
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- 4. The kitchen is triple the size it once was.
- 廚房面積擴(kuò)為原先的3倍。
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- 5. We're suffering a triple whammy at the moment.
- 我們目前正遭受到了接二連三的打擊。
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