[ADJ 形容词]三个的;三方的;三部分的Triple means consisting of three things or parts.
[ADJ n]
...a triple somersault...
空翻三周
In 1882 Germany, Austria, and Italy formed the Triple Alliance.
1882 年,德国、奥地利和意大利结成了三国同盟。
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[V-ERG 及物/不及物动词](使)变成三倍;(使)增至三倍 If something triples or if you triple it, it becomes three times as large in size or number.
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[V in n]
[V n]
I got a fantastic new job and my salary tripled...
我得到了一份非常好的新工作,薪水涨到了原来的 3 倍。
The Exhibition has tripled in size from last year...
展览会规模自去年已经扩至3倍。
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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[PREDET 前置限定词]是…的三倍 If something is triple the amount or size of another thing, it is three times as large.
[PREDET the n]
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。
The kitchen is triple the size it once was.
厨房面积扩为原先的 3 倍。
Oxford
triple/ˈtrɪpl; NAmEˈtrɪpl/
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tripletriplestripledtriplingadjective[only before noun ]1having three parts or involving three people or groups 三部份的;三人的;三组的◆a triple heart bypass operation心脏三处分流手术◆a triple alliance三方同盟◆They're showing a triple billof horror movies (= three horror movies one after the other).他们正在连演三部恐怖片。2three times as much or as many as sth 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。▶triply/ˈtrɪpli; NAmEˈtrɪpli/adverbverb[intransitive , transitive ]triple(sth) to become, or to make sth, three times as much or as many 成为三倍;使增至三倍SYN
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◆Output should triple by next year.到明年产量应增至三倍。triple/ˈtrɪpl; NAmEˈtrɪpl/triply/ˈtrɪpli; NAmEˈtrɪpli/
LDC
triple1 adjective, predeterminer
triple2 verb
triple3 noun
tripletrip‧le1 /ˈtrɪpəl ˌzɪərəʊ/ ●●○ adjective [only before noun], predeterminer
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1having three parts or involving three groups, people, events etc → double: a triple murder investigation a triple bill of horror movies the triple world champion a triple bypass heart operation2three times more than a particular number → double: The rail system has triple the average number of accidents.
triple1 adjective, predeterminer
triple2 verb
triple3 noun
tripletriple2 ●●○ verb [intransitive, transitive]
Verb Table
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to increase by three times as much, or to make something do this → double: The company has tripled in size. We expect to triple our profits next year.► see thesaurus at
increase
triple1 adjective, predeterminer
triple2 verb
triple3 noun
tripletriple3 noun [countable]
Examples
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1a hit of the ball in baseball that allows the batter to get to the third base2three turns of your body in a sport such as ice skating or gymnastics
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