1 V-ERG (使)增加两倍;(使)成为三倍 If something trebles or if you treble it, it becomes three times greater in number or amount than it was. (使)增加两倍;(使)成为三倍
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They will have to pay much more when rents treble in January. [VERB]
一月份房租增加两倍时,他们将被迫多付不少钱。
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The city has trebled the number of its prisoners to 21,000. [VERB noun]
该市的囚犯人数增长了两倍,达到 21,000 人。
2 PREDET 是…的三倍 If one thing is treble the size or amount of another thing, it is three times greater in size or amount. 是…的三倍
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More than 7 million shares changed hands, treble the normal daily average.
有 700 多万股换手,是通常日平均成交量的 3 倍。
3 N-COUNT 男童高音;唱高音的男童声歌手 A treble is a boy with a very high singing voice. 男童高音;唱高音的男童声歌手
4 N-COUNT 三连胜 In sport, a treble is three successes one after the other, for example winning three horse races on the same day, or winning three competitions in the same season. 三连胜 [mainly British, journalism]
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