| 单词 | quadruple |
| 释义 | quadruple (once / 3660 pages) adjvn When something is made up of four parts, you can describe it using the adjective quadruple, like a young gymnast's quadruple somersault. A common use of quadruple is in the medical term "quadruple bypass," which is a type of heart surgery that involves all four chambers of the patient's heart. You can also use quadruple to mean "four times as many," as when you order a quadruple-shot latte, with four shots of espresso. The Latin root word quadruplare, "make fourfold," comes from the suffix quadri-, or "four." WORD FAMILYquadruple: quadrupled, quadruples, quadruplicate, quadrupling, quadruply+/quadruplicate: quadruplicated, quadruplicates, quadruplicating USAGE EXAMPLESSearches for plane tickets from Beijing to southern China, including coastal locations like Hainan province, quadrupled this week, Qi said. Reuters(Dec 21, 2016) It is not enough, he says: “What the system needs is a quadruple bypass.” Economist(Dec 15, 2016) The Lockheed-Martin F-35 fighter jet is the most expensive military hardware program in history and is scheduled to quadruple production during Trump’s administration. The Guardian(Dec 12, 2016) 1adj having four units or components quadruple rhythm has four beats per measure Syn four-fold, fourfold, quadruplex, quadruplicate multiple having or involving or consisting of more than one part or entity or individual 2adj four times as great or many Syn four-fold, fourfold multiple having or involving or consisting of more than one part or entity or individual 3v increase fourfold His stock earning quadrupled Hyper manifold, multiply combine or increase by multiplication 4n a set of four similar things considered as a unit Syn|Hyper quadruplet, quartet, quartette set a group of things of the same kind that belong together and are so used 5n a quantity that is four times as great as another Hyper multiple the product of a quantity by an integer |
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