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).
雙語例句
1. They could sell their merchandise for quadruple the asking price.
他們能夠以4倍于要價的價錢出售他們的商品。
來自柯林斯例句
2. There was a proposal in the United States to quadruple its annual intake of immigrants.
在美國有提案建議把每年移民的接收數量增加3倍。
來自柯林斯例句
3. We have hope to quadruple the total industrial and agricultural output by the end of the century, which is a lofty aim.
我們有雄心壯志,到本世紀末, 使工農業生產總值翻兩番.
來自《現代漢英綜合大詞典》
4. The power utilities will need to quadruple their capacity.