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单词 triple
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tri·ple

adjective
/ˈtrɪpl/
/ˈtrɪpl/
  1. [only before noun] having three parts or involving three people or groups三部分的;三人的;三组的
    • a triple heart bypass operation心脏三处旁路手术
    • a triple alliance三方同盟
    • They're showing a triple bill of horror movies (= three horror movies one after the other).他们正在连续放映三部恐怖片。
  2. [not before noun] three times as much or as many as something三倍的;三重的
    • The amount of alcohol in his blood was triple the legal maximum.他血液中的酒精含量为法定最高限量的三倍。
    • Its population is about triple that of Venice.它的人口大约是威尼斯的三倍。
  3. Word OriginMiddle English (as an adjective and adverb): from Old French, or from Latin triplus, from Greek triplous.

tri·ple

verb
/ˈtrɪpl/
/ˈtrɪpl/
[intransitive, transitive]
Verb Forms
present simple I / you / we / they triple
/ˈtrɪpl/
/ˈtrɪpl/
he / she / it triples
/ˈtrɪplz/
/ˈtrɪplz/
past simple tripled
/ˈtrɪpld/
/ˈtrɪpld/
past participle tripled
/ˈtrɪpld/
/ˈtrɪpld/
-ing form tripling
/ˈtrɪplɪŋ/
/ˈtrɪplɪŋ/
  1. to become, or to make something, three times as much or as many成为三倍;使增至三倍 synonym treble
    • Output should triple by next year.到明年产量应增至三倍。
    • The figure has more than tripled to 67%.这个数字已增加两倍多,达到 67%。
    • triple something The company recently tripled the size of its operation.公司最近把经营规模扩大到了三倍。
    Oxford Collocations DictionaryTriple is used with these nouns as the subject:
    • value
    Triple is used with these nouns as the object:
    • number
    • salary
    • sale
    Word OriginMiddle English (as an adjective and adverb): from Old French, or from Latin triplus, from Greek triplous.
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