treble
adj, n three times as much or as many 三倍的; 三重的
a treble portion of ice-cream, ie three times as big as the normal one 三倍分量的冰激凌
He earns treble my salary. 他掙的錢是我的三倍. treble, v [I, Tn]
(cause sth to) become three times as much or as many (使某事物)增加到三倍或增加兩倍
He's trebled his earnings in two years. 他兩年間收入已增加兩倍.
The newspaper's circulation has trebled since last year. 去年以來(lái)該報(bào)的發(fā)行量已增加到原來(lái)的三倍.
treble n
(a) highest voice in choral singing, esp the unbroken male voice (合唱中的)最高音(尤指連續(xù)的男聲)
a choir of trebles 最高音合唱.
(b) child with such a voice 唱最高音的兒童.
(c) part for such a voice 最高聲部
He sings treble. 他唱最高聲部. treble, adj [attrib 作定語(yǔ)]
high-pitched in tone 聲調(diào)高的; 高音的; 尖聲的
a treble voice 尖利的嗓音
a treble recorder 高音豎笛
the treble clef, ie the symbol in music showing that the notes following it are high in pitch 高音譜號(hào). Cf 參看 bass.