单词 | triple |
释义 | triple /trip"euhl/, adj., n., v., tripled, tripling. adj. 1. threefold; consisting of three parts: a triple knot. 2. of three kinds; threefold in character or relationship. 3. three times as great. 4. Internat. Law. tripartite. n. 5. an amount, number, etc., three times as great as another. 6. a group, set, or series of three; something threefold; triad. 7. Also called three-base hit. Baseball. a base hit that enables a batter to reach third base safely. 8. Bowling. three strikes in succession. 9. trifecta. v.t. 10. to make triple. 11. Baseball. to cause to come into home plate by a triple: to triple a runner home; to triple a run in. v.i. 12. to become triple. 13. Baseball. to make a triple. [1325-75; ME (n. and v.) < L triplus (adj.), equiv. to tri- TRI- + (du)plus DUPLE] |
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