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fourfold

UK //ˈfɔː.fəʊld//US //ˈfɔːr.foʊld//

词源

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。

adjective

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。)

同义词:quadruple, four times

adverb

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。)

同义词:by four times, quadruply

常见短语

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。)