thrice
thrice 英 [θraɪs] 美 [θraɪs]
adv. 三次；三倍地；非常，十分
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- adv. 三次；三倍地；非常，十分
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1. Voters have thrice said no to this mess of pottage.
这已经是第三次选民们对这样的条约说不了。
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2. I've been to Wuthering Heights, Ellen, and I've never missed going a day since you fell ill; except thrice before, and twice after you left your room.
我是去呼啸山庄了，艾伦，自从你病倒了以后，我没有一天不去的；只有在你能出房门以前有三次没去，以后有两次没去。
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3. He who lives to see two or three generations is like a man who sits some time in the conjurer's booth at a fair, and witnesses the performance twice or thrice in succession.
一个人的人生，见到过两代或者三代人的成长，那么他就像坐在表演场上魔术师的棚子里，连续看了两次或三次相同的表演。
- thrice (adv.) c. 1200, from Old English þriga, þriwa "thrice" (from þrie "three;" see three) + adverbial genitive -es, changed c. 1600 to -ce to reflect voiceless pronunciation.
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