Triple

['trɪp(ə)l] or ['trɪpl]

解釋/意思:

(noun.) a base hit at which the batter stops safely at third base.

(noun.) a quantity that is three times as great as another.

(verb.) increase threefold; 'Triple your income!'.

(verb.) hit a three-base hit.

編輯:兰尼--From WordNet

解釋/意思:

(a.) Consisting of three united; multiplied by three; threefold; as, a triple knot; a triple tie.

(a.) Three times repeated; treble. See Treble.

(a.) One of three; third.

(a.) To make threefold, or thrice as much or as many; to treble; as, to triple the tax on coffee.

卡蜜拉整理

同義詞及近義詞：

a. Threefold, triplicate.

v. a. Treble, make threefold.

整理:蒂娜

解釋/意思:

adj. consisting of three united: three times repeated: (Shak.) third.—v.t. to treble.—adjs. Trip′le-crowned having three crowns: wearing the triple crown as the pope; Trip′le-head′ed having three heads.—n. Trip′let three of a kind or three united: three lines rhyming together: (mus.) a group of three notes occupying the time of two indicated by a slur and the figure 3: (coll.) one of three children born at one birth.—adj. Trip′le-turned (Shak.) three times faithless.—n. Trī′plex triple time in music.—adj. Trip′licate threefold: made thrice as much.—n. a third copy or thing corresponding to two others of the same kind.—v.t. to make threefold.—ns. Triplicā′tion act of making threefold or adding three together; Triplic′ity the state of being threefold: tripleness: (Spens.) a triad: (astrol.) the division of the signs according to the number of the elements.—adv. Trip′ly.—Triple Alliance the league of England Sweden and the Netherlands formed against France in 1668: the alliance of Britain France and Holland against Spain in 1717: the alliance between Germany Austria and Italy formed in 1883 and directed to check French or Russian aggression; Triple crown (her.) see Tiara; Triple time (mus.) time or rhythm of three beats or of three times three beats in a bar.—The Triple Event winning the Oaks St Leger and Derby.

整理:胡安妮塔