fourfold

英 [ˈfɔːfəʊld]

美 [ˈfɔːrfoʊld]

adj.  四倍的；四重的
adv.  四倍地；四重地

BNC.21904 / COCA.23621

英英释义

adj

• four times as great or many
  1. a fourfold increase in the dosage
  Synonym:quadruplefour-fold
• having four units or components
  1. quadruple rhythm has four beats per measure
  2. quadruplex wire
  Synonym:quadruplequadruplicatequadruplexfour-fold

adv

• by a factor of four
  1. the price of gasoline has increased fourfold over the past two years
  Synonym:four times

双语例句

• Chinese authorities have already told Beijing that the cost of water will increase fourfold next year.
  中国的有关部门早已告诉北京，明年中国的水费价将增长四倍。
• The price of gasoline has increased fourfold over the past two years.
  在过去的两年时间里，汽油价格增加到原来的四倍。
• The supply of fist grew fourfold there.
  那里鱼的供应量增加了三倍。
• The CME expects the volume growth to mirror that of other emerging markets currency contracts, such as the Russian rouble and Brazilian real, which grew fourfold in the first half of last year.
  CME预计，人民币期货合约的交易量增长，将与其他新兴市场货币（如俄罗斯卢布和巴西雷亚尔）期货合约相仿，后者在去年上半年增长了三倍。
• The population in this area has increased fourfold.
  该地区的人口已增加到四倍。
• Urged by the Holy One, he quickly spread-The fourfold robe in order on the ground.
  在圣灵的催促下，他很快的展开了-长袍整整齐齐的折好在地上。
• World prices for many of these minerals have doubled in2011, on top of a fourfold increase last year.
  许多这些稀土矿产品的世界价格继去年翻两番之后，在2011年已翻了一倍。
• But petroleum imports are expected to grow fourfold from 2003 to 2030, with much of the increase coming from Gulf suppliers.
  但预计从2003年至2030年，中国的石油进口量将增长4倍，其中大部分增幅来自于海湾地区的供应国。
• Last year, Chinese investors bought 73 tonnes of bullion, up fourfold from 18 tonnes in 2007.
  去年，中国投资者购买了73吨黄金，是2007年（18吨）的4倍。
• If the threat of rabies arose every five years, targeting all the wolves in the corridors would cut the risk of extinction over a20-year period by fourfold.
  如果对居住于峡谷内的所有狼群每五年开展一次狂犬病治疗，在20年内，埃塞俄比亚狼种灭亡的可能性将降低四倍。