trebles

英 [ˈtreblz]

美 [ˈtreblz]

n.  (音乐或音响系统的)高音，高音部; 童声高音; 唱高音的男童歌手; 高音声部
v.  (使)成三倍，增加两倍
treble的第三人称单数和复数

柯林斯词典

• V-ERG (使)增加两倍;(使)成为三倍
  If somethingtreblesor if youtrebleit, it becomes three times greater in number or amount than it was.
  1. They will have to pay much more when rents treble in January...
     一月份房租增加两倍时，他们将被迫多付不少钱。
  2. The city has trebled the number of its prisoners to 21,000.
     该市的囚犯人数增长了两倍，达到 21,000 人。
• PREDET 是…的三倍
  If one thing istreblethe size or amount of another thing, it is three times greater in size or amount.
  1. More than 7 million shares changed hands, treble the normal daily average.
     有 700 多万股换手，是通常日平均成交量的 3 倍。
• 男童高音；唱高音的男童声歌手
  Atrebleis a boy with a very high singing voice.
• N-COUNT 三连胜
  In sport, atrebleis three successes one after the other, for example winning three horse races on the same day, or winning three competitions in the same season.
  1. The win completed a treble for them – they already claimed a league and cup double this year.
     此役获胜成就了他们的三冠王——此前他们已经拿下了今年的联赛和杯赛双料冠军。

双语例句

• Just as money laid out at interest doubles and trebles ⑤ itself in time, so the precious hours of childhood and youth, if properly used, will yield us incalculable ⑥ advantages.
  同样，童年和青年时期的宝贵时光，如果使用得当，必将带来不可估量的利益。