treble

🇬🇧 UK/'trebl/🇺🇸 US
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Definitions

v.

To multiply by three; to become three times as much

使成三倍;增至三倍

n.

The highest singing voice or musical part; a boy soprano

最高音部;童声高音

adj.

Three times as much or as many; relating to the highest musical voice or part

三倍的;最高音的

🧩 Root Breakdown

Native English
trebleother
=treble

Common Collocations

  • 1.treble in size规模扩大至三倍
  • 2.treble the cost成本增至三倍
  • 3.[treble its value]价值增至三倍
  • 4.almost treble几乎增至三倍

Example Sentences

  • 1.

    The company's profits trebled within three years of launching the new product.

  • 2.

    House prices in the city have trebled since the tech boom began.

  • 3.

    The charity's donor base trebled after the viral fundraising campaign.

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