| 单词 | quadruple |
| 释义 | quadruple —quadrupleness, n. —quadruply, adv. /kwo drooh"peuhl, -drup"euhl, kwod"roo peuhl/, adj., n., v., quadrupled, quadrupling. adj. 1. fourfold; consisting of four parts: a quadruple alliance. 2. four times as great. 3. Music. having four beats to a measure. n. 4. a number, amount, etc., four times as great as another. 5. something, as a series of acrobatic somersaults, made up of four clearly defined parts or stages: the first trapeze artist to perform a quadruple successfully. v.t. , v.i. 6. to make or become four times as great: To serve 24 people, quadruple the recipe. My savings quadrupled in 20 years. [1325-75; ME < L quadruplus; cf. QUADRU-, DUPLE] |
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