trebled

英 [ˈtrebld]

美 [ˈtrebld]

v.  (使)成三倍，增加两倍
treble的过去分词和过去式

柯林斯词典

• V-ERG (使)增加两倍;(使)成为三倍
  If somethingtreblesor if youtrebleit, it becomes three times greater in number or amount than it was.
  1. They will have to pay much more when rents treble in January...
     一月份房租增加两倍时，他们将被迫多付不少钱。
  2. The city has trebled the number of its prisoners to 21,000.
     该市的囚犯人数增长了两倍，达到 21,000 人。
• PREDET 是…的三倍
  If one thing istreblethe size or amount of another thing, it is three times greater in size or amount.
  1. More than 7 million shares changed hands, treble the normal daily average.
     有 700 多万股换手，是通常日平均成交量的 3 倍。
• 男童高音；唱高音的男童声歌手
  Atrebleis a boy with a very high singing voice.
• N-COUNT 三连胜
  In sport, atrebleis three successes one after the other, for example winning three horse races on the same day, or winning three competitions in the same season.
  1. The win completed a treble for them – they already claimed a league and cup double this year.
     此役获胜成就了他们的三冠王——此前他们已经拿下了今年的联赛和杯赛双料冠军。

双语例句

• Demand from Asian countries has certainly pushed up prices; non-oil commodities have trebled over the past decade.
  亚洲市场的需求当然把价格推高了，非石油产品的价格过去十年翻了三倍。
• In the years since the government announced its supposed golf course moratorium, the number of courses has nearly trebled to an estimated 600 or so.
  政府宣布所谓的高尔夫球场建设禁令以来的几年里，球场数量近乎增加了两倍，估计在600块左右。
• The city has trebled the number of its prisoners to 21,000.
  该市的囚犯人数增长了两倍，达到21,000人。
• Mr Potier, for example, says he has doubled or trebled the amount he communicates to employees.
  例如，博天表示，他与员工沟通的时间已增加了一至两倍。
• He trebled his earnings in two years.
  他在两年间收入增加了两倍。
• The United States Air Force was going to be doubled, or perhaps trebled, in the next six months.
  在未来的六个月中，美国将把它的空军增加一倍或两倍。
• The chancellor would have been cheered more loudly had he doubled or trebled that figure.
  如果他把这个数字加上一倍或两倍，准能赢得更大声的欢呼。
• Profits in our company have trebled in the last two years.
  我们公司的利润在这两年中增加了三倍。
• In the past decade nominal US corn and cotton prices have trebled, while soyabeans and wheat have more than doubled.
  在过去十年，美国玉米和棉花的名义价格已上涨到了最初的三倍，大豆和小麦价格则翻了一番。
• The same thing happened when fees trebled in 2006.
  2006年学费上涨两倍后也有同样的情况发生。