triple
英['tr?p(?)l]
美['tr?pl]
英英釋義實(shí)用場(chǎng)景例句
- 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
詞態(tài)變化
第三人稱(chēng)單數(shù):?triples;過(guò)去式:?tripled;過(guò)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(yǔ)例句
- 1. In 1882 Germany, Austria, and Italy formed the Triple Alliance.
- 1882年，德國(guó)、奧地利和意大利組成了三國(guó)同盟。
來(lái)自柯林斯例句
- 2. The merger puts the firm in a position to triple its earnings.
- 合并可使公司利潤(rùn)增長(zhǎng)兩倍。
來(lái)自柯林斯例句
- 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(guó)平均水平的3倍。
來(lái)自柯林斯例句
- 4. The kitchen is triple the size it once was.
- 廚房面積擴(kuò)為原先的3倍。
來(lái)自柯林斯例句
- 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。
來(lái)自柯林斯例句