triple怎么读?

triple

英 ['trɪp(ə)l] 美['trɪpl]
  • adj. 三倍的;三方的
  • n. 三倍数;三个一组
  • vi. 增至三倍
  • vt. 使成三倍

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词态变化


第三人称单数: triples;过去式: tripled;过去分词: tripled;现在分词: tripling;副词: triply;

中文词源


triple 三倍的,三重的

tri-, 三,-ple,倍数,词源同 fold,treble.

英文词源


triple (v.)
late 14c., from Medieval Latin triplare "to triple," from Latin triplus "threefold, triple," from tri- "three" (see tri-) + -plus "-fold" (see -plus). Related: Tripled; tripling.
triple (adj.)
early 15c., from Old French triple or directly from Latin triplus (see triple (adj.)). 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.

双语例句


1. In 1882 Germany, Austria, and Italy formed the Triple Alliance.
1882年,德国、奥地利和意大利组成了三国同盟。

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2. The merger puts the firm in a position to triple its earnings.
合并可使公司利润增长两倍。

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3. The mine reportedly had an accident rate triple the national average.
据报道,该矿事故发生率是全国平均水平的3倍。

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4. The kitchen is triple the size it once was.
厨房面积扩为原先的3倍。

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5. We're suffering a triple whammy at the moment.
我们目前正遭受到了接二连三的打击。

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