triple
adjective /ˈtrɪpl/
/ˈtrɪpl/
- [only before noun] having three parts or involving three people or groups
三部分的;三人的;三组的 - a triple heart bypass operation
心脏三处分流手术 - a triple alliance
三方同盟 - They're showing a triple bill of horror movies (= three horror movies one after the other).
他们正在连演三部恐怖片。
- a triple heart bypass operation
- [not before noun] three times as much or as many as something
三倍的;三重的 - The amount of alcohol in his blood was triple the legal maximum.
他血液中的酒精含量为法定最高限量的三倍。 - Its population is about triple that of Venice.
它的人口大约是威尼斯的三倍。
- The amount of alcohol in his blood was triple the legal maximum.
词源Middle English (as an adjective and adverb): from Old French, or from Latin triplus, from Greek triplous.