Word · Frequency #8696
triple
使增至三倍；增至三倍
To make something three times as much or to become three times as large.
- 1.
To multiply by three.
乘以三
- 2.
To get a three-base hit.
击出三垒安打
- 3.
To become three times as large.
增至三倍
- 4.
To serve or operate as (something), in addition to two other functions.
兼任三种功能之一
击出三垒安打；兼作三种用途；身兼三职；乘以三；增至三倍；兼任三种功能之一
In use
The town's population tripled after the new factory opened.
The cost of living has tripled over the past twenty years.
The number of online orders triples during the holiday season.
triple sth
及物动词，后接宾语，表示使某物增至三倍。
The company tripled its profits last year.
该公司去年利润翻了三倍。
triple (in sth)
不及物用法，常用in表示在某方面增至三倍。
The population tripled in ten years.
人口在十年内增长了两倍。
triple from sth to sth
表示从某一数值变为三倍。
The price tripled from $10 to $30.
Connections
Collocations
- triple the amount
- 使数额增至三倍
- The company tripled the amount of its investment.该公司将其投资额增至三倍。
- triple in size
- 尺寸增至三倍
- The population of the city tripled in size over a decade.这个城市的人口在十年内增至三倍。
- triple the risk
- 使风险增至三倍
- Smoking triples the risk of developing lung cancer.吸烟使患肺癌的风险增至三倍。
- triple the number
- 使数字增至三倍
- The new policy tripled the number of applicants.新政策使申请人数增至三倍。
- triple the cost
- 使成本增至三倍
- Unexpected delays tripled the cost of construction.意外的延误使建筑成本增至三倍。
Idioms & figurative uses
Learner notes
Memory Tip
记忆：tri（三）加ple（倍数）→三倍。
Context & Register
语域：neutral 常见场景：finance、statistics、everyday conversation 作动词时，通常用于中性语境，在金融、统计等正式场合和日常对话中都比较常见。
Grammar Note
过去式与过去分词为tripled。
Pronunciation & Spelling
Words ending in 'ple' often differ in their stressed vowel. For example, 'triple' /trɪpəl/ rhymes with 'ripple', 'cripple', and 'nipple' (all /-ɪpəl/), but 'simple' (/-ɪmpəl/), 'multiple' (/-ʌltɪpəl/), and 'ample' (/-æmpəl/) have different vowel sounds and/or consonant clusters.
Usage priority
Collins 词频等级为 2，建议结合例句记忆，而不是只背中文释义。
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