Word · Frequency #8696
tripling
使增至三倍；增至三倍
tripling is the present participle of triple.
核心释义
To make something three times as much or to become three times as large.
- 1.
乘以三
To multiply by three.
- 2.
击出三垒安打
To get a three-base hit.
- 3.
增至三倍
To become three times as large.
- 4.
兼任三种功能之一
To serve or operate as (something), in addition to two other functions.
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
用法In use
The town's population tripled after the new factory opened.
用法提示：tripled 是 triple 的过去式，此处作不及物动词，表示人口增至三倍。
The cost of living has tripled over the past twenty years.
用法提示：has tripled 是 triple 的现在完成时，作不及物动词，表示生活成本增至三倍。
The number of online orders triples during the holiday season.
用法提示：triples 是 triple 的第三人称单数一般现在时，作不及物动词，表示网上订单数量增至三倍。
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。
相关词与表达Connections
搭配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
学习提示Learner notes
记忆技巧Memory Tip
记忆：tri（三）加ple（倍数）→三倍。
语境与语域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。
语法说明Grammar Note
过去式与过去分词为tripled。
发音与拼写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.
用法优先级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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