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treble

noun
🔊/ˈtrebl/
🔊/ˈtrebl/
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  1. [uncountable] the high tones or part in music or a sound system（音乐或音响系统的）高音，高音部
    • to turn up the treble on the stereo把立体声唱机的高音音量调大
    compare bass1
  2. [countable] a child’s high voice; a boy who sings with a treble voice 童声高音；唱高音的男童歌手compare sopranoTopics Musicc2
  3. [singular] a musical part written for a treble voice 高音声部
  4. [singular] (British English) three successes in a row三连胜
    • The victory completed a treble for the horse's owner.这次胜利使得马主获得三连胜。🔊🔊
    5. Word Originnoun senses 1 to 3 late Middle English: from treble (in its numerical sense), because it was the highest part in a three-part contrapuntal musical composition.

treble

verb
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Verb Forms
present simple I / you / we / they treble
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he / she / it trebles
🔊/ˈtreblz/
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past simple trebled
🔊/ˈtrebld/
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past participle trebled
🔊/ˈtrebld/
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-ing form trebling
🔊/ˈtreblɪŋ/
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  1. to become, or to make something, three times as much or as many（使）成三倍，增加两倍 synonym triple
    • Cases of food poisoning have trebled in the last two years.在过去的两年里，食物中毒事件增加了两倍。🔊🔊
    • Some goods have almost trebled in price.有些商品的价格几乎增加了两倍。
    • The figure has more than trebled to 67 per cent.这个数字已增加两倍多，达到67%。
    • treble something He trebled his earnings in two years.他在两年间收入增加了两倍。🔊🔊
    Topics Maths and measurementc2
    Oxford Collocations DictionaryTreble is used with these nouns as the object:
    • size
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    Word Originverb Middle English: via Old French from Latin triplus, from Greek triplous.

treble

determiner
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[usually before noun]
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  1. three times as much or as many三倍的；三重的
    • Capital expenditure was treble the 2013 level.资本支出是 2013 年的三倍。
    Word Origindeterminer Middle English: via Old French from Latin triplus, from Greek triplous.

treble

adjective
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  1. high in tone高音的；高声的
    • a treble voice高嗓音
    • the treble clef (= the symbol in music showing that the notes following it are high)高音谱号
    compare bass1
    Oxford Collocations DictionaryTreble is used with these nouns:
    • voice
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    Word Originadjective late Middle English: from treble (in its numerical sense), because it was the highest part in a three-part contrapuntal musical composition.