| 词汇 | triple |
| 释义 | tripleWord family nountriplenesstriplettriplicationtriplicitytriplingtriple jumpadjectivetriplextriplicatetripleadverbtriply trip·le1 /ˈtrɪpəl ˌzɪərəʊ/ ●●○ adjectiveadj [only before noun] , predeterminer → zero 1 PARThaving three parts or involving three groups, people, events etc 有三部分的；涉及三方的 → double a triple murder investigation 对一宗三重谋杀案的调查 a triple bill of horror movies 三部恐怖电影的连续放映 the triple world champion 三连冠世界冠军 a triple bypass heart operation 三重心脏搭桥手术 2 three times more than a particular number 三倍的；三重的 → double The rail system has triple the average number of accidents. 铁路系统事故是事故平均数量的三倍。 Examples from the Corpus triple• a triple jump in ice skating• a triple-layer chocolate cake triple2 ●●○ verb [intransitiveI, transitiveT] INCREASE IN ACTIVITY, FEELINGS ETCto increase by three times as much, or to make something do this （使）成为三倍，增加两倍 → double The company has tripled in size. 这家公司的规模已扩大了两倍。 We expect to triple our profits next year. ► see thesaurus at increase 我们期望明年利润增加两倍。 Examples from the Corpus triple• For example, employment in plants in a given industrial sector could halve while productivity tripled.• Within months, land prices in the southern half of the county tripled.• The party's majority in Congress tripled as a result of the election.• Between 1997-98 and 1999-00, the number of refugee clients nearly tripled from 1,276 to 3,365.• The population of the valley has tripled in the past 20 years.• Since the recommendation was made, some doctors have seen a doubling or tripling of cases.• They also tripled the concentration of the sucrose in the solution the eggs are exposed to during freezing.• To begin with, the average length of time per customer transaction tripled, which meant longer lines and increased waiting times. tripled in size• Under Dine, the ruling executive committee tripled in size. Baseball triple3 noun [countableC] 1. DSBa hit of the ball in baseball that allows the batter to get to the third base 〔棒球中的〕三垒打 2. three turns of your body in a sport such as ice skating or gymnastics 〔滑冰、体操中的〕转体三周；空翻三周 Examples from the Corpus triple• It was ruled an error but very easily could have been a triple.• In an early version, at the beginning of each paragraph the relevant node-link-node triple was printed.• In the triples, the Prestwick side saw a great fightback just fail to take them to the final. From Longman Business Dictionary tripletrip·le1 /ˈtrɪpəl/ adjectiveadj [only before a noun] having three parts or members Music sales saw triple-digit growth in the last financial year. a triple alliance of the government, state industries and foreign firms tripletriple2 verb [intransitiveI, transitiveT] to become three times as much or as many, or to make something do thisSYN TREBLE Fourth quarter profits have tripled. The newspaper tripled its circulation in less than a year. |
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