treble
treble 英 [ˈtrebl] 美 [ˈtrɛbəl]
adj. 三倍的；最高声部的；三层的；三重的 n. 三倍；最高声部 vi. 变成三倍
进行时:trebling 过去式:trebled 过去分词:trebled 第三人称单数:trebles 名词复数:trebles
- Something that's treble has three parts or sections. You could describe a tricycle as a treble wheeled vehicle.
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- adj. 三倍的；最高声部的；三层的；三重的
- n. 三倍；最高声部
- vi. 变成三倍
- vt. 使成三倍
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1. In both towns accommodation just before, during and immediately after the festivals is very difficult to come by, and rates usually double or treble.
之前，期间和之后的节日期间在这两个城市住宿是很难得的。但是这里的旅行者通常也会增加两三倍。
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2. One can only imagine the surprise of the townspeople, who would see their small population of 200 double overnight and treble in the ensuing weeks, when more Chinese arrived to seek out their fortune.
你完全可以想象当地镇民的惊奇，一夜之间，他们就发现相当与全镇200多人口一倍的人，随后的几周，当更多的华工抵达，达到了三倍。
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3. The velocity seems to indulge in cycles "sympathetic to business, " and the circulation may, in a single upswing, treble.
流通速度似乎陷入一个“亲商业”循环，而在一次上升过程中，流动量可能增加两倍。
- treble (adj.) "three times, triple," c. 1300, from Old French treble (12c.), from Latin triplus "threefold" (see triple). Related: Trebly.
- treble (n.) "highest part in music, soprano," mid-14c., from Anglo-French treble, Old French treble "a third part," noun use of adjective (see treble (adj.)). In early contrapuntal music, the chief melody was in the tenor, and the treble was the "third" part above it (after the alto).
- treble (v.) "to multiply by three," early 14c., from Old French trebler, from treble "triple" (see treble (adj.)). Related: Trebled; trebling.
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