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Definition of sextuple in English: sextupleadjective ˈsɛkstjʊp(ə)lsɛksˈtjuːp(ə)l 1attributive Consisting of six parts or things. 六部分组成的；六件组成的 Example sentencesExamples - But the legendary creations disappeared in July, when Rosa, a married, 60-year-old father of two, underwent sextuple heart bypass surgery.
- 1.1 Six times as much or as many.
六倍的 Example sentencesExamples - Though Live's still going strong (after this mini-tour, they're going back into the studio to record the follow-up to their latest disc, V, working title VI), they're a bit back from sextuple platinum.
- The in-form Spaniard blew his chances by racking up a sextuple bogey at the par-three 11th.
- It's tougher to find quadruple, quintuple, and sextuple homophones.
- But a 10-foot birdie putt on the 376-yard 15th put Goosen back in sole possession of top spot and he then safely negotiated a final hole which an hour earlier had seen Swede Peter Hedblom put three balls in the water for a sextuple bogey 11.
noun ˈsɛkstjʊp(ə)lsɛksˈtjuːp(ə)l A sixfold number or amount. 六倍
verb ˈsɛkstjʊp(ə)lsɛksˈtjuːp(ə)l [with object]Multiply by six; increase sixfold. 使成六倍；六倍增长 Example sentencesExamples - UK usage has more than sextupled between March and June.
- He has also, according to the political parties, nearly sextupled the allowance the royal palace gets from the state.
- Her voice, tripled or sextupled in harmony, was the vocal version of his slide-guitar style.
- That record of course would be more than sextupled as the years went by.
- Doctors have long known that family history predicts the condition, but a recent study found having a mother with the disease at age 55 or younger sextupled the risk in offspring.
OriginEarly 17th century: from medieval Latin sextuplus, formed irregularly from Latin sex 'six', on the pattern of late Latin quintuplus 'quintuple'. Definition of sextuple in US English: sextupleadjective 1attributive Consisting of six parts or things. 六部分组成的；六件组成的 Example sentencesExamples - But the legendary creations disappeared in July, when Rosa, a married, 60-year-old father of two, underwent sextuple heart bypass surgery.
- 1.1 Six times as much or as many.
六倍的 Example sentencesExamples - It's tougher to find quadruple, quintuple, and sextuple homophones.
- But a 10-foot birdie putt on the 376-yard 15th put Goosen back in sole possession of top spot and he then safely negotiated a final hole which an hour earlier had seen Swede Peter Hedblom put three balls in the water for a sextuple bogey 11.
- The in-form Spaniard blew his chances by racking up a sextuple bogey at the par-three 11th.
- Though Live's still going strong (after this mini-tour, they're going back into the studio to record the follow-up to their latest disc, V, working title VI), they're a bit back from sextuple platinum.
noun A sixfold number or amount. 六倍
verb [with object]Multiply by six; increase sixfold. 使成六倍；六倍增长 Example sentencesExamples - Her voice, tripled or sextupled in harmony, was the vocal version of his slide-guitar style.
- Doctors have long known that family history predicts the condition, but a recent study found having a mother with the disease at age 55 or younger sextupled the risk in offspring.
- UK usage has more than sextupled between March and June.
- That record of course would be more than sextupled as the years went by.
- He has also, according to the political parties, nearly sextupled the allowance the royal palace gets from the state.
OriginEarly 17th century: from medieval Latin sextuplus, formed irregularly from Latin sex ‘six’, on the pattern of late Latin quintuplus ‘quintuple’. |