triple
triple 英 [ˈtrɪpl] 美 [ˈtrɪpəl]
adj. 三倍的；三方的 n. 三倍数 v. 使成三倍
进行时:tripling 过去式:tripled 过去分词:tripled 第三人称单数:triples 名词复数:triples
- Triple means to multiply by three. If you triple the number two, you get six, and six is the triple of the number two.
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- adj. 三倍的；三方的
- n. 三倍数
- v. 使成三倍
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1. a triple alliance
三方同盟
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2. They're showing a triple bill of horror movies .
他们正在连演三部恐怖片。
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3. 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。
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4. Its population is about triple that of Venice.
它的人口大约是威尼斯的三倍。
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5. Output should triple by next year.
到明年产量应增至三倍。
- triple (adj.) early 15c., from Old French triple or directly from Latin triplus "threefold, triple," from tri- "three" (see tri-) + -plus "-fold" (see -plus). As a noun, early 15c., "a triple sum or quantity," from the adjective. The baseball sense of "a three-base hit" is attested from 1880. Related: Triply (adv.). Triple-decker is from 1940 of sandwiches and wedding cakes, 1942 of beds.
- triple (v.) late 14c., from Medieval Latin triplare "to triple," from Latin triplus "threefold, triple" (see triple (adj.)). Related: Tripled; tripling.
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