quadruple
adj. 四重的; 四倍的; 由四部份組成的
vt.& vi. 使乘四或被四乘
If someone quadruples an amount or if it quadruples, it becomes four times bigger.
Norway has quadrupled its exports to the EU...
挪威對歐盟的出口已經增加了3倍。
The price has quadrupled in the last few years.
近幾年來價格已經翻了兩番。
If one amount is quadruple another amount, it is four times bigger.
They could sell their merchandise for quadruple the asking price.
他們能夠以4倍於要價的價錢出售他們的商品。
You use quadruple to indicate that something has four parts or happens four times.
...a quadruple murder.
四屍命案
1. a quantity that is four times as great as another
1. increase fourfold;
1. having four units or components;
2. four times as great or many;
It was not just double meaning , but quadruple meaning!
這喑喻不但是雙重, 更是四重暗喻!
Few would bet against him completing a quadruple after his French Open and Wimbledon triumphs.
在他贏得了法網、溫網、及奧運會三項冠軍之後,幾乎沒有人會懷疑他有能力拿下第四個冠軍頭銜.
The power utilities will need to quadruple their capacity.
電力事業必須使它們的能力增加三倍.
We are confident that we can quadruple the GNP by the end of this century.
對到本世紀末達到國民生產總值翻兩番的目標,我們是有信心的.
Will we be able to quadruple the GNP by the end of the century?
到本世紀末翻兩番有沒有可能?