
好词典

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”。
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。)
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。)
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。)