four-fold

英['fɔːrf'əʊld] 美['fɔːrf'əʊld]
  • adj.四个的;四倍的
  • fourfold adj.四重的;四倍的;四垒的adv.四倍地;四重地
  • symmetry n.对称(性);匀称;整齐
Adjective:
  1. having four units or components;

    "quadruple rhythm has four beats per measure"
    "quadruplex wire"

  2. four times as great or many;

    "a fourfold increase in the dosage"

    用作形容词 (adj.)
    1. Thao approached a group of four who were seated in enormous, comfortable looking armchairs, arranged in a circle.
      涛走近一组四个的庞大的座位,排成一个圆形,看起来满舒适的扶手椅子。
    2. To compare her speed to four times that of a locomotive going on full steam would be below the truth.
      它前进的速度即使说比开足马力的火车头还要快四倍的话,这种形容也还是保守的。
    3. On the way back they were met by a huge French army four times the size of their own at a field in Agincourt.
      回程途中,却在阿琴科特一战场遭法军以四倍的人马兵力迎击。