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单词 quadruple
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quadruple
verb[IorT]
uk
/kwɒdˈruː.pəl/us
/kwɑːˈdruː.pəl/
tobecomefourtimesasbig, or tomultiplyanumberoramountby four:
（使）成四倍；（使）以四乘
Thenumberofstudentsat thecollegehas quadrupled in the last tenyears.在过去10年内，该大学的学生人数增加了3倍。
Weexpectto quadrupleourprofitsthisyear.今年我们打算把利润翻两番。
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quadruple
adjective,predeterminer
uk
/`/us
/kwɑːˈdruː.pəl/
fourtimesasbig:
大（或多）四倍
a quadruplemeasure四倍大小
We have had quadruple thenumberofapplicantsweexpected.申请人数是我们预计的4倍。
involvingfourparts,people,places, etc.:
包括四部分（或四个人、四个地方等）的
a quadruplefractureof histhumb他的拇指四处骨折
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  • multiple
  • plural
  • purely
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  • trilaterally
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(Definition ofquadruplefrom theCambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus© Cambridge University Press)

quadruple| American Dictionary

quadruple
verb[I/T]
us
/kwɑˈdru·pəl,-ˈdrʌp·əl/
tobecomeor make something fourtimesgreater:
[I]Thenumberofstudentsat thecollegequadrupled in the last tenyears.
quadruple
adjective[not gradable]
us
/kwɑˈdru·pəl,-ˈdrʌp·əl/
consisting of fourparts, or fourtimesgreaterinamount,number, orsize:
Myfatherhad quadruplebypassheartsurgery.
(Definition ofquadruplefrom theCambridge Academic Content Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

quadruple| Business English

quadruple
verb[IorT]
uk
/kwɒdˈruːpl/us
tobecomefourtimesas much or as many, or to make something fourtimesas much or as many:
Thestockhas more than quadrupled over the last threeyears.
Itssharepricehas quadrupled since goingpubliclastJune.
quadruple to sthSince then,saleshave quadrupled to about 10,000 amonth.
quadruple from sth to sthSalesnearlyquadrupled from 4 milliongallonsayearto 14 million.
quadruple in size/value/priceDuring histimeat thetop, thecompanyquadrupled insize.
quadruple
noun[U]
uk
/kwɒdˈruːpl/us
asize,amount,price, etc. fourtimesasbigas somethingelse:
Thisfigureisroughlyquadruple theamountauthorizedin 2002.
quadruple
adjective
uk
/kwɒdˈruːpl/us
fourtimesthesize,amount,price, etc.:
a quadruplejumpinsales
(Definition ofquadruplefrom theCambridge Business English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesofquadruple

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By this time, the number of people engaged in the skin trade more than quadrupled.
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The bias more than quadruples from the short run to the long run.
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Thus, given the coordinate tuple of a textual object, one knows its type immediately from its length; word objects, for example, always correspond to quadruples, and sentences to triples.
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His assessment would be quadrupled, but the actual amount he would have to pay would remain the same.
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However, the number of prescriptions for lotions to treat infestation quadrupled between 1991 and 1996 from 583,000 to 2,161,000.
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Trading income has quadrupled in the past four years or so.
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The penalty for continuing offences is raised from £5 to £20 for each day, and similarly the penalty for obstructing an inspector is quadrupled from £5 to £20.
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In the near-decade since then it has quadrupled that effort to reach more than £40 million.
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By 1998 that number had almost quadrupled, to 287.
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Secondly, the price of oil quadrupled between 1973 and 1974, from roughly $2½ a barrel to $10½ a barrel, which affected world trade by slowing it down.
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The gross extra cost of doubling and quadrupling the retirement pension age addition would be £28 million and £84 million respectively.
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Is he aware that the numbers have quadrupled in recent times?
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The usually quoted cost of £1 billion must be more than quadrupled to £4·5 billion when the coal penny is taken into account.
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Since then oil prices have risen still further, and, in fact, have quadrupled during 1973.
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The demand for expensive musical instruments might be quadrupled.
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