English Dictionary

quadruple

IPA（発音記号）

/ˈkwɒd.ɹʊ.pəl/

動詞

他動詞 自動詞

(transitive) To multiply by four. / (intransitive) To increase by a factor of four. / (rail transport) To provide four parallel running lines on a given stretch of railway.

日本語の意味

（他動詞）四倍にする / （自動詞）四倍に増える / （鉄道用語）指定区間において4本の平行走行線を提供する

If we quadruple the recipe, it will feed the whole team.

レシピを4倍にすれば、チーム全員分の食事がまかなえます。

意味（1）

(transitive) To multiply by four.

Quadrupling four gives sixteen.

意味（2）

(intransitive) To increase by a factor of four.

Our profits quadrupled when we made the improvements.

意味（3）

(rail transport) To provide four parallel running lines on a given stretch of railway.

Quadrupling the short remaining stretch of three-track railway north of Rugby, left over by the turn of the century modernisation, is a possibility that could be pursued.

quadruples （ present singular third-person ）

quadrupling （ participle present ）

quadrupled （ participle past ）

quadrupled （ past ）