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fivefold

UK //ˈfaɪv.fəʊld//US //ˈfaɪv.foʊld//

词源

源自中古英语 'fifefald',由 'five'(五)和 '-fold'(表示倍数的后缀)组成,意为“五倍的”。

adjective

❶ 指数量或程度增加到原来的五倍,常用于描述增长、扩大或变化的比例关系。

“The company's profits increased fivefold last year.”

(该公司去年的利润增长了五倍。)

“The population of the city has grown fivefold in the past decade.”

(过去十年中,这座城市的人口增长了五倍。)

同义词:quintuple, five times

adverb

❶ 以五倍的方式或程度,表示动作或状态的变化达到原来的五倍。

“Production has increased fivefold since the new technology was introduced.”

(自从引入新技术后,产量增加了五倍。)

“The price of the commodity rose fivefold during the crisis.”

(危机期间,该商品的价格上涨了五倍。)

同义词:by five times, five times over

常见短语

fivefold increase — 指某事物增长到原来的五倍,常用于经济、人口或数据统计中。

“There was a fivefold increase in sales after the marketing campaign.”

(营销活动后,销售额增长了五倍。)

fivefold rise — 表示某事物的数量或程度上升了五倍,通常用于描述显著的增长或变化。

“The fivefold rise in energy costs has affected many households.”

(能源成本五倍的上涨影响了许多家庭。)