“增至三倍”常见的英文表达有 “triple”(动词形式) 、“increase to three times” 或 “rise to three times” 。
triple:作为动词,直接表示“增至三倍”“使成为三倍” 。例如:The company's profits tripled last year.(这家公司去年的利润增至了三倍 。)
increase to three times:这是一个较为直观和正式的表达方式,“increase”是“增加”的意思,“to three times”明确指出增加到的倍数。例如:The production of this factory has increased to three times what it was five years ago.(这家工厂的产量已经增至五年前的三倍 。)
rise to three times:“rise”有“上升、增长”的含义,此表达与“increase to three times”意思相近。例如:The population of the city has risen to three times its size a decade ago.(这座城市的人口已经增至十年前的三倍 。)