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源自中古英语 'fourfold',由 'four'(四)和 'fold'(倍)组合而成,表示四倍的数量或程度。
❶ 指数量或程度增加到原来的四倍,常用于描述增长、变化或比例关系。
“The company's profits increased fourfold last year.”
(该公司去年的利润增长了四倍。)
“The population of the town has grown fourfold in the past decade.”
(过去十年里,这个城镇的人口增长了四倍。)
❶ 以四倍的方式或程度,用于说明动作或状态的变化幅度。
“The demand for the product has risen fourfold.”
(该产品的需求增长了四倍。)
“The number of students has increased fourfold in five years.”
(五年内学生人数增加了四倍。)
increase fourfold — 增长到原来的四倍,常用于经济、人口或数量变化的描述。
“The sales of electric cars increased fourfold in the last two years.”
(过去两年里,电动汽车的销量增长了四倍。)
fourfold rise — 四倍的上升或增加,强调变化幅度较大。
“There was a fourfold rise in the number of visitors to the museum.”
(博物馆的游客数量出现了四倍的增长。)