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单词 quadruplet
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Definition of quadruplet in English:

quadruplet

noun kwɒˈdruːplɪtˈkwɒdrʊplɪtkwɑˈdruplət
  • 1usually quadrupletsEach of four children born at one birth.

    Example sentencesExamples
    • The birth of both boy and girl quadruplets has been an extremely rare occurrence in Shanghai in the past 30 years.
    • You four were the first lot of quadruplets born in the Teger.
    • I never expected them to be twins, let alone triplets or quadruplets.
    • Indeed, if these early cells separate, they can each continue to develop, making identical twins, triplets, quadruplets, etc.
    • Commotion over multiple births - quadruplets, quintuplets, sextuplets - isn't new.
    • The parents of girl quadruplets in Nanjing signed a contract with a Beijing-based advertising company that entrusted it with the girls' growth and education.
    • A Yorkshire woman has given birth to quadruplets, after getting pregnant while taking contraceptive pills.
    • Close to 60 percent of twins, over 90 percent of triplets and virtually all quadruplets and higher multiples are born preterm.
    • The quadruplets, two boys and two girl babies, are also Niloufer Hospital's first.
    • Since in vitro fertilization started, two decades ago, there has been an explosion of twins, triplets, quadruplets, even quintuplets.
    • Having given birth to quadruplets in August, the 26-year-old Queensland mother is now pregnant with another four, due in December.
    • If I give you a two-hour lunch break today, every worker whose wife gives birth to quadruplets will want one too.
    • Fyodor Vassilyev of Shuya, Russia gave birth to 16 sets of twins, seven sets of triplets and four sets of quadruplets - a world record.
    • But doctors yesterday warned they face a high risk of seeing the new quadruplets born prematurely or with abnormalities.
    • All seven sets of quadruplets were born before 1994.
    • Useful documents include notice of a job transfer, a letter from your doctor or birth certificates for the quadruplets.
    • But just logistically, I don't know how people do triplets or quadruplets or quintuplets, because I can't carry two babies at the same time.
    • The quadruplets, three girls and one boy, were born on July 25 in Shanghai No.1 Maternity and Child Care Hospital by caesarean section.
    • About 500 sets of quadruplets are born each year in the US, according to the National Centre for Health Statistics.
    • While it is possible to look at all possible pairs of markers, examining all possible triplets and quadruplets quickly becomes impractical.
  • 2Music
    A group of four notes to be performed in the time of three.

    Example sentencesExamples
    • Piano I intensifies the accompaniment of the bell effects by passing from quadruplet sixteenth to triplet sixteenth.

Origin

Late 18th century: from quadruple, on the pattern of triplet.

 
 

Definition of quadruplet in US English:

quadruplet

nounkwɑˈdruplətkwäˈdro͞oplət
  • 1usually quadrupletsEach of four children born at one birth.

    Example sentencesExamples
    • You four were the first lot of quadruplets born in the Teger.
    • The quadruplets, three girls and one boy, were born on July 25 in Shanghai No.1 Maternity and Child Care Hospital by caesarean section.
    • The parents of girl quadruplets in Nanjing signed a contract with a Beijing-based advertising company that entrusted it with the girls' growth and education.
    • If I give you a two-hour lunch break today, every worker whose wife gives birth to quadruplets will want one too.
    • All seven sets of quadruplets were born before 1994.
    • I never expected them to be twins, let alone triplets or quadruplets.
    • Close to 60 percent of twins, over 90 percent of triplets and virtually all quadruplets and higher multiples are born preterm.
    • The quadruplets, two boys and two girl babies, are also Niloufer Hospital's first.
    • The birth of both boy and girl quadruplets has been an extremely rare occurrence in Shanghai in the past 30 years.
    • But just logistically, I don't know how people do triplets or quadruplets or quintuplets, because I can't carry two babies at the same time.
    • About 500 sets of quadruplets are born each year in the US, according to the National Centre for Health Statistics.
    • Indeed, if these early cells separate, they can each continue to develop, making identical twins, triplets, quadruplets, etc.
    • Since in vitro fertilization started, two decades ago, there has been an explosion of twins, triplets, quadruplets, even quintuplets.
    • While it is possible to look at all possible pairs of markers, examining all possible triplets and quadruplets quickly becomes impractical.
    • Commotion over multiple births - quadruplets, quintuplets, sextuplets - isn't new.
    • Having given birth to quadruplets in August, the 26-year-old Queensland mother is now pregnant with another four, due in December.
    • A Yorkshire woman has given birth to quadruplets, after getting pregnant while taking contraceptive pills.
    • Useful documents include notice of a job transfer, a letter from your doctor or birth certificates for the quadruplets.
    • But doctors yesterday warned they face a high risk of seeing the new quadruplets born prematurely or with abnormalities.
    • Fyodor Vassilyev of Shuya, Russia gave birth to 16 sets of twins, seven sets of triplets and four sets of quadruplets - a world record.
  • 2Music
    A group of four notes to be performed in the time of three.

    Example sentencesExamples
    • Piano I intensifies the accompaniment of the bell effects by passing from quadruplet sixteenth to triplet sixteenth.

Origin

Late 18th century: from quadruple, on the pattern of triplet.

 
 
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