late 14c., from Middle French quadrupler, from Late Latin quadruplare "make fourfold, multiply by four," from Latin quadruplus (adj.) "quadruple, fourfold" (see quadruple (adj.)).
quadruple (adj.)
1550s, from Middle French quadruple (13c.), from Latin quadruplus "fourfold," from quadri- "four" (see quadru-) + -plus "-fold" (see -plus).
实用例句
1. They could sell their merchandise for quadruple the asking price.
他们能够以4倍于要价的价钱出售他们的商品。
来自柯林斯例句
2. There was a proposal in the United States to quadruple its annual intake of immigrants.
在美国有提案建议把每年移民的接收数量增加3倍。
来自柯林斯例句
3. We have hope to quadruple the total industrial and agricultural output by the end of the century, which is a lofty aim.
我们有雄心壮志,到本世纪末, 使工农业生产总值翻两番.
来自《现代汉英综合大词典》
4. The power utilities will need to quadruple their capacity.
