quadruple

Word family nounquadrupletadverbquadruplyadjectivequadruple

quad·ru·ple1 /ˈkwɒdrʊpəl, kwɒˈdruː- $ kwɑːˈdruː-/ verb [intransitiveI, transitiveT]

BINCREASE IN NUMBER OR AMOUNTto increase and become four times as big or as high, or to make something increase in this way (使)成四倍，(使)翻两番 → double, triple

Food prices quadrupled during the war.

战争期间食品价格翻了两番。

The company has quadrupled its profits in just three years.

公司利润在短短三年里增长至原来的四倍。

Examples from the Corpus

quadruple• In ten years, homicide rates tripled and suicide rates quadrupled.• From humble beginnings sales have quadrupled and are set for further high growth in the next three years.• For families with children under age 5, the poverty rate quadrupled during the 1980s.• After three weeks, the youngster has tripled or even quadrupled its weight.• This is why its share price has nearly quadrupled since it went public in March 1989.• For example, transfers almost quadrupled the incomes of the poorest fifth of the income receivers.• Between 1949 and 1950, he quadrupled the number of regular Vietminh battalions to one hundred and seventeen.• By quadrupling the number of visitors, our foreign exchange would be enhanced by nearly £20,000 million.• Cleverly used it will double, treble, even quadruple the size.• By the end of 1973, the price of oil had quadrupled to $11.65 a gallon.

单词	quadruple
释义	quadruple Word family nounquadrupletadverbquadruplyadjectivequadruple quad·ru·ple1 /ˈkwɒdrʊpəl, kwɒˈdruː- $ kwɑːˈdruː-/ verb [intransitiveI, transitiveT] BINCREASE IN NUMBER OR AMOUNTto increase and become four times as big or as high, or to make something increase in this way (使)成四倍，(使)翻两番 → double, triple Food prices quadrupled during the war. 战争期间食品价格翻了两番。 The company has quadrupled its profits in just three years. 公司利润在短短三年里增长至原来的四倍。 Examples from the Corpus quadruple• In ten years, homicide rates tripled and suicide rates quadrupled.• From humble beginnings sales have quadrupled and are set for further high growth in the next three years.• For families with children under age 5, the poverty rate quadrupled during the 1980s.• After three weeks, the youngster has tripled or even quadrupled its weight.• This is why its share price has nearly quadrupled since it went public in March 1989.• For example, transfers almost quadrupled the incomes of the poorest fifth of the income receivers.• Between 1949 and 1950, he quadrupled the number of regular Vietminh battalions to one hundred and seventeen.• By quadrupling the number of visitors, our foreign exchange would be enhanced by nearly £20,000 million.• Cleverly used it will double, treble, even quadruple the size.• By the end of 1973, the price of oil had quadrupled to $11.65 a gallon. Related topics: Numbers quadruple2 adjectiveadj , predeterminer 1 BINCREASE IN NUMBER OR AMOUNTfour times as big or as many 四倍的 → double, triple The subjects were given quadruple the normal dosage of the drug. 让实验对象服用了四倍于正常剂量的药物。 2 DHMNinvolving four things of the same kind 涉及四个的 a quadruple murder 四人遇害的凶杀案 From Longman Business Dictionary quadruplequad·ru·ple /ˈkwɒdrʊpəl, kwɒˈdruː-kwɑːˈdruː-/ verb [intransitiveI, transitiveT] to increase or make something increase by four times Pre-tax profits have more than quadrupled from £5 million to over £20 million. OPEC quadrupled the price of oil. We hope to quadruple production in two years.
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